Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they did know and blocked the main rides the verderers ' chances of getting out of the forest were small . |
| 2 | Sam despatched all the men he could spare and paced the floor for several hours , the bells jangling around him . |
| 3 | He did n't answer and drank the rest of his lemonade in silence , glancing between me and Lucy . |
| 4 | she heard Emilia sniff and saw the tears in her eyes . |
| 5 | Ralph remembered his own fears and quickly explained what would happen and reassured the boy — named David — that everything was fine . |
| 6 | She screwed her face tight and then let go and relaxed the muscles . |
| 7 | She let my mouth go and pressed the length of her body against my side . |
| 8 | ‘ The devil ! ’ he uttered , and as her hands left its edge he let her go and seized the tray before it could fall . |
| 9 | Robyn walked forward into the brightly lit , ultra-modern kitchen as purposefully as she could manage and took the mug of steaming coffee he held out to her with shaking hands . |
| 10 | I did get and proved the place I 've been going that actually more accidents due to blocking and you sort of back up the stairs with you |
| 11 | Only the state could afford and had the need for such high-technology commodities . |
| 12 | She wanted him to be someone she could love and idealised the future in her head , but then found herself thinking about that most heartwrenching of adolescent discoveries ; people rarely are what you want them to be and betray you without malice , unaware of the pain they cause . |
| 13 | Let's roll and hit the spots . ’ |
| 14 | I bought the biggest mastiffs I could find and sent the beggars screaming for the trees , at least for a while . |