Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We introduced ourselves and told them we had brought them some food which they could share with their friends . |
| 2 | I arrived just after dinner at night , so we were taken into the kitchen and sat down at a huge table on which were chicken legs , lamb chops , steak , dishes of three or four veg and told to help ourselves and did we ! |
| 3 | well I mean I 'm not surprised they do n't wan na take a picture of our garden cos it 's a mess but er I 'd have thought he would have taken a picture of yours and sold you one . |
| 4 | David grinned in that unassuming way of his and made his class line-up for my autograph . |
| 5 | He turned my face to his and kissed them away — overpowering me with such a potent mixture of excitement and tenderness and yearning that I almost swooned . |
| 6 | As the taxi jolted through the streets of Butterfield , she linked her arm through his and kissed him . |
| 7 | She put her face to his and kissed him . |
| 8 | He pushed his face awkwardly into my hand , nuzzling it like a puppy , and then suddenly grabbed it in both his and kissed it . |
| 9 | But when she would have moved lower in her innocent foray Guy captured her hands with one of his and pinned them gently above her head . |
| 10 | She had modelled her speech on his and asked him to correct her if she said something wrong . |
| 11 | Adam drew her arm through his and led her away , for she was half-blinded with tears . |
| 12 | Here she raised her square white face up to his and sought his eyes . |
| 13 | Marcus shouted from the doorway in that distinctly unfriendly tone of his and clapped his hands hard . |
| 14 | As they joined the other dancers , he caught her hand in his and whirled her round into his arms , smiling at the astonishment on her features . |
| 15 | Pressing it more firmly against her breast as his breathing became as erratic as her own , she moved her mouth from his and buried her face in his neck . |
| 16 | He groaned , caught her hand in his and pressed his mouth to the palm . |
| 17 | Mario smiled in that offhand way of his and said he did n't think he would . |
| 18 | He held both her hands in his and brought them to his lips . |
| 19 | She twisted herself sideways in frenzy , screaming still and trying to wrench her wrists free and then he moved both her hands to one of his and gave her a light stinging slap across her cheek . |
| 20 | Thomas took her hand in both his and stroked it gently . |
| 21 | He took her hand in his and stroked it gently , as he might an unhappy child 's . |
| 22 | A hand caught his and drew him quietly into the room . |
| 23 | He caught her hands in his and drew them over her head so that she lay open and vulnerable to him . |
| 24 | Penry took her hand in his and squeezed it . |
| 25 | She half expected Guy to wrench her face back up to his and braced herself to resist , but to her astonishment he laughed softly . |
| 26 | Alan 's ideas were so good that the Creative Director could n't believe they were his and set him a difficult test which had to be carried out in the agency . |
| 27 | Isobel stared at him , then laughed , drew her arm through his and pulled him towards the door . |
| 28 | Daniel took Elisabeth 's hands in his and turned them palm up . |
| 29 | I do n't often get the chance to take out such an attractive young woman , ’ and put his hand on my knee , I put my hand on top of his and held it there . |
| 30 | Mr. Thorpe then contacted the Health Authority himself and pleaded his case to no avail . |