Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | She looked mutinous , then lifted a pouting mouth to his and squeaked protestingly as he pushed her backwards onto the bed and on top of her new hat . |
2 | You imagine this war gives you the excuse to disobey me and do exactly as you wish . |
3 | If you manage to take off , follow me and do exactly as I do . |
4 | You should check the rushes , bushes and tree branches , if any , behind you and establish just where you have to stand to cast without snagging when you lay the rod back . |
5 | His colleagues and aspiring rivals watched him closely , measuring themselves by him and running breathlessly after in the directions he took . |
6 | Now she saw him , standing on the pavement outside the church , holding his thumb out to her and grinning beseechingly as though he were some hopeful teenager off on the hippy trail . |
7 | The policeman thanked her and stood deferentially until he was invited to sit down . |
8 | Yesterday he was offered the chance to pull out of part of it and go home because of his domestic troubles . |