Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has to be able to sit upright in his chair using his trunk muscles , without pulling or pushing himself up using his unaffected arm . |
| 2 | The next minute three blokes come from nowhere and bash him up take his money and drive off in his car and take the girl . |
| 3 | Luke took her hand , but instead of shaking it lifted it to his mouth and turned it over to press his lips to the very centre of her palm , watching the shock that widened her grey eyes at the tingling contact . |
| 4 | and holding it out to light your way you leave |
| 5 | A Spaniard and an Englishman were arguing over some duty , when the Englishman headbutted the Spaniard between the eyes ; as the latter stepped backwards clutching his face , the Briton executed a curious hopping movement as he placed both his hands behind the Spaniard 's head and wrenched it down to meet his upcoming knee . |
| 6 | Both trained bands of disciples and sent them out to preach their respective good news . |
| 7 | But despite the place given to women , most of the programmes are organised around a male presenter who ‘ manages ’ the women and brings them in to contribute their bit of knowledge . |
| 8 | Some gave him their answer at the door , others invited him inside and sat him down to ask his question . |
| 9 | It was n't the only operation that went into the shredder at that time — you could figure that for yourself So Arnie went to London and closed it off wiped our prints off everything and I shut down the Langley end . |
| 10 | George Eliot had loved the bonnets and sprigged china — because she knew them , or because writing them down gave her power over them , made her gentle and generous to their meaning ? |