Example sentences of "forward and [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They pulled the chair forward and told him about it . |
| 2 | He stirred a pot of paint , dipped a brush in the paint , bent forward and applied it in slow strokes to the sheet of card in front of him . |
| 3 | Bursting through the surface , visitors rest before the can tilts forward and pours them into a giant glass held by a giant hand . |
| 4 | At this point some vainglorious politician would step forward and present him with a book such as this one . |
| 5 | Then he came forward and scooped them into the bag . |
| 6 | I simply wish to testify for the legitimacy of the kind of hard tempo evidence I have brought forward and to put it into practice , so that we can begin to renew a sensitivity to areas of stylized feeling from the past which have gradually dropped from view . |
| 7 | Then he leaned forward and whispered something into his left ear . |
| 8 | He leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth . |
| 9 | He put his arms on Myeloski 's shoulders , leant forward and kissed him on both cheeks . |
| 10 | Then she leant forward and kissed him on the mouth , brushed his lips , stroked them with hers , watched his eyes looking back at her . |
| 11 | Donna leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 12 | We will leave it to Goldberg to disengage the tone from the shit , he wrote , we will leave it to Honeyman and McGough , much good may it do them , though I will no doubt come back to the question before my project is completed , the big glass and the notes to the big glass , these two to be worked on at night , and this freewheeling commentary on both to be written by day , putting down whatever comes into my head after a night 's work , no correction , no revision , whatever comes into my head , the first two to be worked on by artificial light , the strategy clear , this by natural light wherever possible , no strategy at all , the first to be exhibited , the second to be published in the form of sheets in a box , a blue box or a red box , I have not yet made up my mind , in a limited edition , not a luxury edition but a restricted edition , five hundred boxes perhaps or even two hundred and fifty , all that will become clearer in the course of my work on the big glass , of my work on the notes to the big glass , now I have finally embarked on the major project of my life , the climactic project of my life , leading to the end of my life , all will grow clearer , wrote Harsnet , whether to try and call back and destroy all I have done till now or let it be , whether to burn this commentary or let it be , or perhaps leave it to Goldberg to do whatever he wants with , all these things will no doubt be resolved before the work is completed , that is the beauty of being in the middle of a project , that time itself , which had seemed such an enemy before I started , rushing forward and dragging me with it , impervious to my pleas , has suddenly turned friendly , flops down at my feet , licks my ankles , lets me know it is on my side . |
| 13 | She said nothing , but gazed at him with wide , terrified eyes , then almost involuntarily she made a small gesture with her hands to ward him off and he , taking it as a token of reciprocal feeling , stepped forward and took her in his arms . |
| 14 | Cobalt leaned forward and took it from him . |
| 15 | Dad leaned forward and tapped me on the knee . |
| 16 | I feel pressure on my back as Frank leans forward and pushes me against the window with his paunch . |
| 17 | Mr Utterson stepped forward and touched him on the shoulder . |
| 18 | But before she could say anything further Ross — who had remained silent so far — took a quick step forward and gathered her into his arms . |
| 19 | He stepped forward and pulled her into the apartment . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's not true ! ’ she exclaimed , wanting to step forward and grab him by the arm . |
| 21 | In his extremity he put down the punch he could not hold steadily , and began to handle the half-shaped blocks of stone , dragging them forward and turning them to the light . |
| 22 | But they could hardly dash forward and seize her with their bare hands . |
| 23 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's not every day that someone wanders on to my property and , when charged at by a Dobermann who 'd shot off as I closed the door after us , goes blithely forward and greets it with the words , ‘ Hello , darling ’ , ’ he replied , reminding her , had she forgotten , that , the dog never far from his control outside of the house , he had soon been on the spot to witness events . |
| 25 | Then a little girl stepped forward and presented me with chocolates . |
| 26 | FitzAlan took instant revenge by leaning forward and silencing her with a slow , gentle kiss . |
| 27 | Guppy 's heavily pregnant wife Patricia , 27 , rushed forward and embraced him over the dock rail before the two men were led away . |
| 28 | Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward and help them with their inquiries . |
| 29 | ( The whole mime has been fluid and continuous but now ROS moves forward and brings it to a pause . |
| 30 | I ran forward and dashed myself into the water with a skimming dive . |