Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long day passed slowly and it grew very hot . |
| 2 | See the dockers then all got together and they said right so many men for that job , so many for that job and that did n't matter who they were , they had to their job , all the way round the dock . |
| 3 | To Llaneilian to got to get it they got they got together and they got married and they had ten children . |
| 4 | ‘ We fought together and we suffered together . |
| 5 | My legs dithered weakly and I was breathless . |
| 6 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 7 | He says ’ I think that for everyone who is objecting to the festival locally there are a lot more who are happy to see it go on and see the space used properly and there are twenty five thousand people here from all over the country that are loving the three days . ’ |
| 8 | Because of the vast size of it and the difficulty of controlling it when sailing single-handed , the spinnaker was n't a sail he used much and it was right at the bottom at the aft end of the sail-locker . |
| 9 | The vehicles drew alongside and I could see their amber lights through the canvas and hear slamming doors and excited friendly voices . |
| 10 | He shouted suddenly and my fingers pricked with fright . |
| 11 | The wind rose suddenly and her foot began to feel the cold . |
| 12 | The rickshaws moved together and he leaned across and punched his brother affectionately on the biceps . |
| 13 | His father 's brows drew together and his eyes flashed with anger . |
| 14 | It bounced away and he chased it , and a moment later he bumped into the dark , smelly shape of a tramp . |
| 15 | I had grown more and more tired , energy seeped away and I had begun to sweat at night . |
| 16 | He waded ashore and we had a planning conference on the shingle . |
| 17 | He moved away and I popped another frame and he punched me — ‘ No , you do n't take it . ’ |
| 18 | He moved away and I heard a murmur of protest as he trod on feet and pushed ribs to move back through the sightseers . |
| 19 | His glance raked her from head to foot before he even moved further and she could see that he thought her very decadent to be in her housecoat at this time in the morning . |
| 20 | Quorn was originally introduced in ready-meals such as Tesco 's Kashmiri Korma ; sales rose quickly and there are now more than 60 versions on sale . |
| 21 | But the other merely advanced , and when he came up , put out a hand to touch the lady , whereupon our hero struck with all his might at his heart , and the glass splinter entered deeply and he fell to the ground . |
| 22 | Then the people moved aside and we passed through the smiling , cheering crowd , some of whom I noticed had tears in their eyes . |
| 23 | A stick rose upright and there was a lump of bone in the middle . |
| 24 | He had rammed his foot down on the accelerator , the Mercedes shot forward , the little grey 's neck jerked frantically and she cartwheeled violently in the air crashing to the ground , to be dragged ten feet before Angel braked . |
| 25 | When England batted , Gooch was given out caught behind and it seemed to dispirit his team-mates ; without their hero of the previous game they looked lost , and folded for 114 all out . |
| 26 | My heart beat wildly and I licked my lips . |
| 27 | Cos when he had that first kid , you know , when he moved here and I were asking be nice if you 'd had a a girl . |
| 28 | Lightning cracked overhead and she wished fervently that the storm would break and the rain begin to fall , washing away the sudden betraying wetness on her cheeks . |
| 29 | Ian was telling me — ’ She stopped abruptly and her colour rose . |
| 30 | For an awful moment I thought he was going to drive over the edge , but he stopped abruptly and we all got out . |