Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] [vb past] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted ! |
| 2 | ‘ How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted — |
| 3 | Mm cos I found I 'd try , well the works had er , erm table and I , I remember the last time I played before I left and I said come on , I 'll |
| 4 | She stirred as they entered and gave a creaking groan as she began to waken . |
| 5 | Cranston roared as he rose and went to fetch the boots standing in the comer . |
| 6 | I closed my eyes and watched the sheets of warm colour that came as I relaxed or increased the tension of the lids . |
| 7 | They jangled when she moved and brushed her creamy shoulders each time she turned her head . |
| 8 | Councillors were jeered and heckled as they emerged and the mayor was given the Nazi salute as he drove off . |
| 9 | ‘ That young man will advance far , ’ Cranston murmured as they dismounted and knocked on the door . |
| 10 | ‘ I can see that , ’ D'Arcy murmured as he knelt and gently prised Ahn 's hand away from the wound . |
| 11 | Nobody cared if she lived or died . |
| 12 | The kiss lengthened until he groaned and lifted his head . |
| 13 | He turned as he went and roared : ‘ Stay there . ’ |
| 14 | Her voice shook as she slapped and struggled her way free , then turned on her heel and ran to the stairs , almost slipping in her high heels . |
| 15 | He hated being touched unexpectedly , and winced ; then sighed as she apologised and flustered out . |
| 16 | The private detective following them cursed when they stopped and kissed in the middle of the street . |
| 17 | Winston put these machines in front of everybody and there was a button that you pressed when you spoke and you released when you listened … . |
| 18 | This meant that I was free to respond to the effects that developed as I worked and I got a feel both for the subject and the pastels I was using . |
| 19 | He watched until it disappeared and then he skipped happily back down the hill . |
| 20 | Brower then offered viceroys to both classes of jays and recorded whether they avoided or pecked at them . |
| 21 | There was little reason to stay on in an empty house , Belinda decided as she covered and refrigerated the kedgeree after her father had left . |
| 22 | She blushed as she spoke but Bridie and Julia noticed nothing . |
| 23 | ‘ Go to hell ! ’ she snapped and watched as he laughed and turned then , and strode back towards the barn , whistling cheerfully beneath his breath . |
| 24 | ‘ Take her down ! ’ he ordered , and watched as she floundered and kicked at the man on each side of her . |
| 25 | He watched as she backed and turned , then drove off , the grey curtain of the mist suddenly swallowing her up . |
| 26 | He just sobbed until someone came and took him away . ’ |
| 27 | Well , why would n't it ? she questioned as she went and took a seat on the settee in front of the tea-tray — she was in Prague , and she felt happy . |
| 28 | We played badminton and sang folk songs , but we knew as we wept and prayed with refugees from Czechoslovakia that it would not be long before we were asked to make even the supreme sacrifice to stop , if we could , the Nazi menace . |
| 29 | The footwear they chose as they tramped and danced their way towards the end of the decade was improbable-looking to say the least . |
| 30 | I slipped as I landed and fell against the bulkhead . |