Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | I doubled back and picked a spot to vault the fence , using a post as a grip . |
| 2 | I gazed around and noticed how white and drawn everyone was . |
| 3 | And then the whitewater caught me so I proned out and hung on — I was eaten up then I was spat out and then I was eaten up again and spat out again and the beach was right there , so I threw the board away and just rolled and rolled and tumbled , and I ended up in the river on the far side of the berm . ’ |
| 4 | I choked up and , big daft girl 's blouse that I am , burst into tears . |
| 5 | ‘ I think you gave me one too , ’ I said , then , very gingerly , I straightened up and twisted round to see that Murder Cay was far behind us and well out of machine-gun range . |
| 6 | I put my stethoscope on her heart and listened to the increasingly faint , rapid beat then I straightened up and sat on the rug looking sightlessly into the fireplace , feeling the warmth of the flames on my face . |
| 7 | It also meant that I became much more familiar with the area I lived in and the people around . ’ |
| 8 | I sought out and consulted separately with three of the sleeping-car attendants in the racegoers ' sleeping cars who frowned in turn and said that first , the sort of jacket I was describing was worn by thousands , and second , everyone tended to look gaunt outside in the cold air . |
| 9 | I passed through and I could not get back … ’ |
| 10 | I got up and left . |
| 11 | Without thinking , I got up and went over to see if I could lend a hand . |
| 12 | I got up and walked quickly out of the coffee shop , up over the footbridge and on to the other platform — jumping on to the train just as it was about to go . |
| 13 | I got up and walked quietly out into the early evening . |
| 14 | I got up and started to walk around . |
| 15 | I got up and had another little walk around , finishing up just over the road from Buckingham Palace . |
| 16 | After about twenty minutes I got up and prepared to leave , thanking both of them for their hospitality . |
| 17 | I got up and quietly bolted the door . |
| 18 | After a bit I got up and — I went back . |
| 19 | I got up and , sitting at my window , looked out over the still-sleeping city , and wrote my first poem to this unknown god : |
| 20 | I got up and made coffee . |
| 21 | I got up and raced after them . |
| 22 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
| 23 | I got up and ran after him . |
| 24 | I got up and shouted , ‘ What — ? |
| 25 | I got up and sprinted the 150 yards or so . |
| 26 | I got up and he knocked me down again . |
| 27 | I got up and walked to the window . |
| 28 | The second officer said : ‘ I got up and ran out of the tent . |
| 29 | There was the board of governors sitting at the back on this cold grey Monday and I got up and I did some Shakespeare and by the time I finished , dawn was breaking . |
| 30 | I got up and dressed in a sweater and pants , made my bed , then sat on the end and shook physically with anxiety . |