Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A car horn behind them shattered the air and Roman let her go . |
| 32 | There was silence for a moment , then the living-room door opened and Dolly heard him say , ‘ What 's up , Bessie ? ’ |
| 33 | The figure leaned over , struck once and Martin felt his face tear as long , jagged finger nails ripped into him . |
| 34 | He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends . |
| 35 | His shoes squeaked on the hard floor and Julia heard him walk towards the door . |
| 36 | For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold . |
| 37 | Then Jaq and Googol heard him pray squeakingly in proper Imperial Gothic , as if thus he might be heard across the galaxy . |
| 38 | Not least , the absence of any serious rationing of consumer goods , and the large number of exemptions from military service for skilled workers and farmers made it appear that the regime was well in control of developments , did not fear a war on the 1914–18 scale , and was even rather generous in its provisioning arrangements . |
| 39 | The glass cracked , and Terhune felt something go inside her skull . |
| 40 | Oh are we gon na be doing tennis and stuff did he say ? |
| 41 | Immediately the little mountain tribesmen , who seemed to have stepped straight out of the sepia photographs in his history book , began unloading the baggage , and Joseph saw them take their crossbows and arrows from the carts and carry them to their own huts a hundred yards away along the riverbank … |
| 42 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 43 | She opened the fridge and Oliver heard her give an exclamation . |
| 44 | Rosalba pressed her sister 's hand , and Caterina felt it dry and hot , clasped in hers . |
| 45 | Michael 's face broke into one of his winning smiles and Joe felt himself relax . |
| 46 | He went in ahead of her and tried the lights ; they flickered once , but he seemed to know what to do because he went inside and Sandy heard him thump something , and then all the lights came on . |
| 47 | The rank odour of sweat and urine made him wince . |
| 48 | Erm how many brothers and sisters did you have ? |
| 49 | Modigliani 's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems . |
| 50 | The overhead light went out and Robbie felt him move up close behind her , his arm pulling her firmly into the curve of his body . |
| 51 | His voice deepened , and Kate felt herself melt in response as his heated body at last touched hers again . |
| 52 | He walked down the staircase , his shoulders bowed as if by a great weight , and Kate saw him pull himself erect . |
| 53 | Douglas went back to the sitting-room , and Juliet heard him say , ‘ It 's David . |
| 54 | She worked the ragstore , she had worked there all her days , since she had left school — and a whisker away from a special one — what wits she had ; and wit let her steal the jacket , Mr McGregor 's broken arm . |
| 55 | To the left a group of barren islets , suggesting ruins of stone walls , towers and block houses , had its foundations set in a blue sea that itself looked solid , so still and stable did it lie below my feet ; even the track of light from the westering sun shone smoothly , without that animated glitter which tells of an imperceptible ripple ( 2 ) . |
| 56 | That was an excess of suspicion , for the letter was drafted by David Hunt , vice Bevir who was ill , and Hunt made it conform to precedents . |
| 57 | It was very dark , and Anne felt something slap into her face and stay there . |
| 58 | Others had tried the same demolition job when Ian Hislop took over at Private Eye , but the continued involvement of icons Ingrams and Cook helped him survive . |
| 59 | The door slammed shut , and Shamlou felt himself relax . |
| 60 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |