Example sentences of "and [vb past] [conj] [vb past] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the storm broke he fell into a sleep so peaceful and deep that he heard nothing of the thunder crashing overhead or of the rush of waters as the lake filled and spread and crept and grew like a living thing . |
| 2 | He hemmed and hawed and rambled through a number of subjects before making a sideways approach to what he really seemed to need , which was any useful or memorable detail that would be worth noting about the previous night 's client . |
| 3 | He grunted , they said , and weaved and ducked like a prize fighter when asked questions . |
| 4 | He saw them and halted , standing at gaze for a moment open-mouthed and great-eyed , and then he whooped like a huntsman hot after game , and turned and ran like a hare for the hall , bounding as he ran . |
| 5 | I says I sure of that and er I left and went and got into a row over it . |
| 6 | Short-skirted and heavily made-up , she smoked and drank and behaved in a way that outraged many of the older generation . |