Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking a step back , he flung the blanket aside , cursing aloud as the movement wrenched his arm , and lowered them both to the hard bench . |
| 2 | That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags . |
| 3 | The headmaster paused , reminding himself of his conclusion that the privilege of educating the sons of the royal house had been conferred on this school because it was uniquely endowed with a philosophy which informed all its actions and made it equal to the task . |
| 4 | Upon his return to Bangladesh Khan sided with the " neutralists " and made it clear to his officers that he wanted the military to remain impartial in the ongoing political conflict . |
| 5 | While these southern Americans believed their region unified by its homogeneity , what actually drew it together and made it conscious to itself was its deep and ( according to white Southern belief ) ineradicable , division — into white and black . |
| 6 | This is important to stress , because the tradition of over.selling still persists in some quarters and it is possible to find extravagantly foolish predictions and claims within the educational technology literature , which will be a considerable embarrassment to the many sensible and imaginative teachers who have applied the method and found it helpful to them . |
| 7 | ‘ I knew all about calories , but I really enjoyed food and found it difficult to lost weight ! |
| 8 | She also had strong opinions and found it hard to " brook any delay or frustration . |
| 9 | His voice dropped to a low note of affection as he slid an arm around her shoulders and drew her close to his side . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , now , it 's not been as bad as that , ’ he said , shamefaced , and laid his arm awkwardly round her shoulders and drew her close to him . |
| 11 | Villagers arrived and helped them both to a local hospital — ‘ a filthy hospital with no sanitation — we begged them to use a clean needle . |
| 12 | And through this , Charles inspired awe in those who fought along with him and encouraged them all to a confident hope that things would go well for them . |
| 13 | My wife also read it and declared it superior to the equivalent magazine sent her by her old University — Oxford . |
| 14 | His brother Arthur , ( Lord Ardilaun ) landscaped St. Stephen 's Green , once a medieval common , and threw it open to the public . |
| 15 | He put his arm around Christina 's waist , and pulled her close to him . |
| 16 | He laughed and pulled her close to him . |
| 17 | Indeed , too overt an attempt to so could well be counterproductive and lay them open to the charge of meddling . |
| 18 | She had never met Naomi in her life , but in death she grew to love her : she had taken her into herself , had learned her likings , had read her books and tried ( although not herself musical ) to listen to her music , she had spoken much of her to the children , had insisted upon treating her as an ally , as a friend beyond the grave , had reinvented her and kept her close to them — oh , not without awareness of the dangers , of the necessary distortions and consolations , but then all life is danger , and Liz had embarked willingly upon its full tide with those three small boys , with that ambitious , importunate widower and that friendly ghost . |
| 19 | Never again , except in the nostalgic hopefulness of a few — would the ceremonies be performed ; gone were the offerings , the blood-shedding , the fire and incense , the gorgeous ( and the plain ) robes , and the rest of the sacred imagery which ‘ fenced-off ’ God 's otherness from the people — and brought them close to him in awe and penitence . |
| 20 | There were no farewell parties for me when I left Moose Jaw , although Fred Workman took me to lunch and treated us both to a glass of ale at the Grant Hall Hotel . |
| 21 | But he considered this an unforgivable insult to his dignity and marched us both to an underground lavatory on the edge of the square , followed by a curious and gleeful crowd waiting for the extranjeros to get their come-uppance . |
| 22 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 23 | If she 'd been in the kid 's place , she 'd have run off by now and left them all to it . |
| 24 | The one she had n't seen for twelve years , had been ranting about , who never raised a finger to help and left it all to Nancy ? |
| 25 | The doctor said to me , ‘ Have n't you been told about these things ? ’ then sat and explained it all to me . |
| 26 | He put his arm around her with difficulty and held her close to him . |
| 27 | She put her arms round her girl and held her close to her heart . |
| 28 | He picked me up , and held me close to him like a baby . |
| 29 | ’ He released his hand and seized my arm , shoulder , neck , waist and held me close to him . |
| 30 | She put her arms up and held him close to her . |