Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | ‘ One of the film crew dived in and carried her to safety and she was given the kiss of life . |
| 3 | The proprietor took over , and was still serving the portions when one of the waitresses came in and whispered something to Delaney . |
| 4 | I drank my coffee and listened while you talked about the Government 's commitment to looking at the quality of life you should be working towards for our people ( or that we should be working towards for your people — I am not quite sure whether your use of the words ‘ we ’ and ‘ our ’ included me or not ) ; but before I could raise the questions that remained in my mind from the night before — let alone my new uncertainty as to what exactly was meant by the expression ‘ the quality of life ’ — a young man had come in and murmured something to you about ‘ the Governor ’ and ‘ the Bank ’ . |
| 5 | One Saturday a woman came in and took me to a big room where there was another woman with two children . |
| 6 | I invited him in and introduced him to my wife . |
| 7 | The man stared at us doubtfully , then gave in and allowed himself to be led to our table . |
| 8 | Seeing him kissing you , I felt such a murderous rage that I wanted to storm in and beat him to a pulp . |
| 9 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 10 | FitzAlan reached down and yanked her to her feet . |
| 11 | I wrote it all down and gave it to a solicitor . |
| 12 | Ruth pulled out a wicker chair from the breakfast table and sat down and helped herself to coffee . |
| 13 | I did n't think it necessary to comment about that in my reply to that , in fact I have , I was speaking with er Mr when I saw this question down and reported it to him that his name was being used in such a way erm . |
| 14 | But then she 'd practically loaded the gun that had shot her down and handed it to him . |
| 15 | And with that he bent over and lifted me to my feet and told me to be off , which I did not need to be told twice to do . |
| 16 | Gaston , the committee man , who had been eyeing Ingrid the entire evening , trying to discern if she was wearing anything at all under the gold waistcoat , hurried over and pulled her to her feet . |
| 17 | No I did it to Marks ' then blamed it on Cherubs and Cherub come over and did it to Marks ' and I admitted to it , or so or |
| 18 | He said , ‘ I 'd love to do it ’ , and the next week I brought him over and introduced him to the cast and he started . |
| 19 | I think it came from David , but Angie and Tony certainly drummed it up and sold it to us and then went on and sold it to others . |
| 20 | Later , both sloppy drunk , he climbed on and gave it to her and just before he came she put a finger up his asshole and it was the strangest sensation he 's ever had . |
| 21 | marvellous Missus will wash him off and put him to bed . |
| 22 | ‘ He 'd been wearing this over the shirt he wore for the sitting , ’ Edwards said , ‘ and at the end of the last sitting just as he was leaving , as an afterthought , he said , ‘ Oh you better have this ’ and took it off and gave it to me , like the end of a football match . ’ |
| 23 | The manner of his election was dubious in the extreme ; Gallus had spent much time at the court of Theuderic , but at the time of Quintianus 's death he was in Clermont ; while the citizens were trying to decide on a new candidate the Holy Spirit descended on Gallus , according to his relative Gregory , and on the advice of his uncle Inpetratus he set off and presented himself to Theuderic , who authorized his consecration . |
| 24 | He peeled it off and threw it to one side then sat facing the three Americans . |
| 25 | She found she could n't tear her eyes away , and when he managed to get his second boot off and threw it to one side , then lifted his head , she was still staring . |
| 26 | Mary switched it off and handed it to him . |
| 27 | She pulled her jumper off and handed it to him , then watched as he spread it out and laid the dead animal on it . |
| 28 | Cowley took the phone from Roz Hatch as she picked it up and passed it to him , then left him to his privacy . |
| 29 | She took a joint from the pack , lit up and offered one to Mitchum who accepted . |
| 30 | She arched against him , her hands searching desperately for his skin , and with a harsh groan he stood up and dragged her to her feet . |