Example sentences of "[coord] pull [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inflation of the theatricality of the social drama leads detectives to lay emphasis on ‘ the big job ’ and the arrest of the professional ‘ prig ’ who commits the big burglary or pulls off a daring robbery . |
| 2 | The military visitors saw a prisoner in top boots , oilskin and sou'wester angling and pulling out a dripping clog . |
| 3 | Tilting the head back , aiming accurately and pulling down the lower lid were other areas of difficulty . |
| 4 | ‘ Gotcha , ’ Claire says , and pulls out a black box . |
| 5 | Bernard leafs through the vast vinyl collection propped up against his bedroom wall , and pulls out a freshly-purchased copy of Television 's ‘ Marquee Moon ’ to illustrate Tom Verlaine 's mastery of the tasteful , moving solo . |
| 6 | The launcher shoots out the pilot kite , which opens , catches the wind , and pulls out the main kite . |
| 7 | He placed it on a bale of straw and pulled up an upturned bucket as a chair before hopping on to a meal bin where he sat like a pixie on a toadstool with his arms around his knees , regarding me with keen anticipation . |
| 8 | The result will also give a huge lift to Alex Ferguson 's Manchester United team who were originally due to travel to Norwich today but went there instead on Tuesday and pulled off a significant victory . |
| 9 | From these depths , England went to India and pulled off a remarkable triumph after losing the first Test , and then beat Australia 3–1 in 1985 . |
| 10 | Mr Corden took over as chairman in 1989 and pulled off an immediate coup by appointing Brian Little as manager . |
| 11 | So she smiled to herself and pulled out a tall book from the bottom shelf , Piero della Francesca by the fellow whom her father always called K. Clark . |
| 12 | Without pausing even to take her coat off , Mrs Mentiply bustled into the sitting room , yanked down the flap of the bureau and pulled out a round tin about six inches in diameter . |
| 13 | Manville opened his desk drawer and pulled out a large-scale world map and spread it out . |
| 14 | He liked the straw mattress and pulled out a small leather pouch which Corbett recognised as being in common use by clerks in the Chancery or envoys on their travels . |
| 15 | A PUNTER reached into his pocket for his keys and pulled out a forgotten betting slip worth £10,000 . |
| 16 | Howard reached back and pulled out a double-barrelled shotgun . |
| 17 | He reached into his desk and pulled out a current code manual . |
| 18 | As he thrust his hands into the fire and pulled out a burning branch which he waved around without the slightest sign of discomfort , the goat-headed figure thrust his arms out for silence . |
| 19 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
| 20 | Fen stopped short and pulled out a folded map from his pocket and spread it out before her , stabbing at it with his finger . |
| 21 | Wolsey smiled and pulled out a gold-edged handkerchief to wipe his nose . |
| 22 | Later , in the metamorphosis of this equestrian form , Rothenberg reached into the psychological and physical construction of her charcoaled image and pulled out a single bone . |
| 23 | He opened a door in the base and pulled out a huge stack of albums . |
| 24 | The Feldwebel took it into a corner and pulled out a large envelope which he threw onto the table . |
| 25 | Patrick opened the wardrobe and pulled out an old army kit bag . |
| 26 | I jumped off the wheelbarrow and pulled out the only literature I had to spare — details of the expedition in English . |
| 27 | Briant put his hand in his inside jacket pocket and pulled out the folded sheet of paper that carried his statement , and , a little startled at the sudden wave of apprehension that swept over him , he stood up . |
| 28 | I reached into the door pocket and pulled out the heavy wheel nut spanner . |
| 29 | He threw it away and , transferring his sword to the left hand , felt at his belt with the right and pulled out the big Ulfberht axe . |
| 30 | Guillamon leaned forward and pulled down the lower lid of his eye . |