Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nick was some way along the line , at the bend where the track curved round the mountain and Carrie saw him put his hands over his ears as the train blew its whistle . |
| 32 | Edward looked warningly at Helen and Helen heard herself say that there was a small piece of land . |
| 33 | The next remark was hissed directly into Robert 's ear , and Robert felt his neck lightly sprayed with saliva . |
| 34 | He paused , and Isobel saw him glance up at Jean-Paul slyly . |
| 35 | A tall chimney above the heating plant and workshops made it look rather like a factory under guard . |
| 36 | I saw at once that there were three chairs at the dinner-table ; and Conchis saw me see . |
| 37 | A car horn behind them shattered the air and Roman let her go . |
| 38 | There was silence for a moment , then the living-room door opened and Dolly heard him say , ‘ What 's up , Bessie ? ’ |
| 39 | The figure leaned over , struck once and Martin felt his face tear as long , jagged finger nails ripped into him . |
| 40 | He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends . |
| 41 | His shoes squeaked on the hard floor and Julia heard him walk towards the door . |
| 42 | For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold . |
| 43 | Then Jaq and Googol heard him pray squeakingly in proper Imperial Gothic , as if thus he might be heard across the galaxy . |
| 44 | Not least , the absence of any serious rationing of consumer goods , and the large number of exemptions from military service for skilled workers and farmers made it appear that the regime was well in control of developments , did not fear a war on the 1914–18 scale , and was even rather generous in its provisioning arrangements . |
| 45 | The glass cracked , and Terhune felt something go inside her skull . |
| 46 | Oh are we gon na be doing tennis and stuff did he say ? |
| 47 | Immediately the little mountain tribesmen , who seemed to have stepped straight out of the sepia photographs in his history book , began unloading the baggage , and Joseph saw them take their crossbows and arrows from the carts and carry them to their own huts a hundred yards away along the riverbank … |
| 48 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 49 | She opened the fridge and Oliver heard her give an exclamation . |
| 50 | Rosalba pressed her sister 's hand , and Caterina felt it dry and hot , clasped in hers . |
| 51 | Michael 's face broke into one of his winning smiles and Joe felt himself relax . |
| 52 | He went in ahead of her and tried the lights ; they flickered once , but he seemed to know what to do because he went inside and Sandy heard him thump something , and then all the lights came on . |
| 53 | The rank odour of sweat and urine made him wince . |
| 54 | Erm how many brothers and sisters did you have ? |
| 55 | Modigliani 's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems . |
| 56 | The overhead light went out and Robbie felt him move up close behind her , his arm pulling her firmly into the curve of his body . |
| 57 | His voice deepened , and Kate felt herself melt in response as his heated body at last touched hers again . |
| 58 | He walked down the staircase , his shoulders bowed as if by a great weight , and Kate saw him pull himself erect . |
| 59 | Douglas went back to the sitting-room , and Juliet heard him say , ‘ It 's David . |
| 60 | She worked the ragstore , she had worked there all her days , since she had left school — and a whisker away from a special one — what wits she had ; and wit let her steal the jacket , Mr McGregor 's broken arm . |