Example sentences of "[vb past] forward [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent forward and plucked at the coat . |
| 2 | He straightened , then bent forward and tapped at the white plastic strip on the kitchen window ledge which retained the cheaply horrid secondary double-glazing the flat 's owners had fitted . |
| 3 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |
| 4 | She darted forward and saw at a glance what had happened . |
| 5 | He stepped forward and retreated at the little garden gate as though rebuffed by some force field or buffeted by some invisible gale which had no effect on the branches of the little trees and evergreens in the front gardens of the cottages . |
| 6 | There was the sudden roar of a car engine and a screech of tyres and the red car that Stuart had been looking at sped forward and stopped at the entrance with its passenger door swinging open . |
| 7 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |
| 8 | Duvall lunged forward and fired at the shadow . |