Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told her story to an officer she did not know and gave him the number of the Bristol callbox . |
| 2 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 3 | Anyway , I stopped and offered her a lift . |
| 4 | If he came to me now and knelt and handed me the poker , I could n't hit him . |
| 5 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 6 | Diggs came and told us the day he broke out . ’ |
| 7 | She came and made me a ham sandwich and the maid just look at her to eat it now . |
| 8 | They told me to stay there until they came and got me the following day — which I did n't . |
| 9 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 10 | He lifted and carried her the few necessary steps , until she felt the yielding softness of his bed beneath her back . |
| 11 | Ward stirred and asked me the time in a voice heavy with sleep . |
| 12 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 13 | The ‘ sheriff ’ came out and said that Customs wanted us to fly to Darwin for clearance , but we begged for mercy and he let us stay and gave us a ride to a lodge in the police wagon . |
| 14 | Five minutes later , an Arab in a small blue van stopped and gave me a few kilos of tangerines . |
| 15 | Later , when other countries wanted to make their own cloth from jute , the workers of Dundee made and sold them the textile machinery . |
| 16 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 17 | Wilson found it hard to believe Mr Landor had ever written poetry , that he had ever been judged a great poet , but Miss Blagden , who had moved into the Casa Guidi for the winter , swore that he had been much admired and gave her a whole list of his published works . |
| 18 | She turned and threw him a desperate look . |
| 19 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 20 | And I was walking away , and turned and gave him a great kick , you know , right in his balls , and I said , ‘ Come on then ’ , took a mad fit , you know , and I |
| 21 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 22 | Julius turned and gave her a faint smile . |
| 23 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 24 | The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it . |
| 25 | In the doorway Battler turned and gave me a final beam for good measure , then they were gone . |
| 26 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 27 | The first jog round the block got his heart racing and gave him an appetite . |
| 28 | It scared and disgusted her the way every male she met suddenly started ogling the blancmange under her blouse . |
| 29 | The fishmonger blessed her for calling and wished her a continued pleasant time in their beautiful city . |
| 30 | Politely , Muriella hid her curiosity as Marion returned and offered her a horn cup . |