Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [noun] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put the thought aside and met Yuan 's eyes steadily . |
| 2 | He laid his tackle aside and opened Müller 's report . |
| 3 | Please go home and read Lanyon 's letter . |
| 4 | Morris turned his head slightly and caught Bob 's eye . |
| 5 | Then she had to stay behind and got Jessica 's detention and was late for her next lesson and got another detention for running in the main building . |
| 6 | ’ She looked round wildly and saw Alice 's face , red and stupid with laughter . |
| 7 | He reached across and touched Hitch 's arm . |
| 8 | He leaned across and touched Lever 's arm . |
| 9 | Tulagai reached across and seized Burun 's reins . |
| 10 | She refused to allow Jenna to feel guilty , though , and from time to time she smiled across and patted Jenna 's hand . |
| 11 | Comfort changed the water in the bowl she had filled earlier and sponged Julia 's face and neck and hands and arms again . |
| 12 | Since that was highlighted , several witnesses have come forward and told Gilmour 's lawyer , Gordon Ritchie , that they were aware of a lorry-driver acting suspiciously on the afternoon of the murder . |
| 13 | The ghost shrieked out and fell backwards to the wall , whereupon the dog rushed forward and seized Durham 's leg . |
| 14 | Antonio smelt of lemons mixed with spice when he leaned forward and kissed Christina 's cheek . |
| 15 | Willie leaned nervously forward and touched Sammy 's fur . |
| 16 | He parried almost mechanically , his eyes leaving Adam 's face only by swift , flickering glances ; and suddenly he leaned hard forward and caught Adam 's blade on his own , and with a fierce turn of wrist and elbow wrenched the weapon half out of a shocked and bruised hand . |
| 17 | Jolted into action , she sprang forward and grabbed fitzAlan 's sleeve , almost shaking his arm in desperation . |
| 18 | The smallest girl , Eternia , suddenly jumped forward and grabbed Cleo 's foot . |
| 19 | And then Jimmy straightened , stepped quickly forward and grabbed Duvall 's arm … headbutting him with a loud smack ! |
| 20 | She leaned forward and held Jay 's hand . |
| 21 | She leaned forward and patted Isabel 's hand . |
| 22 | He leaned forward and patted Chuck 's arm encouragingly as the suit brought the malabar ponies to a halt outside Cholon 's biggest covered market . |
| 23 | She leaned forward and shook Elinor 's shoulders . |
| 24 | Oh it started in the end , I think it was the er starter motor , but I went home again and took Mandy 's car instead , because I thought I do n't want it to play up tonight , you know , in the car park so I 'll have to check it out tomorrow afternoon . |
| 25 | She looked up again and saw Simon 's eyes were shrinking , his gaze shifting , avoiding hers . |
| 26 | Then , as always , various ‘ catchphrases ’ were strung together like shells on a necklace to form a complete view that was repeated over and again and formed men 's attitudes . |
| 27 | His lips curved again , just to make her extra mad , a derisive , superior smile that none the less transformed his features wonderfully and made Robyn 's heart leap and turn , despite her irritation . |
| 28 | Harald felt it too and held Carl 's hand with his own . |