Example sentences of "and was [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll say , ’ Ven snarled , and was over by the door , blocking out the light from the sitting-room when , ‘ I never did like my women that clinging ! ’ he barked brutally . |
| 2 | Looking round for Blackberry , he saw that he had left them and was up at the top of the pool , where the narrow beach tailed away into a gravel spit . |
| 3 | And with that he reined the mare 's head about and was off down the lane , brandishing the crop , significantly , above his shoulder . |
| 4 | He did a sprightly two-step , twirled , and was off across the lawn , shouting , ‘ Come on , Darken . |
| 5 | By the time he told her he must go , and was off to the Republic for a day or two , she was placated . |
| 6 | He smiled back at them , shifting his weight smoothly from foot to foot as he reversed , turned again and was off at an ever accelerating pace round the bend of the lake and swiftly out of sight . |
| 7 | He was determined to let the clan see they 'd made no mistake in choosing him , and was off on a round of visits to all the main families , to impress them with his strength and intelligence , good sense and good humour . |
| 8 | But when I needed a breath of air , or wished to explore Reine , and was out of the attic for an hour or so , leaving him alone there , he became depressed and even a little disagreeable . |
| 9 | She would n't speak to him and was out of the door in an instant . |
| 10 | Gus halted the Aston Martin at the doorway instead of driving straight on to the garage , and was out of the driving-seat like a greyhound out of a trap , to dart round to the passenger side and hand Charlotte out . |
| 11 | Dr Neil dropped her hand smartly , picked up his bags , and was out of the room in a flash . |
| 12 | He wrenched open the front door , and was out of the flat before Loretta could speak . |
| 13 | She put four mince pies in a little basket she 'd decorated earlier when she made the other table decorations , put on her coat and was out of the back door in a flash . |
| 14 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
| 15 | Ward had his door open and was out in a flash before we had even stopped . |
| 16 | Donald had forgotten to reset his alarm clock for Daylight Savings Time , and was out in the street at 5.30am : prime drug-dealing time . |
| 17 | I left school one day and was out in the fields muckspreading the next . |
| 18 | The pound lost over two cents against the dollar at $1.52 and was down against the mark . |
| 19 | Soon with the sunshine totally predominating I took my leave of this attractive island and was back on the Twin Otter en route for Barra . |
| 20 | Newman also left the station , found a cab and was back at the Hessischer Hof inside ten minutes . |
| 21 | Very soon he had retraced his steps and was back at the wooden chalet . |
| 22 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 23 | Belinda rose obediently and was back in a minute or two , then the posing began in earnest and there was silence on the veranda as Faye worked and Belinda waited . |
| 24 | At the second last she put in a tremendous leap and was back in the lead as Run And Skip started to fade , but Forgive 'N Forget on the stands side and Wayward Lad inside him were now going for home , and they passed Dawn Run on the approach to the last . |
| 25 | ‘ Hiss off , ’ Benny muttered , and was back in the truck well within the five minute limit . |
| 26 | Here she felt lonely and depressed , as it seemed as if she 'd made no progress and was back in the same vicious circle again . |