Example sentences of "[noun] pulled a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 2 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 3 | Portugal pulled a goal back in the 56th minute when Fernando Couto headed in a corner from Paulo Futre but Italy wrapped up the game when Dino Baggio scored with a powerful 25-yard shot in the 73rd minute . |
| 4 | Bella pulled a cellular blanket up over her head , closed her eyes and lay , as still as she could , under her heap of covers . |
| 5 | Wainfleet pulled a face . |
| 6 | Tammuz pulled a face . |
| 7 | Tammuz pulled a face . |
| 8 | Tammuz pulled a face . |
| 9 | The album pulled a few Manhattan fads ( salsa , jazz , R&B ) into snappy pop figures and also revealed a newly flexible capacity in Jackson 's voice ; previously hard-edged and impatient , it could now sit comfortably on the grand slopes of a ballad like ‘ Breaking Us In Two ’ , a Top 20 hit in America . |
| 10 | Lucy pulled a rueful face . |
| 11 | Shiona pulled a face . |
| 12 | Derby edged their way back into the game , and a minute before half-time pulled a goal back when Tommy Johnson won a penalty , converted by Mark Pembridge . |
| 13 | Susanna pulled a long face . |
| 14 | Stok pulled a small chair close , and rested his big shiny jackbooted feet upon it , then he lit a cigar and threw a cigar and matches to me . |
| 15 | He slipped on a rigid gold bracelet once he was back in the dressing room and Dominic pulled a curtain clear of a radiator to get more heat into the place . |
| 16 | Zhukov pulled a bottle of Polish White Spirit from a shelf . |
| 17 | Pam and the others moved aside to allow the doctor and the nurse to check Grant out , and Curtis pulled a face at the doctor 's back , making Pam stifle a giggle . |
| 18 | The boy pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his nose . |
| 19 | The girl pulled a face of annoyed disappointment to show Lucien that by not taking full advantage of her services he was really wasting her time . |
| 20 | Thus as we have seen Darwin pulled a plank out from under the creation stories . |
| 21 | Horatia pulled a face . |
| 22 | Klinsmann pulled a goal back in the 66th minute and Andreas Moeller scored the second 10 minutes from time . |
| 23 | • Dozens of railway enthusiasts pulled a steam train along a 100-yard stretch of the Watercress Line at Ropley and raised £400 in sponsorship . |
| 24 | Wokingham pulled a goal back near the end with a close-range header . |
| 25 | Maggie pulled a chair up close to the fire . |
| 26 | Catesby pulled a stool across and slumped down , burying his face in his hands . |
| 27 | Suddenly the big hijacker pulled a passenger out of his seat . |
| 28 | Once more Tolkien pulled a hint for this from an ancient Beowulfian mystery . |
| 29 | But Ascoli pulled a goal back after 75 from Oliver Bierhoff . |
| 30 | Elaine pulled a face . |