Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 2 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 3 | One researcher has suggested that they may be able to detect the very low frequency vibrations that are created in the water by waves and reflected back from the ocean floor , an echo-location system similar in principle to that used , at the other extreme end of the frequency scale , by bats . |
| 4 | Corbett narrowed his eyes and squinted up at the sky . |
| 5 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes and dropped on to the bed , her heart pounding . |
| 7 | He managed to murmur Mayli 's name , then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor . |
| 8 | Yanto took a long swig of cider , then closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree trunk with a sign of contentment . |
| 9 | Molly and her husband covered their eyes and peered out towards the lights . |
| 10 | He rubbed his eyes and peered down from the top bunk . |
| 11 | Then , tossing the towel to one side , she closed her eyes and collapsed on to the open sleeping-bag . |
| 12 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 13 | Once embarkation was complete , the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic garlanded with thousands of waving hands and handkerchiefs , blown kisses and streamers . |
| 14 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 15 | Maastricht was a package and Major kept the bits in he wanted for his supporters and opted out of the things that he did n't want , first and foremost being the Social Chapter . |
| 16 | He mumbled his thanks and strode on up the road . |
| 17 | Behind him Grey Sombrero took a crashing fall at the Chair and broke his shoulder , but all eyes were on Crisp as he skipped over the water in front of the exhilarated spectators in the stands and swung out towards the second circuit . |
| 18 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 19 | He measured out thirty paces and stared up at the crenellated boundary wall which was about twenty feet high . |
| 20 | He wore a red bandana and drank white Russians and quoted Kerouac and spoke loudly in superlatives and sang along to the radio in a shrill and grating soprano . |
| 21 | Birkett shrugged his shoulders and went on with the fish cakes . |
| 22 | He waited another second , then shrugged his shoulders and went in through the double doors . |
| 23 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
| 24 | He shrugged his shoulders and clambered out of the hole with his retinue following on behind . |
| 25 | He 'd expected it and just shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the stool . |
| 26 | He removed his arm from her shoulders and leaned back against the wall , his gaze still on the fair-haired young girl who sat on the bicycle , ready to move off , the wind blowing her skirt and hair . |
| 27 | The shallow burial phase was dominated by pore waters that were derived from surface environments and percolated down through the buried sediments ( Fig. 6 ) . |
| 28 | Here , in an empty silence , he unpacked his bicycle panniers and went up to the pantry where the bulk of the xerox squatted amongst unsavoury tea-towels beside a tea-stained sink . |
| 29 | Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address . |
| 30 | At the well they left their books and went down to the shore . |