Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb past] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 At a speed that neither could match Louisa and Horrocks saw him hasten back down the lake .
2 She sat down to rage silently but in spite of every effort to work herself up rage would not come and honesty forced her to face facts .
3 Right , now , we 've talked about very briefly , touched on the division between university and the city , and obviously the erm differences between the King and Parliament exacerbated what happened in the city .
4 I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary .
5 And Colin had his done about the same time .
6 The mestizo lost his footing , and Trent heard him slide , swearing .
7 She was squatting down in the photograph and Sabrina estimated her to have been a little over five feet with a slender petite figure and a pale , milky complexion .
8 And Zoya said she had got hold of the toilet rolls , and would bring them for Anna .
9 Catlin 's display was the base for County 's first League win of the season and Warnock admitted he took a risk when dropping experienced keeper Steve Cherry , Meadow Lane 's player of the year .
10 And then Fael-Inis stood up , and the Lad stopped and looked around , and his eyes fell on Fael-Inis , and Taliesin thought he had never seen such fear and such undiluted hatred in any living creature 's eyes .
11 The last time I saw her was when Benedict Joseph shoved her into his car outside the Villa Fiesole , and Philippe made me go with him to Nice . ’
12 He was half turned towards her , and Maria saw him lift a hand and watched it move towards her , coming to rest against her bare midriff , warm fingers shaping themselves lightly to its gentle curve .
13 ‘ No , not really , ’ said Constance , and Scarlet felt herself concurring in an age-old belief that , when it came to the point , the closing of ranks took precedence over the wellbeing of the stranger within the gates .
14 All day and then he got all to do at lunch time yeah they kept it up all the day , they had separate play time , they had had to eat their lunch in the class room all they were allowed was a piece of fruit , a bread and water and they all had to have , you know , they had a bread roll supplied by the school an a an apple I think And Jan made them write out their names and some of them could n't write their name !
15 ‘ But he had started to drink heavily in recent months and Bernard felt he had become a liability .
16 So anyway , erm they met me and Bert had to go back to his office and Will said he had to go back to his office , but he said , What would you like to do ?
17 Dr Kent was with the new patient , and Sister sent her to see if he needed any help .
18 Flashbulbs popped incessantly and Whitlock found himself struggling to focus on the sea of cameras , his eyes darting about in search of anything untoward .
19 Patrick climbed out first and them helped Jane down ; Collins was the last man out , and Patrick heard him murmur to the driver , " Around the block the long way , only stop if you see us on the street . "
20 Well I did n't him coming , and Ian saw me coming .
21 All the assets and operations acquired which do not fall within this business segment are treated as ‘ business held for resale ’ in the accounts .
22 Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian .
23 Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band .
24 Lunch was set on the terrace , as he 'd promised , and Luce let him draw out a chair for her .
25 I had come to know Beirut well before my incarceration and various clues of sound and smell enabled me to pinpoint our destination .
26 ‘ She and Gary had everything to live for and were working to get married for a life together .
27 Malcolm and Judy said they did n't know they had so many friends . ’
28 They agreed that the letter about which Clarissa was so upset must be from the War Office , and Peregrine said it made him feel almost cowardly to have survived the German breakthrough , the evacuation of the beaches and now this latest blow on the very day the capitulation of France was announced .
29 Thiercelin and Lefevre found themselves received at their billet with almost embarrassing cordiality , the householder , Herr Bauer , and his wife insisting upon catering for their every need , whilst regaling them with complaints of Hapsburg perfidy and the brutality of their Russian allies .
30 ‘ 'T IS not four-footed predators we need worry about , ’ he observed , and Isabel knew he had seen her nervous reaction .
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