Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study .
2 When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom .
3 Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales .
4 Alexandra took the long pins out of her hat and laid them in the red glass tray on her dressing-table .
5 Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth .
6 He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal .
7 When he had begun to eat , I'tibar Khan entered with the box and laid it before the unhappy father , saying : ‘ King Aurangzeb , your son sends this plat to your majesty to let you see that he does not forget you . ’
8 It became known as the Pleven Plan , named after the French premier , René Pleven , who took an outline drafted by his earlier mentor , Jean Monnet , and laid it before the French Parliament on 24 October 1950 .
9 He placed the beings , pictured as animals , in a belt embracing the known universe , and divided it into the twelve equal houses of the zodiac ( Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Sagittarius , Scorpio , Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces ) .
10 I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many .
11 He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room .
12 Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman .
13 Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter .
14 He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers .
15 At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies .
16 The flight was successfully undertaken to the area of Kerkenah Island , where two 22X Squadron Sunderlands met the Hurricanes and led them on the last leg to the island .
17 Corbett stared at him and looked away , the tension between them broken by the Pictish leader who took Thomas by the hand , like a child with a parent , and led him into the largest house , beckoning Corbett to follow them .
18 And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms .
19 Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room .
20 Harry Carpenter came up to interview him and asked him about the last putt .
21 In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price .
22 He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them .
23 He sighed and lowered himself to the other end of the settee .
24 He took the ladder and slung it into the snow-covered bushes .
25 They seem to have bullied him and made him er , make concessions , and the question that Freud and Bullett constantly ask is , why did Wilson make these concessions , especially since his position was already defined before he came to Europe , you know he already laid down the fourteen points , and sold it to the American people .
26 Troopers lifted the throne from its staging and passed it to the waiting hands below .
27 He gave support to William Wallace in his fight for Scottish independence but deserted him and aligned himself with the English King Edward I who was trying to dominate Scotland .
28 They flittered down the stairs , Ginger Rogers a deux , and draped themselves round the nearest male , an elderly , pale faced banker — ‘ Allo , ’ they purred , ‘ 'Ow do you like sex ? ’
29 The Parquet had existed , he thought , since at least 1883 when a reforming Minister of Justice had unearthed in his office some Arabic translations of parts of the French Code Napoleon and promulgated them as the new Egyptian legal system .
30 I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans .
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