Example sentences of "and [verb] [conj] [prep] [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked up at him , her face so blotched and swollen that despite himself he put out a hand to comfort her , only for her to let out a frightened cry , trying frantically to burrow into the sofa to avoid any contact with him . |
| 2 | It can be a clasp that grips and devours and from which there is no escape . |
| 3 | But there were many , including senior ministers , who were highly critical of her decision to continue and believed that despite it she could and should be persuaded to stand down . |
| 4 | I wish people had looked deeper and seen if for what it was — breaking down all those barriers and giving people a good time . |
| 5 | She saw the crystal in front of him flicker with pale lights , and guessed that to him it was no pallid , ice-sheathed glimmer . |
| 6 | I did try and move because of what you said |
| 7 | My relationship with the director is therefore rather different from most producers ; I am looking not for someone to watch and admire but for someone who can deliver the result . |
| 8 | Frederica tried to talk to M. Grimaud about Racine but , although he could quote several speeches , he was more interested in what Racine was and meant than in what he had written . |
| 9 | ‘ You know , ’ he said , ‘ you people have a habit sometimes of coming here to Israel with some specific details and thinking that from them you can deduce some universal truth . |
| 10 | The impression you create is given as much by how you look and behave as by what you say and this very definitely includes what you wear . |
| 11 | Elaine , a 16-year-old girl who has spent most of her life on the streets of Rio de Janeiro , in Brazil , puts it better : ‘ I dream of a better world , a world where children and adults are no longer abandoned , tortured and murdered because of who we are or what we do … |