Example sentences of "ran after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catch that , ’ Elinor called as she ran after a greasy , paper napkin , her gold satin pleats swirling around making her look like a giant sunflower . |
| 2 | I joined in , and I ran after a little white girl and grabbed her . |
| 3 | So the rabbi ran after the man and said : ‘ I have just found out that the jewel I gave you is more precious than I thought — do n't sell it for too little . ’ |
| 4 | Martha ran after the old woman , but she did not look round . |
| 5 | As the rebels , sword in hand , ran after the retreating cavalry , sonic of the royal infantry stood their ground and tried to take them in the flank but the heavy rain had left most of their cartridges too damp to fire and the frustrated musketeers thereupon also took to their heels . |
| 6 | The minstrels and people of the town ran after the bull and the person who could cut off a piece of its skin before it crossed into Derbyshire was declared the owner and King of the Music 's Bull . |
| 7 | He jumped off his cart which was nearby and ran after the runaway . |
| 8 | I ran after the car waving my fist and hurling abuse and insults , something I had never done before . |
| 9 | David ran after the figure that was nearly at the top , almost over the lip of the cutting , the figure then looked round to face the boy and smiled , then to David 's amazement disappeared into thin air . |
| 10 | ‘ The fact she ran after the thieves shows how brave she is and how cowardly they are . ’ |
| 11 | She was irrepressible , shameless , brazen ; she ran after the boys , and the boys , to the amazement of the other girls , meekly succumbed , and took her out , and bought her presents . |
| 12 | Children read incomplete sentences such as " the dog ran after the … " , and as they finished pronouncing the final word , which was always the word " the " , a completing word was presented . |
| 13 | She pulled up and ran after the still-moving combine , grasped the rail with one finger and sprang on to the vertical steps . |
| 14 | The driver ran after the vehicle as it gathered speed , tried to warn people on Street to get out of the way . |
| 15 | I ran after the man , caught him and fetched him back . |
| 16 | ‘ I ran after the man , caught him and fetched him back . ’ |
| 17 | Holmes and Watson ran after the Hound |
| 18 | Scrambling to her feet , Ellie ran after the racing Terry , down the stairs , out the back door , across the grounds and in through the back door of the restaurant . |
| 19 | With Maisie still keeping the regulation distance between the two of them , he almost ran after the headmaster , swinging his arms crazily and taking strides so long that a casual observer might have been forgiven for assuming that he , too , was practising the art of Islamic dancing . |
| 20 | But Sgt Hinde , 37 , ran after the four men who fled from the Nissan . |