Example sentences of "and snatched the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joyce raced down the road despite the crowds and snatched the child away from the would-be thief . |
| 2 | She lunged forward and snatched the soap from me . |
| 3 | Even as her mother watched , a fourth man swooped from nowhere like a bird of prey and snatched the girl into his arms . |
| 4 | The Mason reached over and snatched the purse , emptying about half of the contents into his own hand . |
| 5 | Kylie was spotted by casting director Alan Hardy and snatched the role of Carla , the little Dutch girl , from under Dannii 's nose . |
| 6 | Suddenly he reached across and snatched the photograph out of the Woman 's hand , ripping it in half and dropping the pieces on the floor . |
| 7 | He took out the last reed — looked at it — was going to split it , but his horse reached back and snatched the reed from him . |
| 8 | Paul Dixon put Leeds ahead but Leigh came back well and snatched the lead when scrum-half Stuart Pugsley chipped through to touch down at the side of the posts for Tanner to improve . |
| 9 | ‘ The attacker dragged her to the floor and snatched the bag off her arm . |
| 10 | Then she flew after him and snatched the box away . |
| 11 | She reached out from her bed , waited for another chirrup in case the caller was going to ring off , and snatched the receiver irritably . |