Example sentences of "and [vb past] [noun] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bragg got back to Old Jewry , and found Morton finishing his notes on the Parks interview . |
| 2 | The trouble began after spectators carrying flags of the opposition Mohajir National Movement gathered near a high steel fence outside the general enclosure and shouted slogans expressing their opposition to a visit to Pakistan planned by Indian film stars . |
| 3 | On polling day federalist supporters burned polling booths and ballot boxes in Maroantsetra , in the north-east , and prevented people casting their votes in Toliara ( formerly Tuléar ) in the south-west of the country . |
| 4 | The inspector found lower ability classes were two years ahead of similar groups in other schools and observed teachers achieving what other schools had told him was impossible . |
| 5 | Nara and the twins were endlessly fascinated with the little , blind , half-bald creatures , and spent hours picking them up and playing with them . |
| 6 | Back home , he dreamt , he filled the whole flat with buckets of earth , even filled soup dishes and the kettle and the wineglasses with soil , and spent hours watering them and moving them carefully around every day , carrying them from room to room so that they would be struck in turn by whatever sunshine came in through the different windows at different times of the day , making sure they were kept warm . |
| 7 | He walked around for weeks wired to a police tape recorder , and spent hours admitting his past indiscretions to investigators in the US and UK in an outpouring probably not rivalled since Don Juan went into the confessional . |
| 8 | The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records in verse the hunting enthusiasm of the Norman Conqueror : ‘ He set apart a vast deer preserve and imposed laws concerning it . |
| 9 | She looked at the red wine stain on his trousers and felt tears pricking her eyes . |
| 10 | At that moment he looked up and saw Oliver watching him . |
| 11 | He grinned when he turned back towards the bed and saw Isabel watching him with a mixture of shyness and feminine appreciation that brought a blush to her face . |
| 12 | Robyn repeated her question with difficulty , and saw puzzlement clouding his features until incredulity and exasperation took its place . |
| 13 | But just then she looked up and saw Nicolo watching them , his face as black as a storm cloud , and her chin lifted . |
| 14 | He turned and saw Emily watching him from the bottom of the stairs with his leather coat wrapped around her . |
| 15 | Peacock turned away and saw Finlayson picking his nose . |
| 16 | He looked back briefly and saw Pion watching him . |
| 17 | His head was half-bent ; he looked up at Woolley , stiff with disgust and hate ; and saw Woolley watching him coolly , almost curiously . |
| 18 | Rachaela ate tomatoes on toast for lunch , and pictured Ruth eating her sandwiches on some wall or in a park . |
| 19 | Riven barked a mirthless laugh , and remembered Guillamon shaking his hand . |
| 20 | ‘ He was purely intuitive and had difficulty expressing himself . |
| 21 | I could have vomited with fear and had difficulty controlling my breathing at the silent horrors my master described . |
| 22 | Magee was a good-looking man , his shoulder-length black hair and chiselled features making him look at least five years younger than his actual age . |
| 23 | That has set Crosby into conflict with Murray and left Armstrong kicking his heels instead of a football . |