Example sentences of "[adv] and he [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jezrael gripped his fingers fiercely and he slid along the padded bench until he was beside her and she wept into the haven of his shoulder . |
| 2 | Then , as she climbed in and he slid into the driver 's seat beside her , he turned to look at her . |
| 3 | The lights went down and he sat at the back , trying to gauge the reaction of a packed audience . |
| 4 | And something else ; something he saw as the curtain tore away and he looked into the depths of the unbelievable face above him , fractionally dulled his reflexes . |
| 5 | But she felt no relief when his arms fell away and he moved towards the door . |
| 6 | But now it was all over and he sat in the big armchair as dawn lightened the front windows and gave thanks , with a cup of coffee , to the Child of Prague high on the opposite wall . |
| 7 | The next day , which was the Friday , O did n't work and he did n't eat ; he woke up late , stayed in bed until it was dark , got up at nine and dressed in his white shirt just like always and he went to The Bar looking for his heart 's desire one very last time , and that was the night that he met Boy . |
| 8 | But the other merely advanced , and when he came up , put out a hand to touch the lady , whereupon our hero struck with all his might at his heart , and the glass splinter entered deeply and he fell to the ground . |
| 9 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 10 | Oh that 's not to be , Sri Lanka are a hundred and thirty-eight for four and here 's Lawrence to pitched up and he drives outside the off stump , the ball goes through to Russell , low again , beaten back at the pace rehearses a shot outside the off stump , he was trying to hit it somewhere through extra cover . |
| 11 | He tipped his seat back and zipped his jacket right up and he asked for the music to go on again , and he lay there in the dark with the music on , feeling warm in the middle of the freezing night , and he could feel himself smiling . |
| 12 | She picked Mo up and he dived inside the neck of her dress , scratching her , and then lying quiet in the place he liked best , curled just above her waist and held securely by her belt . |
| 13 | The crowd opened up and he headed for the gate . |
| 14 | There was a wide area where the passage broadened out and he lingered by the steps until the raincoat came in sight . |
| 15 | If you roll a double on the 2D6 roll then the Fanatic has met with an accident , wrapping the chain around his neck , or perhaps his heart just gives out and he collapses to the ground . |
| 16 | The gentleman 's face lit as his smile came out and he went towards the bed with the intention of grasping the veined hands held out towards him . |
| 17 | It was now three thirty a.m. and he stopped on the swing bridge over the Berkeley to Gloucester canal and tried to hide the fish as much as possible . |
| 18 | The traffic had started to move more freely now and he walked to the bus shelter at the roadside , and waited . |
| 19 | The crowd clears back and he moves into the middle of the roof . |
| 20 | She advanced on him threateningly and he retreated behind the table . |
| 21 | His food came — they do n't mess about here and he reached for the salt . |
| 22 | His body doubled forward and he stumbled against the wall , wringing his hands together between his knees . |
| 23 | Bus dri bus driver nearly we nearly hit the the thing nearly keeled over cos he did n't realize how many he 'd got upstairs and he went round the bend and it started to go . |
| 24 | ‘ Night , ’ he said again and he disappeared down the steps , closing the trap-door after him . |
| 25 | Well old Jack er , he di used to do the post round and he lived in the next cottage |