Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a towel and hanging it over her arm , she made her way upstairs , her mind spinning with troubled thoughts . |
| 2 | Theresa reached for her thick knitted shawl and knotted it around her shoulders — as Weasel had observed , she was already wearing her jacket in an effort to keep warm . |
| 3 | He undressed her with care ; slipping the loose silk dress from her shoulders , and helping it down her slim body until it fell in a circle around her feet . |
| 4 | ‘ Now , I do n't know what 's going down here , but I know this much — if you ever talk to my brother like that again , I 'll rip your nuts off and ram them down your throat . |
| 5 | ‘ Before I tear your heart out of your chest and ram it down your throat , yes . ’ |
| 6 | Gathering up the eiderdown and drawing it round his shoulders , Mungo tiptoed to the window over the cold lino . |
| 7 | And to round it off their was a tiered wedding cake — all provided by Mrs White . |
| 8 | At first I 'd thought that Kāli was joking , that she 'd sneaked up behind me , snatched the karaso and hidden it up her skirt or behind a tree . |
| 9 | She picked one , hoisting the bread under one arm , and swished it over her shoulder at the swarm of cattle flies that buzzed there . |
| 10 | She picked up the string of the cardboard box containing her gas mask and slung it over her shoulder . |
| 11 | But then he picked up the rubbish bag and slung it over his shoulder . |
| 12 | Allen picked up the sack and slung it over his shoulder and they all three went out into the open air . |
| 13 | He unclipped his shield belt and slung it over his shoulder . |
| 14 | Drago lifted a huge stringed instrument and slung it round his neck . |
| 15 | He flipped a switch , then took the radio off and slung it round my neck . |
| 16 | The only evening dress she had brought with her was the colour of well-polished copper , which added a little colour to her pale complexion , but it was not going to be warm enough and so she took the mink that had been part of her trousseau from the wardrobe and slung it around her shoulders . |
| 17 | ‘ Will you take Owen my message And bring me back his answer ? |
| 18 | Amy , by now familiar with the routine , fetched a bucket and a sterile lavage tube from CSSD , and Kathleen ripped open the packet , lubricated it and passed it down his throat with ruthless efficiency . |
| 19 | I take a couple out and wind them round my finger . |
| 20 | He went over to the bed , lifted up the skirts and the separate bodice and draped them over his arm , pushing Meredith in front of the ornate Venetian gilt mirror complete with cherubs and vine leaves that occupied a good twenty feet of wall space . |
| 21 | Immediately Nathan pulled her cardigan from over her arm and draped it around her shoulders . |
| 22 | He pulled the blanket from underneath himself and draped it over his shoulders . |
| 23 | She shook her head , not understanding , watching him bundle the rabbit in her jumper , then lift it and sling it over his shoulder . |
| 24 | It pinched his features together and bunched them round his bulbous nose . |
| 25 | They seized on every detail of the evidence and plastered them over their front pages . |
| 26 | With a gesture of annoyance , she reached for a rope of jet beads and fastened it around her neck . |
| 27 | When he rolled away from her , she idly pulled a frond of fern and stroked it down his cheek . |
| 28 | He caught her hands in his and drew them over her head so that she lay open and vulnerable to him . |
| 29 | Primaflora took the kerchief and drew it over her cheeks and then held it taut , staring at the damp blotches . |
| 30 | Bring this loop up to your left wrist and tuck it under the rope tied to that wrist at the point marked B. Once you have pushed a little through , grasp it and place it over your left hand and you will be free once more . |