Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] and [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was afraid of getting an arrow in my eyes , but I suddenly remembered I still had an old pair of reading glasses in my pocket , so I put them on and continued my work . |
| 2 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 3 | My mother glared at me suspiciously and told me not be so ridiculous . |
| 4 | Well erm if I 'm crystal ball gazing , I would hope that all the women in this country , whatever their colour and whatever their class , would have access to first-class provision for their young children , so that if they wished to work they could actually work in jobs that paid them enough and gave them job satisfaction . |
| 5 | Automatically , she led them in and gave them their feed . |
| 6 | Would he really let rhinoceroses out of cages so they charged people in the suburbs and trampled them down and ate them alive ? |
| 7 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 8 | We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff . |
| 9 | With the loss of their own leaders the armies of Chaos were in retreat and the Elves swiftly hunted them down and destroyed them . |
| 10 | scrap through the remains of erm and got the wire wool and got them down and washed them , what I would like today if you would be so kind as to assist when you 've finished your pottery is to re-label these , now some of you er , have already finished pottery and start straight away , those who only have the finishing touches to do , start half way through the lesson or whatever , but I do intend to give a demonstration now , so , could you gather all round |
| 11 | He motioned them inside and left them . |
| 12 | Once I got arrested one morning for soliciting , but they let me out of the police station ; I got arrested the same afternoon , they let me out again ; I got arrested in the evening and they kept me in and took me to court the next day . |
| 13 | When our mam died — our dad had been killed down the pit long before — he took me in and brought me up . |
| 14 | At the end of the season Chapman called me in and said it was time for me to decide one way or the other . |
| 15 | I waved him away as Karen thoughtfully tucked me in and zipped me up . |
| 16 | With help from a tutor I finally put them together and fitted them into the cubic box I was given . |
| 17 | And we had that one back and nailed them together and sold them again . |
| 18 | Paul ( Myers ) sat me down and asked me what I liked to play , and I mentioned all the things I do , including these transcriptions . |
| 19 | And it sort of weighed me down and slowed me down till my legs could n't hardly move . |
| 20 | The serjeant-at-arms , hidden behind the guard of his conical helmet , dragged me down and pushed me into a chamber where a candle glowed in the darkness . |
| 21 | Up and up we went and when I could walk no longer he lay me down and covered me with kisses and love bites . |
| 22 | But it was too late ; large tears rolled down her cheeks and , no matter how swiftly she swiped them away and pretended they were n't there , they just kept on coming . |
| 23 | We suspected they were not made of sheepskin at all er and we took some of them away and analyzed them to find out what exactly are they made of . |
| 24 | And they say yes we will , our business teach teacher told us about that you see because it 's been happening a lot , cos Marks and Spencers do n't ask for a receipt you see , it actually happened , they used to take things from upstairs , bring them downstairs and said they bought it and got the money for it . |
| 25 | The prowl-car boys handed me downstairs and gave me the hands-flat-against-the-roof-of-the-car routine while they frisked me . |
| 26 | Then I just rushed out of the pub and started runnin' , then you got in me way and knocked me over and sprained me ankle . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The ref called me over and gave me my marching orders , ’ said Mick . |
| 28 | ‘ The ref called me over and gave me my marching orders . |
| 29 | I was also warned to stay away from the tennis court if anyone was playing , but on one Saturday , a party was in progress and Miss Betty Farr , who must have been in her early twenties , spotted me trying not to be seen , called me over and plied me with cakes and lemonade . |
| 30 | Ronni carried them indoors and laid them on the kitchen table , scarcely able to bear the mouth-watering aromas that were escaping from beneath the tin foil . |