Example sentences of "[pers pn] pulled down " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 2 | But I did discover where they had been coming in — through the stable and into the wall — and where they had resided when I pulled down the ceiling lathes in the dairy and a load of old nests and rat droppings fell on to my head . |
| 3 | When I pulled down her eyelid and saw the dead white conjunctiva a knell sounded in my mind . |
| 4 | When they was all out at work on Monday , I could stand it no longer , I pulled down the loft ladder and dragged meself up it , plaster and all . |
| 5 | Donna had managed to disguise the worst of the bruising on her top lip beneath some foundation cream and a little rouge had given at least some artificial colour to her cheeks , but as she pulled down the sun-visor on the driver 's side and peered into the mirror she realized she looked as tired as she felt . |
| 6 | She pulled down a bulky volume from the shelf beside her and thumbed through it . |
| 7 | She gathered her straggly hair into a bun at the back of her head , holding it with her left hand while she pulled down the polo neck of her thin jumper . |
| 8 | The struggle for survival is all that he knows : ‘ When we were in charge during the riots , ’ he says ‘ we pulled down the national flag outside the supermarket . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I walked to him and , as he pulled down the lower part of the head-wrap from across his mouth , he introduced himself as Idris . |
| 11 | He pulled down the blankets and fumbled for his matches . |
| 12 | He pulled down , twisting around to follow the line attached to his belt . |
| 13 | Then he pulled down the sheet , which was all the bedclothes she had needed on that warm night , and she lay naked before him . |
| 14 | Newcomb fought a duel with Octavius Gilchrist , the editor of the News , sued Drakard for libel , interfered with his business tenancy and later bought Drakard 's house , which he pulled down to build his own pretentious Rock House . |
| 15 | He pulled down his trousers , and straddled her , settling at last against her revealed body ; then began . |
| 16 | He pulled down his visor and folded his arms . |
| 17 | He pulled down the people on both sides of him . |
| 18 | I pulled out precariously alongside of him , signalled wildly and , when he pulled down his window , informed him of the danger . |
| 19 | He pulled down his mouth as he studied his glass . |
| 20 | Crichton had been Rovers ’ hero , but he suddenly turned villain when he pulled down Hignett as he streaked clear five minutes from time . |
| 21 | He had aimed to hook the grapnel round the massive chimney stack at the crown of the gable and it seemed he had succeeded , for the rope went taut as he pulled down on it . |
| 22 | He pulled down the wires that had let Jekub taste the electricity . |
| 23 | She saw his penis as he pulled down his pants , then closed her eyes . |
| 24 | Lukic had conceded the 80th min penalty when he pulled down Keith Wright after a mistake by Jon Newsome , one of United six second half subs . |
| 25 | The name of this parish is said to come from the legend that builders , on the orders of a local lord , tried to raise the church elsewhere eight times ; on each occasion finding it pulled down at night and the tools moved to the present site . |