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Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ Then , when we realised and accepted the situation , I just got on and helped him with his fight . ’
2	Some crafty young entrepreneurs steamed in and relieved her of several pairs of Pumas at a knockdown price .
3	He placed a small amount of the substance in his hand and one by one the worshippers knelt down and licked it like hungry animals .
4	He knelt down and held it in front of Sung 's face a moment .
5	The medal was handed to her on a velvet cushion and she bent down and hung it on a little hook with which we had each been provided on arrival .
6	She bent down and took him in her arms .
7	She was taking off her hat and coat as she spoke ; then going over to her aunt , she bent down and kissed her on the cheek , and followed this with the same salutation for her uncle ; and in response he patted her on the shoulder .
8	He bent down and kissed her on the lips .
9	Hands in his clay-coloured raincoat , Gaily , myopic , bent down and read one at random , wonderingly .
10	And with that he bent over and lifted me to my feet and told me to be off , which I did not need to be told twice to do .
11	Wayne was driving now as they left the last of the houses behind , following the lake shore for a while until the wooded hillside of the Step rose up and screened it from their sight .
12	A billowing wave of darkness rose up and sucked her to its depths , and she sank to the floor .
13	He opened them , and his eyelids moved back and hit him on the brain .
14	Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and a roll of thunder and the heavens burst sending us scuttling into the woods for shelter , but it was n't long before the rain got through and drenched us with miniature Niagaras that came cascading down from the broad leaves .
15	So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout .
16	It was an old town , its wealth based on brewing before the Second World War came along and transformed it into a steel and munitions centre .
17	‘ If I came along and accused you of sharp practice , you 'd be righteously indignant .
18	At this point Sergeant Aitken came in and muttered something in the Inspector 's ear .
19	Kay said I know , I said Kay you could n't begin to imagine what he does , and of course she said , and she had been doing that erm painting , Father came in and said something like oh you , you 've done a good job there , but she said he never said oh go over to the kitchen and get a cup of tea
20	The proprietor took over , and was still serving the portions when one of the waitresses came in and whispered something to Delaney .
21	One Saturday a woman came in and took me to a big room where there was another woman with two children .
22	Deane picked the ball up outside the area and run diagonally at goal , beat 2 or 3 defenders and took it past another but the ball was running away and Speed came in and hit it with his right foot .
23	There was a scuffle ; the other policeman came over and kicked me in the stomach .
24	A lay brother came over and took us into the abbey church to hear morning mass and , believe me , for the glory is now gone , the abbey church of Glastonbury was the nearest thing to heaven on earth .
25	Anyway , after about half an hour — the whole lesson — I just dried up and said something like , ‘ Well , that 's it . ’
26	The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark .
27	The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark .
28	Then , slowly , his right hand came up and peeled hers from his arm .
29	She would n't acknowledge an Eternal Verity if one came up and smacked her in the chops .
30	A muscular leg came up and trapped hers beneath it .