Example sentences of "[pron] and [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked mutinous , then lifted a pouting mouth to his and squeaked protestingly as he pushed her backwards onto the bed and on top of her new hat . |
| 2 | You imagine this war gives you the excuse to disobey me and do exactly as you wish . |
| 3 | If you manage to take off , follow me and do exactly as I do . |
| 4 | You should check the rushes , bushes and tree branches , if any , behind you and establish just where you have to stand to cast without snagging when you lay the rod back . |
| 5 | When I was at me lowest me wife beat me , she excelled herself and managed magnificently when the family 's happiness depended on it . |
| 6 | His colleagues and aspiring rivals watched him closely , measuring themselves by him and running breathlessly after in the directions he took . |
| 7 | Now she saw him , standing on the pavement outside the church , holding his thumb out to her and grinning beseechingly as though he were some hopeful teenager off on the hippy trail . |
| 8 | The policeman thanked her and stood deferentially until he was invited to sit down . |
| 9 | Yesterday he was offered the chance to pull out of part of it and go home because of his domestic troubles . |
| 10 | Schaffer ( 1977 ) from his studies on children also claims that even young children are capable of attaching themselves and loving more than one set of carers at the same time . |
| 11 | They were enjoying themselves and laughing loudly when suddenly the door opened . |