Example sentences of "he pulled [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled up the wooden chair from beside the bed and sat down . |
| 2 | He pulled out the great blade , tapping the toe of his boot with it . |
| 3 | He pulled out the battered sea captain 's telescope that he had bought in Caen to replace the expensive glass that he had lost after Toulouse . |
| 4 | Just when it looked as though Holligan would struggle , while being watched by his world featherweight champion pal Paul Hodkinson , he pulled out the big one . |
| 5 | He pulled out the little packet of contraceptives and showed them to her . |
| 6 | He pulled out the bottom drawer , grabbed all the leaflets from the estate agents , all the newspaper cuttings of houses for sale , and threw them on the floor . |
| 7 | ‘ Now , ’ said Zach , jumping onto the bed , ‘ I can read my letter , ’ and he pulled out the crumpled envelope from his shorts . |