Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began at left-back , but it was on the right that he really excelled and became recognised as a quality player by friend and foe alike . |
| 2 | He pulled on his shoes , rose and began to jog along the road in the direction the car had taken . |
| 3 | He rose and began to dance round the room . |
| 4 | But something did delay her ; she stopped and stood to stare at a marvel of nature , so strange as to suspend belief . |
| 5 | She looked at Mairi , who happened to glance over and catch her eye ; and the woman howled and started to moan at the very sight of the wee lass . |
| 6 | Evelyn O'Dowd had her own set of principles , which she changed and updated depending on the situation . |
| 7 | Some British armoured cars came and began shooting from a distance , and in the chaos I shouted out to four or five brother officers and we drove off in a truck . |
| 8 | Maximus tried to reconquer Rome but failed and had to call in the help of his British brothers-in-law . |
| 9 | The raw material for consumer targeting includes : a ) Official UK Census of Population statistics , which may be sorted , permutated and aggregated according to the analysis requirements . |
| 10 | Some fleeting affairs , but things without heat ; all the passion of her being , head and heart , which she sought and longed to give with a fierceness that no one knew , that belied her cool exterior , varnished nails and ( she hoped ) elegant way . |
| 11 | Then he frowned and seemed to consider for a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , that cuts them out of my book , unless , of course , they 're entertaining , witty , rich , and — ’ Here he turned and began to march from the room , saying , ‘ have the sense to appreciate my worth . ’ |
| 13 | She turned and began to run down the stairs . |
| 14 | The crossbow bolt whirred out , nicking the hindquarters of the second dog , which turned and fled howling into the darkness . |
| 15 | I turned and started to head for the dunes at a slow run . |
| 16 | He turned and started to run down the road , southwards , into Dresden . |
| 17 | But the troops rebelled and refused to leave during the winter . |
| 18 | In 1167 his army had been decimated before Rome by an outbreak of malaria ; and he had been chased over the Alps in humiliating disaster ; but still he plotted and planned to return to the task . |
| 19 | Later that evening Heathcliff 's servant Joseph arrived and asked to speak to the master . |
| 20 | A blue Mini arrived and began manoeuvring into the limited space remaining as Melissa picked her way along the uneven path and knocked on the door of number three . |
| 21 | The carpenter nodded and began to cry like a child . |
| 22 | Mr Major just grinned and continued talking to the children , from Dulwich College , south London . |
| 23 | My presence disturbed them and they flew screaming about me for many minutes until they tired and began to settle on the dark water . |
| 24 | One of Gilbert 's gloves flew off , and the next time his hand hit the floor it stuck and began to sink into the carpet pile . |
| 25 | The whore sniffed and tried to walk with a ladylike gait ; she seemed a little drunk and occasionally stopped to pause for breath . |
| 26 | Coleby grunted and began to move towards the door . |
| 27 | The Butcher grunted and began to rummage in a metal box . |
| 28 | Here I alighted and began to walk into the wood in search of something . |
| 29 | Police said Mr Lavelle collapsed and stopped breathing after an altercation with a player from the opposing side during a match on Saturday at Hendon , north London . |
| 30 | Andrew added : ‘ She smelled smoke through the letterbox and naturally panicked and started banging on the door and shouting . |