Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I dropped my cords and squatted down , leaning back against the five-star pump and breathing heavily as the pool of steaming piss collected on the bark-rough concrete of the fuel apron . |
| 2 | I remembered my astonishment when the first doctor I saw at the Centre read my notes and wrote down a mixture of Centaury , Gorse , Star of Bethlehem and Beech . |
| 3 | Daddy kept rather obviously bestirring himself to mind about my exams and piling up my desk with secondary stuff I 've no time for — I do n't want to read literary criticism yet , almost at all , and I 'm damned sure he does n't smother his clever boys with it . |
| 4 | I then deliberately smudge the area with my fingers and pick out the highlights with a plastic eraser . |
| 5 | I then deliberately smudge the area with my fingers and pick out the highlights with a plastic eraser . |
| 6 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 7 | He weighed 196lb and , when wishing to indulge in a man-to-man talk ( I say man-to-man because I became convinced he did n't believe he was a dog at all ) he would rear up and rest his forepaws on my shoulders and look down into my eyes , which are a rather attractive dark brown and reside about five feet two inches above sea level . |
| 8 | But I kept closing my eyes and nodding off . |
| 9 | I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench . |
| 10 | I closed my eyes and thought back . |
| 11 | I got to shut my eyes and turn round . |
| 12 | I opened my eyes and turned around to face her . |
| 13 | I opened my eyes and sat up to listen , with the skin furring up on my arms . |
| 14 | I closed my eyes and conjured up my whispering vision : the great log fire , the rocking chairs , Somebody knitting and listening , me talking . |
| 15 | I open my eyes and look down at Marie 's tummy . |
| 16 | If I nearly close my eyes and carry on walking I can pretend I 'm blind . |
| 17 | I wiped my lips and got up quickly . |
| 18 | I retrace my steps and walk up the righthand arm of the T , where the roadway is closed by a second set of iron gates . |
| 19 | He picked out a Hardy Amies suit and blouse for me to wear — and masses of Helmut 's jewels pinned to the suit , fastened to my ears and draped round my neck . |
| 20 | And he boxed both my ears and stalked out . |
| 21 | And he boxed both my ears and stalked out . |
| 22 | I get to my feet and go over to the window , easing back the soft material , looking at the houses opposite in the half-light . |
| 23 | I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics . |
| 24 | I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment . |
| 25 | ‘ Just enjoying the taste of the rum , Corporal , ’ I replied , getting to my feet and swilling out the mess-tins and empty mug as I made my way through the drizzle to my now very muddy slit trench . |
| 26 | I disliked these two intensely and did n't like being told off for being rude to them , so I told her peevishly that I was n't staying while they were there and kicked off the slippers , put on my clogs and ran out banging the door behind me . |
| 27 | I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall . |
| 28 | Here in the flat I take off my shoes and pad about in slippers because maybe I 'll find it calming . |
| 29 | I hope she ai n't far cos I really want to change my trousers and take off my mac . |
| 30 | I let Nat have my dogs and sit in with Tony . |