Example sentences of "[adv] pulled a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he rolled away from her , she idly pulled a frond of fern and stroked it down his cheek . |
| 2 | In 1961 he finally pulled a deal together with the Ford Motor Co and AC Cars Ltd , and early in 1962 the Cobra was born . |
| 3 | He once pulled a switchblade on his director because they could n't agree on the way to do a scene . |
| 4 | He now pulled a face at Agg and went on , ‘ He said he thought she was new to the job . ’ |
| 5 | Fred Plumb now pulled a masterstroke . |
| 6 | as if this was n't enough , God , tireless to prove himself top dog , now pulled a fancy parable on his minion . |
| 7 | But Georgie then pulled a master-stroke by revealing that she had a talent for automatic writing . |
| 8 | He wandered around for fifteen minutes examining the piping , whistling quietly to himself , stopping occasionally to put his ear to a joint , and then pulled a hammer out of his tool-bag and tapped smartly on one particular valve . |
| 9 | He checked his watch , then pulled a timetable from his jacket pocket . |
| 10 | He deposited her on the sofa , then pulled a low coffee table over . |
| 11 | ‘ How on earth did you come to marry her ? ’ asked Leonora before she could stop herself , then pulled a face . |
| 12 | He then pulled a knife out from his jeans and held it to her throat . |
| 13 | He laughed so hard , he almost pulled a muscle . |