Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Nationalists set up their own TV station in Sicily and beamed into Malta . |
| 2 | The moving spectacle , which was interrupted repeatedly by rounds of automatic weapons fire , was carried live on Sarajevo television , and beamed to homes in all the former Yugoslavian republics . |
| 3 | And so Inchbad sat down and beamed at Fenella and said they would be interested to hear her stories and , at the same time , nodded to the waiting Fiachra Broadcrown to get the Fidchell squares ready for the Gnomes . |
| 4 | At the bottom Cranston immediately felt better , turned and beamed at Athelstan . |
| 5 | She kissed Jake 's cheek and beamed at Shiona . |
| 6 | The old nun was as imperious as ever but she visibly thawed when she saw Corbett and beamed with pleasure at his gift . |
| 7 | Cranston drained his cup and beamed in self congratulation , giving a sly grin at Athelstan , who glared back . |
| 8 | As someone who lives just outside Brighton and commutes to Autocar & Motor 's office on the outskirts of Teddington , West London , it 's fitting that I should be the Clio 's new keeper . |
| 9 | By contrast , for example , the development of the heart is much more convoluted , involving as it does the complex folding and fusing of tubes . |
| 10 | The patients , too , are the same ; skinny single parents in stone-washed jeans , hair longish and limp with bleach , oily-haired lads in dirty anoraks , babies in prams and famished couples . |
| 11 | These included the non-payment of military arrears , the excise tax , the slowness and excessive centralization of justice , tithes , and hanging for theft . |
| 12 | Australopithecus is alive and well and hanging round Pete 's Cafe . ’ |
| 13 | Some of the houses stood out by dint of their brightly painted front doors but mostly the only sign of decoration was the washing on the lines and hanging from windows . |
| 14 | Indeed , only three or four minutes into her talk , Shirley Brown had leaned across and whispered into Howard 's ear : ‘ Better than Ottawa ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But your father — ’ she leaned forward and whispered at Ellie . |
| 16 | Patrick leaned forward and whispered to Joseph . |
| 17 | I leant over Mum and whispered to Dad . |
| 18 | She kicked forward and whispered to Scathach , ‘ They 're not wolves , they 're humans . |
| 19 | Sir Bruce sipped , made a face , and whispered to Agnes : ‘ And I thought we suffered at MoD . |
| 20 | The clerk stopped for a moment and whispered to Mr Albert , who , realizing that instead of selling a pair of jeans he really had a customer with money to spend , hurried towards Hank . |
| 21 | Seizing her opportunity , Margaret leant forward across her desk and whispered to Maura . |
| 22 | He put his hand in his jacket pocket , searching for his wallet , and as he did , Doug , serious now , yanked Harry towards him and whispered in tones from which all traces of his cockney accent were now absent . |
| 23 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 24 | Sir Brian suddenly lifted his face and whispered in Athelstan 's ear . |
| 25 | ( Alfred has a robust appetite for life ; Michael is mollycoddled and plagued with gastritis . ) |
| 26 | The dossier , which said the town centre was clogged up with traffic , polluted by soot and plagued by accidents , was sent to the county council , DoT , and MPs . |
| 27 | Some had excessive swings of mood , and were either excessively energetic or elated , or , more often , inert and plagued by beliefs of their own worthlessness and guilt ; the manic-depressive psychosis . |
| 28 | It was not at all surprising that the main road to Poltava town near Makarenko 's colony was full of travellers and plagued by bandits . |
| 29 | I once governed you [ for so she thinks ] and you did as I wanted , you let me deliver Dulé , my wonder , my child , a hero to our people , from death by water , I healed the barren and the sick and granted the silly dreams of lovers , and much other magic besides , so HEAR ME NOW , now that I only hear groans and Dulé hobbles on slit ankles as he rails and Ariel is captive again and croons over Roukoubé and does not speak . |
| 30 | The government refused to concede one and counterattacked with assertions that the Police Complaints Board and civil courts are open to anyone with a genuine experience of improper treatment . |