Example sentences of "[pers pn] gathered [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 Only the young Swede and the attendant took a sympathetic interest and pointed helpfully as I gathered up the meatballs and deposited them in the ashtray .
2 I gathered together the various sawn-up and wrenched-apart pieces of putter and put them in a drawer .
3 That evening , while the rest of the family watched Dixon of Dock Green , I gathered together the total ensemble and placed it upon my person .
4 She gathered up the bags and pushed them towards the child ; and when he reluctantly handed her the two pennies she said , ‘ Thank you very much .
5 As she gathered up the bedding and cushions she had hung out of the windows to air before the evening earth began to exhale dew , she wondered whether she should fetch out her best mantilla , the white lace her mother had given her for her first communion , which she never wore because it seemed so showy , and had n't worn even yesterday for the Easter Mass .
6 Lucien watched her as she gathered up the sticks .
7 Slowly , like a sleepwalker , she gathered up the torn , bruised straw and the scraps of ribbon from the bed and the floor , and put them in the hatbox .
8 Jumping defiantly onto Grace 's deck , she gathered up the surprised Stripey and hugged her close .
9 She preserved a dignified silence as she gathered up the trailing dressing-gown in one hand and kept the other on the rail attached to the wall on one side of the staircase .
10 As we marched along the docks we gathered up the men until we were some two or three thousand strong .
11 At last , while the shadow of the ramparts reached quickly over the grass , they gathered up the debris of their afternoon and skipped or ran or walked or grumbled up the slopes to home .
12 He gathered up the blossom and took it back into the house .
13 He gathered up the puppet in his arms .
14 As soon as he 'd hung up the phone , he gathered up the toys and slung them , Hamleys bag and all , under the bed .
15 Quickly , glancing back to the tent , he gathered up the limbs and torso , wrapped them in the discarded skins , tied them crudely and gathered them into his arms .
16 He gathered up the music manuscript into a tidy pile and put his pencil slant-wise across the top .
17 He was very nervous ; he gathered together the papers on the desk .
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