Example sentences of "he pulled the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled the notebook towards him and wrote : Check early drypoint , Heroin for a Penny , refs . |
| 2 | He pulled the cloth of the screens aside and peered into the dimness . |
| 3 | Patrick began by blunt cutting the ends then , after blow-drying , he pulled the hair into a high ponytail which he lightly backcombed before splaying it out on the top of the head . |
| 4 | He pulled the dog close to him to let a mixed string of horses and Ponies go past , waving shyly to the lead rider , a pretty , capable girl an unbridgeable two years older than him . |
| 5 | He pulled the drawer fully open . |
| 6 | He pulled the drawer right out so that it was on his knee . |
| 7 | Quickly he pulled the gun round to the other side of the log , hiding it . |
| 8 | He pulled the trigger and the report was deafening . |
| 9 | Instead , he pulled the chair away and opened the door , gesturing with his gun for Tug to go through it . |
| 10 | He pulled the blanket around his back and hooked the frayed patch over the nail so that the light from the window would not be spotted if the door was opened . |
| 11 | Carefully , almost lovingly , he pulled the instrument across his knees and began to pluck at the strings with a plectrum fashioned from tortoise-shell . |
| 12 | He pulled the syringe out , and weakly flung it away . |
| 13 | He pulled the unresisting Ingram towards him . |
| 14 | He pulled the lobe of his ear reflectively . |
| 15 | As a tear began to run down his lined face , he pulled the heavy old chain and watched as the water gushed down on the spider . |
| 16 | He pulled the ball ; a sure sign he was choking . |
| 17 | He pulled the heavy hall-door shut and stood on the steps . |
| 18 | He pulled the collar of his overcoat up about his ears and crossed the road , entering a maze of narrow , ruined streets . |
| 19 | He pulled the curtain away from the bed and drew her on to it while their mouths still met . |
| 20 | He pulled the mask forward slowly , relying for his protection on Forster while he was temporarily blinded . |
| 21 | Capitalising on a slip by Gough , he pulled the ball back for 21-year-old Croatian striker Alen Boksic , who slid his shot well beyond Goram . |
| 22 | He pulled the Abbot to his feet . |
| 23 | He pulled the sheet up to his chin and stretched out obediently . |
| 24 | Rovers were ahead again in the 104th minute when Livingstone put Sherwood in on the byline and when he pulled the ball back £1.2 million Newell could not miss . |
| 25 | He pulled the trigger — and to his horror shot Christopher in the head . |
| 26 | ‘ He pulled the man off and punched him in self-defence . |
| 27 | He pulled the door to behind him — he was reasonably certain there was nothing for him to see in the engine-room anyway — and stooped to examine the three dead men . |
| 28 | You need some fresh air , he said to Dolly when he brought her a cup of tea , and he pulled the top window frame down a little . |
| 29 | He pulled the front door open , and out he went . |
| 30 | He pulled the woollen cap that had been in the pocket of his overalls further down over his close-cut hair . |