Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A flight of alarmed mallards rose and I counted 25 before a second similar flock and then a third took to the air . |
| 2 | His eyes twinkled and he brought a card out of his wallet and handed it to her . |
| 3 | Roman 's eyes gleamed and she pulled away , backing nervously until stopped by a bed . |
| 4 | Behind dark glasses , her hazel eyes gleamed and she smiled . |
| 5 | His eyes gleamed and he breathed noisily through his nose as he lifted his own rifle to his shoulder then fired both barrels at the shadow in quick succession . |
| 6 | Her eyes swam and she put out a hand as if to ward off the blows . |
| 7 | Okay , I I was just tha while you were chatting to boss these books came and they have a a number of different things which you know , from changing schools |
| 8 | And then , after I 've been in the workshops about a month , a foreman , a foreman of Signals came and they said oh we can get you regraded , you have to go to the Ordnance see , had to go to the Ordnance get reclassified . |
| 9 | Several gentlemen nodded and someone said : " Nobody has cash , of course . |
| 10 | But her legs shook and she clutched at the bed , which seemed to recede and there was a strange , fizzing sensation in her head . |
| 11 | The words slurred and he gabbled . |
| 12 | The pictures shook and one fell , just missing Frankie 's head , but he did n't bat an eyelid and just kept on reading his comic . |
| 13 | The three heads nodded and they went on their way . |
| 14 | His shoulders drooped and he turned away . |
| 15 | Her shoulders drooped and she turned her face away , staring at the floor , hardly able to listen when fitzAlan continued speaking . |
| 16 | The light of hope that had flickered in Tubby 's eyes died and he shook his head wearily . |
| 17 | Gazzer 's legs went and he sat down heavily in the dirt , his nose smashed and his eyes full of tears . |
| 18 | His ears twitched and he turned to the tree . |
| 19 | Black Wry rose in him against this creature , this monstrous being who was turning Ireland into black barrenness ; above the mask his eyes glinted and he wanted to spring on the Robemaker and tear his throat from his body . |
| 20 | The desperate woman 's eyes sparkled and she looked up at the crafty totter with new interest . |
| 21 | The small man 's eyes flashed and he looked awfully cross . |
| 22 | His eyes flashed and he presented his elegant moustaches . |
| 23 | And her dark eyes glittered and she ran her tongue over her lips , and then she said , ‘ How about it ? ’ |
| 24 | The goat bells receded and I seemed to be moving through even deeper layers of peace . |
| 25 | Bumping noises came and he reappeared carrying a door . |
| 26 | And they entertained us and then some carol singers came and we asked them in and they sang carols and the food was nice and everybody really was very happy and that was the start of our Christmas holiday . |
| 27 | With her conscious mind telling her what to say and do , her emotions rebelled and she heard herself say something quite contradictory to its orders : |
| 28 | Fists struck , heads butted , feet flew and he went down , still fighting but hurt now and aware of real danger . |
| 29 | Moran stood holding the edge of the door until the headlights disappeared and he closed the door without shutting the iron gate at the road or the small wooden gate leaning against the boxwood . |
| 30 | Her senses reeled and she fell into his arms as his lips parted hers . |