Example sentences of "he pull [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As it happened he pulled up a shattered Kersil seven from home .
2 He pulled up a high stool and stood , his bottom propped on the stool , which he used like a shooting stick , his painting posture for these latter days .
3 He pulled up the wooden chair from beside the bed and sat down .
4 He pulled off a tremendous save from Sukristovas in the first half and denied the same player in the second .
5 I walked to him and , as he pulled down the lower part of the head-wrap from across his mouth , he introduced himself as Idris .
6 He pulled out a tatty map from an inside pocket .
7 ‘ You can leave after lunch , ’ he said flatly , and then paused , frowning as he pulled out a vast painting of Rachel lying on a blazing sunlit beach , her slender body clad in a brief white bikini , her face young and lovely .
8 He pulled out a five pound note , and held it out , it shook .
9 He pulled out a small laser from his belt .
10 Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label .
11 He pulled out a blue Ming vase which , after a preliminary dousing with water , appeared as good as new after its four centuries of burial .
12 He pulled out a folded check golfing cap from his pocket and rammed it low over his forehead .
13 He pulled out a folded sheet of paper from his inside pocket .
14 ‘ After twisting my arms , he pulled out a huge knife and said : ‘ Start speaking or I 'll start slicing ’ , ’ another prostitute told the court .
15 He pulled out a leather-bound diary and scanned the pages .
16 Taking out his wallet , he pulled out a ten shilling note and offered it to Geoffrey , the second eldest .
17 He pulled out a transparent bag and held it up in front of Jed 's eyes .
18 He pulled out the great blade , tapping the toe of his boot with it .
19 He pulled out the battered sea captain 's telescope that he had bought in Caen to replace the expensive glass that he had lost after Toulouse .
20 Just when it looked as though Holligan would struggle , while being watched by his world featherweight champion pal Paul Hodkinson , he pulled out the big one .
21 He pulled out the little packet of contraceptives and showed them to her .
22 He pulled out the bottom drawer , grabbed all the leaflets from the estate agents , all the newspaper cuttings of houses for sale , and threw them on the floor .
23 ‘ Now , ’ said Zach , jumping onto the bed , ‘ I can read my letter , ’ and he pulled out the crumpled envelope from his shorts .
24 He pulled out an empty pasta box sealed at one end with industrial adhesive tape .
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