Example sentences of "he pulled [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled up a chair and sat down . |
| 2 | But a few moments later , in Simon 's cottage , when he pulled up a chair to the fire and gently pressed her down into it , she managed to say , ‘ You — knew … |
| 3 | He pulled up a piece of grass and began to chew it thoughtfully . |
| 4 | The water in the moat was deep , and if he pulled up the drawbridge over the moat , no one could get to him . |
| 5 | When his mother knocked on the door he pulled up the sheet . |
| 6 | He pulled up the collar of his overcoat and lit a cigarette . |
| 7 | The climax to the main event saw Wrexham 's Simon Ainley pave the way for an appearance in the final against North London 's Martin Adebisi , after he pulled off a surprise victory in the event 's semi-final over Sunderland 's top seed Ashley Kershaw , by a 7–6 7–5 margin . |
| 8 | He pulled off a couple of cracking saves , and for the first time this season United kept everything out . |
| 9 | Luckily Wolves did n't last night … and Town keep Fraser Digby had springs in his as he pulled off the save of the game … |
| 10 | He pulled off the hat and thrust it back at her . |
| 11 | Then he pulled down the sheet , which was all the bedclothes she had needed on that warm night , and she lay naked before him . |
| 12 | Then he pulled down the oven door , smelt the sweet , fatty smell of the meat and knew that it was probably this very fact that accounted for his decision to go through with the business . |
| 13 | He pulled back a curtain revealing a brick wall close outside the window . |
| 14 | As the stretcher passed by he pulled back the blanket . |
| 15 | The offender held his pistol to the head of a customer who was being served and demanded that the assistants filled two bags with cash ; when one of them hesitated he pulled back the breech of the gun and threatened to shoot the customer . |
| 16 | As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew . |
| 17 | Satisfied , he pulled back the canvas sheet , replaced the tallow candle , genuflected towards the sanctuary and left the church , Cranston following as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | He pulled out a bill drawn on Chambers in London . |
| 19 | Unfortunately his foot was in it at the time and I slammed it , at which point he pulled out a badge and said he was a cop . |
| 20 | ‘ I think , ’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . |
| 21 | He pulled out a coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air . |
| 22 | He pulled out a wallet and took a photograph from it , smoothing it with his fingers as though to keep it perfect . |
| 23 | He pulled out a pen and drew five dots in a line along the edge of his newspaper . |
| 24 | He pulled out a knife and ordered Mr Godwin to stop . |
| 25 | He pulled out a folder from the top shelf . |
| 26 | He pulled out a bundle and looked at the first address , but he did n't recognise it . |
| 27 | He pulled out a correspondence file between a landlord and tenant in Ruislip — nearly eighty pages devoted to conflict over responsibility for a dustbin area — and tried to concentrate . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , he pulled out a chair for her . |
| 29 | He pulled out a chair and sat down . |
| 30 | With a flourish he pulled out a jersey of many colours . |