Example sentences of "and pulled a " in BNC.
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1 | Tony jumped from high up , landed heavily and pulled a face . |
2 | As they watched , he skinned a pregnant female and pulled a perfectly formed foetus from its belly . |
3 | He edged his way to the gap between the gas-cooker and the wall , located the stack of newspapers and pulled a full one from underneath so that nobody would notice the pile had been disturbed . |
4 | He bent down and pulled a large rolled-up blanket from under the bed . |
5 | The typical operation seemed to be that the man took a lump of metal from a bin , thrust it into the machine , closed some kind of safety cage , and pulled a lever . |
6 | Victoria sniffed and pulled a tissue from the pocket of her dress to wipe her nose . |
7 | For a few seconds she felt the bony weight of her grandmother on top of her and smelt the sickly powder she used ; then Nana struggled upright , her breath rasping painfully in her throat , and pulled a thick length of bamboo from its hiding place behind her dressing table . |
8 | Joe poured himself a half of beer and pulled a chair up to the fire with the two boys . |
9 | Then Sigarup sat up and pulled a large lemon out of his pocket . |
10 | It was an extraordinary sight to see a seventeenth-century church perched on steel-runners and pulled a few score metres from its original place . |
11 | He bent down towards Len now and pulled a face at him . |
12 | The young man noticed her reaction and pulled a face . |
13 | Florrie caught Nellie 's eye and pulled a face . |
14 | He jumped down , shook my hand and pulled a packet of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes out of his pocket which he gave to me . |
15 | With rapid movements , she slipped out of the revealing dress and pulled a girlish white frock out of the wardrobe . |
16 | ‘ We 're on the pan Am flight this afternoon , ’ Susanna explained , and pulled a long face . |
17 | Finn left some money for the tea and coffee on the table , then fed change into the cigarette machine and pulled a packet out . |
18 | Gregson met the other man 's gaze and pulled a small photograph from the inside pocket of his jacket . |
19 | Robinson swung himself up onto his bunk and pulled a magazine from beneath his pillow . |
20 | She stretched out her hand and pulled a few leaves from one of the overhanging bows . |
21 | Shutting the window with careful hands , he tugged trousers over his pyjamas and pulled a polo-necked sweater over his head . |
22 | Dalziel took a noisy sip from the cup in front of him and pulled a wry face . |
23 | He opened the dull grey wardrobe and pulled a pair of trousers off a hanger . |
24 | I threw my gun away , and pulled a bazooka out of the air . |
25 | She looked back over her shoulder at him and pulled a sour face . |
26 | Startled by his understanding , Polly nodded and pulled a wry face . |
27 | ‘ Might as well pay you now , ’ he said , and pulled a little tin box out of one of his desk drawers , opened it , and began to count out her meagre wage . |
28 | Before the Prophet 's increasingly terrified gaze , Curtis stepped back another few paces and pulled a box of matches from his pocket . |
29 | Eddie put down the mug and pulled a man-sized handkerchief from her trouser pocket . |
30 | He stuffed the bundle of papers into his pocket and pulled a face , as if the toothpick was causing him some sort of pain . |