Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to free his head and threw the jerkin to the floor , to see Madra there with a heavy tray at the table . |
| 2 | The maid would have to be dismissed of course … the girl had brazenly admitted allowing Patrick back into the house , and Katherine was n't sure which annoyed her more — the fact that the boy had managed to creep back into the house or the fact that he had been alone in the girl 's bedroom . |
| 3 | She tied up her ribbons and laid William gently in the cradle before saying , ‘ I think he will sleep now . |
| 4 | Richard Charkin is the chief executive of Reed Consumer Books and — particularly since he led Reed out of the Net Book Agreement ( NBA ) last year — a major force for change in the business . |
| 5 | Harry laughed as he refastened the windows and led Madeleine back into the hall . |
| 6 | ‘ We decided in advance to hit Widnes hard in the opening quarter to build up a platform , ’ Tim Sheens , their coach , said . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's no need to look so worried , ’ he observed softly , yanking Isabel back to the present . |
| 8 | At the same time he began to see Frances secretly at an address in South Kensington in central London . |
| 9 | His editorship ended in 1880 following a change of ownership , but in 1877 Knowles had already founded a new magazine , the Nineteenth Century , which became even more influential , bringing Knowles again into the centre of contemporary thought and politics . |
| 10 | She stormed off and away and the last thing she saw was Felipe helping Mitch out of the pool , his dark face still lightened by a very wide grin . |
| 11 | When James Halden led Sarah away from the scene of her father 's death she had never felt so ashamed . |
| 12 | But we also had to leave because we chucked Wally out of the band . |
| 13 | Later , David pulled on Clare 's towelling bathrobe and led Josh down to the kitchen . |
| 14 | We got a name , we left Riverside and we slung Wally out of the band . |
| 15 | Had it not been for his desire to sound Eleanor out on the subject of Liza , he felt he could easily have done so . |
| 16 | He smiled in a way that had charmed the matrons of Europe , and led Hyacinth over to the cameras . |
| 17 | She had this absurd desire to swing Lucy round like a child and walk holding her hand . |
| 18 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 19 | Victoria was asleep and the detective paused a few yards away to swing Richard down to the ground . |
| 20 | We 've just been to see Jean there at the chippy . |
| 21 | It became Lescar only in the eleventh century , after having been devastated , like other sites in these desirable and prosperous pre-Pyrenean regions , first by the Moors and then by the Vikings . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's been through a terrible ordeal , ’ she told her brother severely , drawing Ellen out of the solar with her . |
| 23 | It was the water authority of Bradford that was largely instrumental in keeping Washburndale out of the National Parks . |
| 24 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 25 | It would be a shame to see Rocky dropped again after apparently playing very well since he came into the side , but at the same time I ca n't really see him keeping Strach out of the team . |
| 26 | One of the colleges he listed invited Katrina up for an interview and she seemed to like it there . |
| 27 | There was a great deal of stopping and starting when it all got underway ; the scorer made a mistake ; the score indicator broke down ; we caught Grampian out over an answer they gave as wrong , when it was right . |
| 28 | On Thursday afternoon , Melissa arrived at the college to find Barney alone in the staffroom . |
| 29 | Below him , Nooty prodded Sacco respectfully on the arm . |
| 30 | Grandad , who had been reading his paper , said , ‘ Eh , I 'd like to help with the cleaning but you see I promised Angus up at the farm that I 'd help him with the lambs today . ’ |