Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] and [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Estella was leading me along the dark passages , she stopped suddenly and put her face close to mine . |
| 2 | He moved suddenly and grabbed her arm , just above the wrist . |
| 3 | Jay melted , knelt upright and kissed her neck . |
| 4 | Adam phoned home and asked his mother to stop his father bothering him when he was in the middle of exams . |
| 5 | I stumbled back and sat down heavily on the plinth , then staggered upright and pulled my cords back up . |
| 6 | Peter Eckersley stands out as particularly inspiring ; Ken Cranston , who once hit 289 for Liverpool Pilgrims , seems underestimated by posterity ; Harry Pilling captained once and saw his side make 33 and 501 against Northants in 1977 . |
| 7 | ‘ Just another couple of feet , ’ cried Gambo as he nimbly moved aside and poised his cleaver ready to chop through the tortured ropes . |
| 8 | Luce moved restlessly and thumped her pillow , her doubts and uncertainties back in full force ; and all because she 'd met a man who had captured her interest and set her imagination winging . |
| 9 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 10 | So the little tailor turned to , and prepared a splendid pie , from flour and meat and onions he found there and decorated its top with beautifully formed pastry leaves and flowers , for he was a craftsman , even if he could not exercise his own craft . |
| 11 | She moved nimbly and took his arm in a firm but not hurtful a grip . |
| 12 | Benedict came away and grasped her hand , pulling her towards the door . |
| 13 | When I came home and told my mother she sighed , " People write poems about this . " |
| 14 | All was uneventful until one child came home and told his mother that he had met a ‘ funny old man ’ in the cutting , ‘ dressed in funny old clothes ’ . |
| 15 | Then came the day when his own two sons came home and asked their mother ‘ when their Daddy was going to be killed , because all racing-driver daddies got killed ’ . |
| 16 | I visited his house before I came here and saw his widow . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ When de Craon was refused entry to Godstowe , he came here and offered you money : gold and silver for your church and parishioners . |
| 18 | ‘ Come on , ’ he said and they both left Steed parked there and made their way to the twisted and bent railing that was his door to the family . |
| 19 | She came across and held his arms . |
| 20 | ‘ That was for you ; this is for us , ’ he murmured indistinctly and took her mouth , exploring it with a passion that Paige returned twofold , arousing a mutual need for satisfaction . |
| 21 | Hans hesitated , then came forward and kissed his father 's cheek . |
| 22 | He came forward and took his passport from his top pocket and handed it to her . |
| 23 | Then one of them , the driver , came forward and grabbed her dress at the front , just under the neck . |
| 24 | ‘ Goodbye , my friend , ’ the Doctor muttered softly and raised his hat in farewell . |
| 25 | I came upstairs and shut my door , and then the door went ‘ Bang , bang ’ and the kids woke up — this was one o'clock in the morning — and I go , ‘ That 's it ’ , went down and there was this big fight . |
| 26 | Sonny darted forward and grabbed his father 's upraised arm . |
| 27 | They actually came aboard and pinched your coal ? |
| 28 | He recovered quickly and shook his head . |
| 29 | in front of them , so I waited until I got home and took me slipper off and whacked his bum , I said the next time I said that 's what 's gon na happen , I said you can do what you like when we go out I said but just remember what you 'll get when we come back |
| 30 | I only felt slightly ashamed when I got home and saw my children . |