Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Griselda opened her eyes and licked up the tear . |
| 2 | We should have knocked in a couple of goals and killed off the game . ’ |
| 3 | His talents were demonstrated through a system that gave him opportunities and brought out the best in him . |
| 4 | She cut short the stumbling thanks and put down the phone . |
| 5 | She closed her eyes to the image , waiting to hear only the words and shut out the pain . |
| 6 | They unfolded the stiff green branches and set up the metal stand . |
| 7 | Then there would be a frantic rush to grab an armful of branches and beat out the flames . |
| 8 | After gobbling up whatever I could find in the house , I crept into bed and pulled the blankets over my head in a vain attempt to stifle the mocking voices and shut out the ugly visions . |
| 9 | They lifted her gently onto their shoulders and moved down the chapel . |
| 10 | She served four months and gave up the glue . |
| 11 | The head of the family rested his knife and fork on their heels and looked down the table . |
| 12 | They turned on their heels and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 13 | between her knees and spelt out the sign |
| 14 | He stepped over Gabriel 's knees and clambered down the ladder , mumbling . |
| 15 | By experiment and observation , Hahnemann worked out the drug pictures of many remedies and laid down the principles whereby they were to be used — remedies and principles which are still as valid today as they were when Hahnemann first discovered them . |
| 16 | After slipping the clip carefully into her anorak pocket and zipping it closed she descended the steps and scooped up the fallen FN FAL . |
| 17 | Thinking that it was heavier than it looked , he undid the straps and buckles and threw back the flap . |
| 18 | Spitting it on to the floor , he raised the half-empty bottle to his lips and drank down the fiery vodka in great gulps , as if to drown the useless curses which rose in his throat . |
| 19 | She drew the cigarette from her lips and blew out the smoke thoughtfully . |
| 20 | Mike Pumfrey , now back in the study with Sergeant Fenniway , put his finger to his lips and picked up the extension phone . |
| 21 | His young boss was catching the little animals and handing them to Rory who held them upside down , gripped between his thighs with their legs apart , and as I quickly incised the scrotums and drew out the testicles my blade almost touched the rough material of his trouser crutch . |
| 22 | Seb hunched his hands into his pockets and scowled down the lawn . |
| 23 | They 'd gone through its pockets and piled up the contents in a heap . |
| 24 | She rummaged in her pockets and pulled out the keys with one hand , and the bit of paper with the other . |
| 25 | The idiot in underpants is trundled to his feet and prodded out the room like a beef to the abattoir . |
| 26 | Most of the front row jumped to their feet and fled up the aisle away from the danger . |
| 27 | Slowly he got to his feet and picked up the newspaper . |
| 28 | He used ceremonial occasions to launch scathing attacks on conservatives and took on the role of the spokesman of all Hungarians , inside and outside the country . |
| 29 | Over at Robinsgrove , finding no water to hose down the ponies , Perdita put them in their boxes and , having given them their hay nets and filled up the water buckets from the water trough , raced off to Dancer 's for a swim . |
| 30 | Not giving her resolve time to weaken , she slipped off her shoes and hurtled up the alley as fast as she could go . |