Example sentences of "[adv] [pos pn] [noun] [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now . |
| 2 | Stroll along its shore and find it is a seashore , primly kissed by measured trills of dippy white-capped wavelets . |
| 3 | A BLIND man fought off a bull terrier that attacked his guide dog — by jamming his fist down its throat and smacking it between the eyes . |
| 4 | ‘ Of course , ’ Chen said , taking the big handgun from inside his jacket and handing it across . |
| 5 | He gave an indifferent shrug , extracted the piece of card from inside his coat and threw it with a show of distaste into an overflowing rubbish bin . |
| 6 | If you do have strong opinions about any aspect of the newsletter , please fill in your questionnaire and send it to us ASAP . |
| 7 | Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair . |
| 8 | She wrapped up warmly , winding a scarf round her neck , crossing it over her chest and pinning it at the back , as her mother had done in her childhood . |
| 9 | When her breasts were free she teased him with the top half of her peach-coloured bikini , waving it over his head and snatching it out of reach as he stretched up for it . |
| 10 | He raises it over his head and brings it crashing down on the back of the man 's head ; once , twice , three times . |
| 11 | Now I 'll get off my bottom and get it for you . ’ |
| 12 | I pulled off my shirt and threw it beyond the woodpile . |
| 13 | I managed to pull off my mask and see it was a white car . ’ |
| 14 | When I had finished I took off my coat and hung it on a nail . |
| 15 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , Clara could tell from her tone that she was pleased about something , and , as she took off her blazer and hung it in the cupboard , she waited to hear what it was . |
| 17 | For she had taken her mind from his marauding hands and , with a low guttural cry , he had succeeded in stripping off her top and flinging it from them into the dark recesses of the room . |
| 18 | In her room , she took off her dress and hung it up carefully . |
| 19 | Carefully Merrill took off her dress and shook it in case the earring was caught up somewhere in its folds . |
| 20 | Mary Rose took off her mink and handed it to a large redheaded girl , who looked at it and stroked the silky fur before she hung it up on the back door among the muddy anoraks . |
| 21 | She took off her scarf and tied it round her head , and then thought better of it — why allow herself to be provoked ? |
| 22 | Blanche peeled off her raincoat and hung it on the back of the chair . |
| 23 | But I was furious , and at the end of the afternoon , tore it off her head and threw it in the fire . |
| 24 | Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . |
| 25 | She dosed the door softly behind her , took off her coat and folded it neatly on the small divan bed and snuggled down in the flowery corner armchair . |
| 26 | Georgina pulled off her coat and flung it on the chair . |
| 27 | She was then told to take off her coat and put it over her head . |
| 28 | After she 'd completed her delivery round of the dressing rooms , Lucy came back into the department , took off her coat and threw it in the corner , and then threw herself onto one of the available chairs with an equal lack of ceremony . |
| 29 | Ripping off her Englishness and casting it aside was as easy as unfastening the collar of her dress . |
| 30 | Annie whipped off her apron and put it onto the table drawer , while calling out , ‘ Ask the gentleman in , Lydia . ’ |