Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] [adv prt] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And these people took them in cleaned them up put them in like a bloody sheet , and all sorts he said |
| 2 | Eventually she literally dragged him up to shake hands . |
| 3 | I just turned it up to stop . |
| 4 | I , I just never had , I just threw it down sent the pen flying . |
| 5 | They 've got to a adjust the tie backs , they have n't put the tie backs up yet because they 've got to come down a bit , I just hung them up to let them drop a bit . |
| 6 | Then he opened the rear door and painfully eased himself out to stand , swaying , alongside the car . |
| 7 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
| 8 | Just picked it up look . |
| 9 | The menu , when our waitress finally rustled one up seemed limited to the sort of dishes which once gave British cuisine a bad name . |
| 10 | We usually got one back saying they 'd been accepted and they 'd deal with them at a certain time you know . |
| 11 | This was considered by the public assistance committee which promptly referred it back saying that apart from the question of cost , a refrigerator was unnecessary . |
| 12 | We had the grill on and it was still on and it went off turned it off turned back on again did n't go on . |
| 13 | It seems likely that his preoccupation with her promisingly clever older sister , Jenny ( Jane Alice ) , caused unhappiness in May 's childhood and further spurred her on to succeed in the practical arts . |
| 14 | Another good lesson came in the shape of a small bent old lady , with moth-eaten woollen gloves , who always singled me out to serve her with a dozen cracked eggs that were extremely cheap . |
| 15 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 16 | My dad always brought me up saying you never lay a finger on a woman , never ever . |
| 17 | Yeah , she fair , fair like she er nearly cut them up did n't she ? |
| 18 | Tony Brough ( the Principal ) and I sat at High Table , but it was very democratic because the students also took it in turns to sit at High Table — and to be invited to the Principal 's office for pre-dinner drinks ! |
| 19 | ‘ Madame simply took me out shopping and to have lunch , ’ Ellie countered . |
| 20 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have it on good authority that when Satan left , Christ did it but then changed them back to show he would not be tempted to eat . |
| 22 | He put down his glass and took hers from fingers which were inexplicably trembling , then twisted her round to inspect her back , ‘ You 've had your back in the sun . |
| 23 | With an amused smile he did so , then turned them over to show her the backs . |
| 24 | He scrutinised the picture and then turned it over to study the postmark , or possibly , thought Lydia , to read the message . |
| 25 | Lucie whistled sharply to catch her attention , then beckoned her over to stand beside him . |
| 26 | Old Red watched the older man 's slow movements clinically as he held aside the red screen , then followed him out to talk . |
| 27 | Tiller waited until her younger sister was capable of putting over a song and dance , and then sent them off touring the country as a double act . |
| 28 | They did not share the critics ' dismay that bumptious Mr Spielberg should have borrowed that nice Mr Barrie 's little boy , allowed him to grow up as an awful Dad , and then sent him back to learn a few lessons in Captain Hook 's theme-park paradise . |
| 29 | He stroked her hair and kissed her face , then rolled her over to lean over her once more . |
| 30 | They prowled across the soft carpet in their elegant high-heeled shoes , and then kicked them off to lounge seductively on the four-poster bed . |