Example sentences of "[coord] pulled a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Wilson said that last year the Executive had paid their own direct labour organisation to maintain open spaces ‘ but they never cut grass or pulled a single weed . ’ |
| 2 | Tony jumped from high up , landed heavily and pulled a face . |
| 3 | As they watched , he skinned a pregnant female and pulled a perfectly formed foetus from its belly . |
| 4 | He edged his way to the gap between the gas-cooker and the wall , located the stack of newspapers and pulled a full one from underneath so that nobody would notice the pile had been disturbed . |
| 5 | He bent down and pulled a large rolled-up blanket from under the bed . |
| 6 | The typical operation seemed to be that the man took a lump of metal from a bin , thrust it into the machine , closed some kind of safety cage , and pulled a lever . |
| 7 | Victoria sniffed and pulled a tissue from the pocket of her dress to wipe her nose . |
| 8 | For a few seconds she felt the bony weight of her grandmother on top of her and smelt the sickly powder she used ; then Nana struggled upright , her breath rasping painfully in her throat , and pulled a thick length of bamboo from its hiding place behind her dressing table . |
| 9 | Joe poured himself a half of beer and pulled a chair up to the fire with the two boys . |
| 10 | Then Sigarup sat up and pulled a large lemon out of his pocket . |
| 11 | It was an extraordinary sight to see a seventeenth-century church perched on steel-runners and pulled a few score metres from its original place . |
| 12 | He bent down towards Len now and pulled a face at him . |
| 13 | The young man noticed her reaction and pulled a face . |
| 14 | Florrie caught Nellie 's eye and pulled a face . |
| 15 | He jumped down , shook my hand and pulled a packet of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes out of his pocket which he gave to me . |
| 16 | With rapid movements , she slipped out of the revealing dress and pulled a girlish white frock out of the wardrobe . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're on the pan Am flight this afternoon , ’ Susanna explained , and pulled a long face . |
| 18 | Finn left some money for the tea and coffee on the table , then fed change into the cigarette machine and pulled a packet out . |
| 19 | Gregson met the other man 's gaze and pulled a small photograph from the inside pocket of his jacket . |
| 20 | Robinson swung himself up onto his bunk and pulled a magazine from beneath his pillow . |
| 21 | She stretched out her hand and pulled a few leaves from one of the overhanging bows . |
| 22 | Shutting the window with careful hands , he tugged trousers over his pyjamas and pulled a polo-necked sweater over his head . |
| 23 | Dalziel took a noisy sip from the cup in front of him and pulled a wry face . |
| 24 | He opened the dull grey wardrobe and pulled a pair of trousers off a hanger . |
| 25 | I threw my gun away , and pulled a bazooka out of the air . |
| 26 | She looked back over her shoulder at him and pulled a sour face . |
| 27 | Startled by his understanding , Polly nodded and pulled a wry face . |
| 28 | ‘ Might as well pay you now , ’ he said , and pulled a little tin box out of one of his desk drawers , opened it , and began to count out her meagre wage . |
| 29 | Before the Prophet 's increasingly terrified gaze , Curtis stepped back another few paces and pulled a box of matches from his pocket . |
| 30 | Eddie put down the mug and pulled a man-sized handkerchief from her trouser pocket . |