Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] [conj] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He passed one to Polly but , instead of taking over the helm again , seated himself in her usual corner of the cockpit , stretching his long legs out and crossing his ankles . |
| 2 | But he came back three days later crying his eyes out and begging me to forgive him , he looked like a helpless puppy . |
| 3 | One motorist who was stopped on the way to Bushmills said : ‘ The police were pulling in cars and coaches and taking teenagers out and searching them and the vehicles . |
| 4 | Andy yelled , throwing the keys down and grabbing me by the collar and slamming me back against the side of the Landie . |
| 5 | How many people have done their , at my age , done their feet in because wearing them I do n't know . |
| 6 | The way we must do this is by working together to get our costs down and ensuring we provide the quality of service out customers need at the right price . |
| 7 | Kept on pulling his trousers down and putting his out in his pockets . |
| 8 | It 's just that it would have been nice to have seen the signs , ’ said Caspar , rolling the maps up and packing them in his saddle bag . |
| 9 | Ambulance , thank goodness someone 's remembered , patting this person 's hand , and putting blankets on and reassuring them , telling them everything 's alright , and blood all over the floor , thank god someone 's gone to get the ambulance |
| 10 | ‘ They 're certainly tearing things down and putting them up at the moment . |
| 11 | ‘ It might take a letter a week to get to Germany , might n't it ? ’ said Mrs Fanshawe , taking her rings off and amusing herself by making them flash in the sunlight right into Nurse Rose 's eyes . |
| 12 | ‘ You can carry on doing my washing , if that will please you — and knowing you as I do , I do n't doubt you 'll be in here at least once or twice a week clearing things up and telling me what a mess I 'm living in — just as you do now . |
| 13 | At 10.00 pm the Corporal came round to check that we were all present and in bed before turning the lights out and leaving us to sleep . |
| 14 | ‘ Through refining our feed , by leaving things out and seeing what happens , we have been able to define the dietary requirements of the prawn throughout its development . |
| 15 | The carriage attacks by charging , knocking characters down and crushing them ( treat as stomp attacks ) . |
| 16 | ‘ He moves by putting his fists down and dragging his legs behind him . |
| 17 | Volley : Putting your arms up and opening your hands to hit the ball upwards with your fingers . |
| 18 | I recoil at the strength of his putrid breath and yank myself away , but he grabs my waist and throws me upon the bed , pinning my hands down and forcing himself on top of me . |
| 19 | Even if you fence it in you still have the additional traffic that would be regenerated in picking the children up and dropping them off . |
| 20 | On Feb. 12 in the village of Bara in Bihar state , hundreds of people described in press reports as Maoist extremists launched a violent attack apparently directed against upper-caste Hindu landlords , burning down houses and dragging men out and beheading them . |
| 21 | He managed to rout them by tearing his clothes off and setting them to sail down a river , then blocking the river with a mighty boulder . |
| 22 | So she was not only watching but being watched when she thought she was by herself , when she was taking her clothes off and putting them on and so on . |
| 23 | The kitchen was full of smoke , servants and Sara 's brothers , who had recently returned from a day 's hunting in the mountains and who were getting in everyone 's way by taking their boots off and leaving them to steam before the flames . |
| 24 | Rolling my sleeves up and getting my hands dirty it 's what life is all about . |
| 25 | I think you know I was con trying to concentrate on getting the facts over and doing it properly and not listening for the comments so much and thinking more you know what , what can I get out of this here erm |