Example sentences of "and [vb past] to [pos pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She shuddered and returned to her former seat . |
| 2 | The example was set by the Despensers , especially the younger , who flourished in the king 's continued favour and looked to their own profit while they extended his . |
| 3 | She walked out of the room and went to her own room , seething with rage , humiliation and a great sense of desolation . |
| 4 | And then he withdrew , closing the door after him , and went to his own room to stretch out for a while . |
| 5 | I said goodnight and went to my own room where I found the sleeping-car attendant had duly lowered my bed and laid a chocolate truffle on the pillow . |
| 6 | It 's all very well keeping mentally flexible and all the rest of the who-har , but if you , er , my , my mother stopped and said to her many years ago , she said , you do n't look your age , you do n't act your age , you do n't sound your age , you do n't think your age , but you are your age , and this is absolutely true , as you grow older , nothing will stop the fact that your arteries get a little harder , so that , you know , that you get raised blood pressure quite easily if your agitated and you are , for some reason you , you have to puff a lot more , I was reading about this just recently , and these are changes that take place whatever you do , you can exercise , and you can take vitamins and you can keep your weight down , but you age . |
| 7 | So , worn out and aching in every limb , she had her first bath in the marvellous bathroom , and retired to her own bed . |