Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my dogs have always , much rather come shopping with me and sit in the , . |
| 2 | People smiled at me and sang in the streets . |
| 3 | He turned his head slightly towards me and spoke in the direction of my tie . |
| 4 | It bounced and rolled between them and lay in the shadow of the chair . |
| 5 | All the children who were living far away , they brought a sandwich and a flask with them and eating in the desk in the classroom . |
| 6 | The archaeologist ran in front of them and stood in the middle of the road . |
| 7 | Bodie got out of the car and strolled past the two men , standing quite close to them and browsing in the window of the shop before which they stood . |
| 8 | Woolley turned his back on them and sat in the middle of the cloth . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | When John returned from lunch — very punctually , just before half-past one — Ianthe found herself studying him and taking in the details of his appearance . |
| 11 | When the British king of Gwynedd in north Wales , Cadwallon ap Cadfan , invaded Eadwine 's territory in 633 or 634 , Penda joined him and participated in the overthrow of Eadwine in battle at Hatfield Chase ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 12 | Hurrying under cover of darkness up to Roscarrock Hall where a real priest was visiting from Ireland or Spain , they whispered their confessions to him , received absolution from him and knelt in the Roscarrock family chapel to hear a proper Latin Mass and to receive in their mouths the living sacrifice , the Body of Christ . |
| 13 | Three thousand miles away in North Hollywood , in November , the man closes the door behind him and stands in the foyer taking off his hat . |
| 14 | She could feel the muscles of his arms jump where her hands were touching him and exulted in the power she seemed to have over him . |
| 15 | She wept softly , while he held her and believed in the augury that this happiness could not possibly end in death on a battlefield , for such an end would be against all that was good and sweet and lovely in the world . |
| 16 | Ruth followed her and stood in the doorway . |
| 17 | The speeder bucked and dived , and Ace struggled with the controls while chunks of hot stone and metal rained around her and sizzled in the ankle-deep puddles on the floor . |
| 18 | Transferred to the realm of gender relations , this would describe the state of affairs in which a woman has influence over a man and manipulates his discourses , but is allowed this power only as long as she agrees not to flaunt it and remains in the position of silent partner with no autonomous voice . |
| 19 | Believes in making your own way through life , walking tall , shooting straight , balling chicks as he puts it and spitting in the eye of anyone who does you wrong . |
| 20 | Similarly , in the spring of 1940 , he assured the French Head of State , Marshal Pétain , that Spain would remain neutral , while he also assured Ciano that although Spain was materially unable to participate in the war , he was not indifferent to it and believed in the victory of the Axis . |
| 21 | Golden motes drifted from it and hung in the air . |
| 22 | You have the choice of either trying to minimise the effect or going with it and rejoicing in the exotic feel of a semi-desert in your back yard . |
| 23 | If anyone has mislaid their gift envelope , please use an ordinary one and just put your name and Birthday Scheme on it and place in the offering bag . |
| 24 | If a failure occurs in one of the 16 on-line chips , the controller detects it and switches in the redundant chip . |