Example sentences of "pocket [conj] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took some bills from his pocket and tossed them on the table , then rose to his feet . |
| 2 | Paul pulled several cubes of sugar from his pocket and tossed them among the children , and they squealed and fought among themselves , passing the prizes eventually from hand to hand . |
| 3 | The Arab took a passport from his pocket and tossed it on the bed . |
| 4 | Graham took an envelope from his pocket and tossed it onto the sofa . |
| 5 | ’ Patrick eased the faded sea pink out of the pocket and stuck it in the buttonhole of his shirt . |
| 6 | George Yaxlee took the contents of the back pocket and laid them on the mantelshelf . |
| 7 | He took the locket and the manuscript out of his pocket and laid them on the desk in front of the headmaster . |
| 8 | Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her . |
| 9 | And this , ’ he pulled Lazlo 's map from his pocket and flung it across the table , ‘ The great detective left this behind when he and Rex fled from his office last night . |
| 10 | The man peeled off two bank notes from the roll in his pocket and stuffed them into the conductor 's tunic pocket . |
| 11 | He took a square of white card from his pocket and flicked it across the table . |
| 12 | Helen took a tape-measure out of her pocket and suspended it above the grave . |
| 13 | He took his documentation from his pocket and pushed it into the officer 's hand . |
| 14 | She found some handcuffs in his pocket and handcuffed him to the door . |
| 15 | The assistant then ushered them through the doorway behind the counter , removed a sonic transmitter from his pocket and pointed it at the empty bookcase against the opposite wall . |
| 16 | He pulled out a coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air . |
| 17 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 18 | The moment their backs were turned Matron took the bottle of acid from her pocket and slipped it to the Bookman . |
| 19 | He pulled a key from his trouser pocket and slipped it into the lock . |
| 20 | He took some money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver . |
| 21 | Without a word , shamefaced , Norman took them out of his pocket and slid them over the table . |
| 22 | She took a cassette from her pocket and slid it into the machine . |
| 23 | She pulled her glasses from her pocket and placed them on the end of her nose . |