Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 'd met someone and wanted to be unfaithful , he would have found an opportunity and I could n't have stopped him . |
| 2 | Once there , we lifted ourselves and looked at one another , both of us laughing , trudging grass-stained to the top again . |
| 3 | He squatted down beside her and took one of her hands in his and waited for her to go on . |
| 4 | Impulsively she put her hand over his and said with passion : ‘ You are going to have to deal with a smart , slick world , quick to ridicule those who do not understand its manners — a world where you want friends , not enemies . |
| 5 | I shall have words with you later , Rob , ’ he added significantly , then he turned as Heather slid her arm into his and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek . |
| 6 | Steve acted swiftly , excused himself and sped after her . |
| 7 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 8 | He stretched himself and looked at his watch . |
| 9 | Worse was to come though for Horsham as following a fifty fifty challenge on the edge of the Abingdon area , striker Paul Walker injured himself and had to be stretchered off . |
| 10 | We started the gradual process of bringing him back into work , hoping that he had been through all his disasters in one go : first he cut himself and had to be stitched , and then he got kicked on the hock . |
| 11 | But then he restrained himself and said in a quiet voice , ‘ Know anythin' about sailin' ? ’ |
| 12 | He got up slowly from his chair to stretch himself and went to the window , overlooking the back car lot . |
| 13 | He tidied up , damped the fire down , undressed down to his underwear , took a cushion from the armchair to use as a pillow , used his overcoat to cover himself and went to sleep on the rug beside the hearth . |
| 14 | On the ground , when they had left the parked plane , Myeloski excused himself and went to the men 's room . |
| 15 | He ordered a pot of coffee to fortify himself and stepped into his shower . |
| 16 | He stirred himself and shivered into alertness . |
| 17 | He wrapped a short raincoat around himself and ran up the front path . |
| 18 | Michael Stroud has been treating himself and Ran with medical supplies on the aircraft . |
| 19 | Friar Tuck stirred himself and stared at the Trapper . |
| 20 | He picked up the wafer of liquid crystal which represented himself and stared at the High Priest 's face , his own , wishing that his own image could confide in him in the same way that the Harlequin had . |
| 21 | His work matured , even if there is no question that he abused himself and died for that reason . |
| 22 | The coroner 's verdict was that Mr Bamford killed himself and died from shock due to burns . |
| 23 | Robert drew into himself and waited for his parents to go away . |
| 24 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 25 | Thus , in 1798 , he re-visited Buttermere and met Sally with an intent to destroy the false consequence , which , in the breast of Sally , might have been sown by himself and germinated by others . |
| 26 | The scheme of the Section is that the income which the settlor by his disposition has diverted from himself and conferred on another shall be notionally restored to him while in fact continuing to be applied as he has directed . |
| 27 | So much so that one day at Cockerton School , Darlington , Philip fell over and hurt himself and asked for his sister . |
| 28 | He moved back himself and leaned against the wall , studying them . |
| 29 | The man eyed Doyle contemptuously then muttered something to himself and moved to another table and sat down . |
| 30 | Finally he nerved himself and confessed about his visions . |