Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her assistant switched on the kettle and surveyed her headmistress anxiously . |
| 2 | I bent my knees a little to put on the shoulder-strap and left him watching me move back onto the road . |
| 3 | Slipping inside and closing the door , he switched on the light and examined his surroundings . |
| 4 | She switched on the radio and switched it off again . |
| 5 | Suddenly the passion that drove him reached her also . |
| 6 | ‘ It was basically the novel that made it necessary for me to look into the Bible . |
| 7 | The Beverley Sisters classic ‘ Sisters ’ was naturally enough the song that introduced their voices to the world . |
| 8 | She put down the candle and left it burning there . |
| 9 | The boys ' mother , Tracey Gardiner , 29 , and her five-month-old son , escaped unharmed after a neighbour and a passing mini-cab driver broke down the door and woke them up . |
| 10 | The woman beckoned imperiously , and , sighing , Theda turned down the gallery and followed her downstairs . |
| 11 | It was one in the morning when the DDA put down the phone and wiped his hands on his pyjamas . |
| 12 | I suddenly screeched at her , ‘ I do n't want to know ! ’ and threw down the phone and pushed myself out of the door . |
| 13 | The FA turned down the request and repeated its demand to see the Leeds City books . |
| 14 | Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance . |
| 15 | I wound down the window and asked him if he knew where the dolmen was . |
| 16 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 17 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |
| 18 | Alexei peered down the range and shook his head . |
| 19 | He thought he saw her hand move towards her machine gun , but then one of the soldiers in white ran down the aisle and shot her again through the head . |
| 20 | Tammuz put down the drinks and poked it with a cautious finger . |
| 21 | Tuppe put down the rucksack and kicked it under the bed . |
| 22 | Donna put down the note and ran her hands over the paper , as if trying to smooth out the creases . |
| 23 | She took a sip of the dark , bitter tea but , almost overcome by nausea , she hastily put down the mug and covered her mouth with a handkerchief . |
| 24 | He finished painting in a silence so icy she could almost feel its frosty fingers on her skin , then climbed down the ladder and handed her the paintbrush . |
| 25 | Jess put down the lanthorn and felt his forehead . |
| 26 | And then the music stopped and Fael-Inis laid down the pipes and turned his golden gaze on Fergus , and the spell faded , and a cold awareness flooded Fergus 's mind . |
| 27 | And erm so he reluctantly went down the bank and got me a tenner . |
| 28 | She sipped at her coffee again , then put down the cup and propped her head on her hand . |
| 29 | She put down the telescope and called her father . |
| 30 | There was a quiet period while she put down the receiver and wrote her notes . |