Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She tore her eyes away from his and pushed through the crowd , wanting only to put a great distance between herself and Lucenzo . |
2 | But he had left me and broken into a trot towards his block . |
3 | He went past me and bent over the dead man . |
4 | Will you do me one to take home with me and put on the wall ? ’ |
5 | Robert picked up a wineglass from the low table that stood between them and scratched with a fingernail at the dry stain on the bottom of the glass . |
6 | ‘ And a gardener-handyman , ’ said Charlotte , her eyes following the vigorous heave and surge of the mole-brown water as it tore down past them and ripped at the curve of the bank , lipping half across the trodden right of way . |
7 | Cautiously she made her way down them and flicked on the light , gasping in appreciation as she found herself in an ultra-modern kitchen . |
8 | This does not apply if the parties agree that the vehicle is not to be used in the condition in which it is when sold , and a document to this effect is signed by them and given to the buyer at the time of delivery . |
9 | The crowds on the platform shrieked at them and banged on the glass , then ran to the end of the carriages to climb on to the roof . |
10 | A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . |
11 | Theresa rubbed her hands together to bring some life back into them and bent over the sheets of paper laid out on her work table , trying to forget the cold and concentrate on her designs . |
12 | True , it had taken her several minutes to decide whether the keys should be bunched or splayed but she had ceased fidgeting with them and settled into an abnormal quietude . |
13 | With their shareholders lulled by the regulatory safety net strung under them and lured by the prospect of fat and easy profits , many banks in the 1980s went for growth instead . |
14 | Initially , older people were removed from the community supports which traditionally looked after them and subjected to the rigours of a ‘ work or starve ’ philosophy . |
15 | Most , but not all , building societies have their own printed form of notice , which is always served in duplicate , so that one copy can be receipted and returned to you and lodged with the title deeds , which are ultimately sent back to the lender . |
16 | It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts . |
17 | Louis was " made very sad indeed " when Charles was taken away from him and sent to the monastery of Prüm in the Ardennes . |
18 | He felt his way along the narrow walk of the triforium to the distant end , close to the east window that showed a shapely pattern of starry lancets against the blackness ; and there he wrapped his cloak about him and huddled into the corner with his back against the wall . |
19 | She turned her back to him and fiddled with a trolley , and bit her cheek till it bled . |
20 | She took her coffee from him and shifted across the bed to give him room to lie down . |
21 | Cranston and Athelstan pushed by him and hammered at the great gate . |
22 | Katya ignored him and returned to the kitchens . |
23 | Kate looked away from him and concentrated on the ormolu clock on the mantelpiece , its ticking the only other sound in the room . |
24 | Maxim stopped trying to peer at the shadowed faces in front of him and put on a pair of sunglasses . |
25 | A councillor resigns his office by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the chief executive or clerk of the authority , except in the case of a parish , town or community councillor when it should be addressed to the chairman of the council . |
26 | Uncontrollable sobs broke from her and echoed on the night . |
27 | An arm was slipped under her shoulders , lifting her ; then something was wrapped round her and fastened at the throat . |
28 | Exulting in her escape , she closed the outer door behind her and made for the great outdoors like a child let out of school . |
29 | I wish I could have said that she was sweetly understanding , but she looked at me as if I were an incubus that had raped her and scraped along the brickwork , desperate to get past . |
30 | Maggie let go of her and called up the stairs . |