Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 'T IS really nought , ’ she whispered nervously as he reached her and held out his hand . |
| 2 | He lived in and I believe he made that one , yeah . |
| 3 | ‘ But not me ? ’ she asked dubiously as she held it up against her . |
| 4 | In ready response , his embrace grew masterful , and they clung together as he kissed her face and neck repeatedly , each time catching her lips with more desire and more breathless pleasure . |
| 5 | He moved on when he saw her expression . |
| 6 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 7 | Eventually they caught on and I think they enjoyed our banter . |
| 8 | Her mocking laughter stopped suddenly as she saw his face go deathly white . |
| 9 | It stopped only when we told them to leave . |
| 10 | It was in a terrible state when we moved in but we cleaned it up and made it quite homely . |
| 11 | They never actually moved in and they promised it to Daddy . |
| 12 | It bounced away and he chased it , and a moment later he bumped into the dark , smelly shape of a tramp . |
| 13 | Then standing , you bent over and me holding you open … and sometimes , the strange sight of our mirrored selves , limbs and bodies wrapped around each other . ’ |
| 14 | He neither claimed to know the butler 's name , nor anyone who had known him , but he would always insist the event occurred just as he told it . |
| 15 | She moved skittishly but he steadied her , using his feet . |
| 16 | This announcement gained her a very wry glance and she fumed more as she read his looks . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't let me stop you ! ’ she exclaimed quickly when she saw he was about to call for the bill — and immediately wished that she had n't . |
| 18 | Her hand trembled slightly as she place it on her father 's arm , but when she heard the traditional strains of music announcing her arrival , and saw Silas looking extremely handsome as he waited at the end of the aisle , her nervousness fled . |
| 19 | She trembled involuntarily when she saw him . |
| 20 | ‘ I just cracked up when I saw him . |
| 21 | He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it ! |
| 22 | The burning black eyes skimmed over her and one dark brow rose ironically as he noted her trousers and the masculine shirt with rolled-up sleeves , the glorious hair piled ruthlessly on top of her head . |
| 23 | ’ His excuses petered out and he hung his head shamedly . |
| 24 | My heart beat wildly and I licked my lips . |
| 25 | My master wandered out and I unpacked my belongings , washed , changed and went down to the sumptuous banquet Santerre 's cooks had prepared for us . |
| 26 | We found out that they thought he was the captain giving out safety instructions because we were about to sink . |
| 27 | He found out when he overheard your parents quarrelling one night . ’ |
| 28 | He rose and staggered out and we followed him into a stinking alleyway a short distance from the tavern . |
| 29 | Such examples confirm the view of the infinitive proposed here because they evoke its lexical content as something prospective . |
| 30 | She winced then as she stubbed her right foot on the side of the tin bathtub . |