Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a brisk nod Polly relinquished the wheel and dived down the companionway . |
| 2 | I came round to her way of thinking and handed over the Visa card . |
| 3 | So much for security , Ruth mused as she leapt back into the jeep and drove up the long gravelly drive ; I could be a burglar for all he knew . |
| 4 | He threw down the knife , turned off the gas ring and stamped down the hall . |
| 5 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 6 | A long and heart-felt kiss was interrupted by the phone and I hurried back into the bedroom and picked up the extension in time to hear Ed Grainger . |
| 7 | Manolo flicked a switch and brought up the other figure . |
| 8 | She got in , checked that the newly cut key was in her purse and switched on the engine . |
| 9 | Griselda opened her eyes and licked up the tear . |
| 10 | We should have knocked in a couple of goals and killed off the game . ’ |
| 11 | After winning the Berkhamsted he went back to his home club and picked up the Watson Trophy with a 69 . |
| 12 | I pushed the wrench down the side of Armstrong 's driving seat and wound up the engine . |
| 13 | At last the cabby climbed up to his seat and whipped up the horse . |
| 14 | Whitlock shoved him back onto a tarpaulin in the corner of the warehouse and scooped up the Browning . |
| 15 | Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch . |
| 16 | It was a brief respite ; when , presently , she took a break and switched on the radio , she found herself listening to the voice of Detective Inspector Clarke who was being interviewed by a reporter . |
| 17 | Ruth buried her face in his neck and fought back the tears for poor Maria Luisa . |
| 18 | The pellet went right through the cat 's neck and came out the other side , leaving a gaping wound . |
| 19 | But , even though it discouraged optimism and ruled out the possibility of progress , it did not weigh too heavily on medieval historians , particularly because the year 1000 which had been awaited by many with a mixture of hope and trepidation , had passed without any sign of the world coming to an end . |
| 20 | For the second show their Captain stood by the pianist and rapped out the rhythm . |
| 21 | I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat . |
| 22 | Does my hon. Friend think that the Labour party was acting in the best interests of Britain and of our Baltic friends when , in 1969 , it did a deal with Brezhnev and handed over the Baltic gold ? |
| 23 | Artisoft Inc has journeyed to Palo Alto , California from its backwoods base in Tucson , Arizona and signed up the Wollongong Group in a bid to give Lantastic users access to the Unix world . |
| 24 | she finished her own tea and put down the cup . |
| 25 | She drank her tea and held out the cup for one of the under-maids to fill . |
| 26 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 27 | The two Senussi soldiers were sent off on a recce and reported back the following day that there was no checkpoint on the road leading into the town . |
| 28 | Can he raise the profile of good research and weed out the poorest work ? |
| 29 | She reached inside the neck of her sweater and drew out the key on its chain . |
| 30 | His talents were demonstrated through a system that gave him opportunities and brought out the best in him . |