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 | ‘ But not me ? ’ she asked dubiously as she held it up against her . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 5 | Her mocking laughter stopped suddenly as she saw his face go deathly white . |
| 6 | It stopped only when we told them to leave . |
| 7 | It bounced away and he chased it , and a moment later he bumped into the dark , smelly shape of a tramp . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She moved skittishly but he steadied her , using his feet . |
| 10 | This announcement gained her a very wry glance and she fumed more as she read his looks . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She trembled involuntarily when she saw him . |
| 14 | He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | My heart beat wildly and I licked my lips . |
| 17 | Such examples confirm the view of the infinitive proposed here because they evoke its lexical content as something prospective . |
| 18 | She winced then as she stubbed her right foot on the side of the tin bathtub . |
| 19 | Tom was staring at her accusingly , and she wanted to hurry to get the glucose testing kit at once , but on her first stride the numb leg gave way beneath her and she staggered clumsily until she felt his hands steady her with a firm grip on each forearm . |
| 20 | and found again before he goes his way . |
| 21 | His eyes narrowed speculatively as they watched her in the mirror . |
| 22 | Suddenly his heart beat faster and he quickened his pace , in the grip of dreadful panic . |
| 23 | Take striker Dalian Atkinson , who joked afterwards that he got his speed by being chased by dogs as a youngster . |
| 24 | You 'd better if you know what 's good for you ! |
| 25 | During the lead-up to my emergence as a fully-fledged lesbian , I suffered unspeakably as I steered myself through a minefield of heavily internalized Catholic dogma . |
| 26 | Faldo will never achieve the heights of Nicklaus ( will anyone ? ) , and he will probably never the win the affection of the golfing public , but he deserved better than you gave him . |
| 27 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
| 28 | dropped Asdir off and she drove away and I saw her and the four children go , along to the house |
| 29 | Even so , it seemed forever before he drew her back into his arms . |
| 30 | She looked mutinous , then lifted a pouting mouth to his and squeaked protestingly as he pushed her backwards onto the bed and on top of her new hat . |