Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | Or delivered him to a house in that vicinity ? |
| 3 | Well , as no-one 'ad bought any of me violets or treated me to a sandwich , and me near dyin' of starvation , with no job and no lodgings , well , I was so desperate I went up and grabbed the wallet , which Blackbeard was wavin' about at Dan Pearson . |
| 4 | Did you start doing a passenger service when you got the mail contract or did you to the mail just on its own first or did you |
| 5 | I refer , of course , to unsupported mothers , women who have neither shirked their obligation to have children , nor left them to seek jobs , nor abandoned them to the tender mercies of the social services — , |
| 6 | She disappeared , then reappeared behind the counter and whispered something to the girl who was on duty there . |
| 7 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 8 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 9 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 10 | He gripped her wrist firmly and led her to a door . |
| 11 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 12 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 13 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 14 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 15 | Alexander took her hand and led her to the door that led out on to the path that wound down towards the beach . |
| 16 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 17 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |
| 18 | He gestured towards the table with an amiable smile and led them to the gate . |
| 19 | The count simply abandoned the small , expensive aircraft and led them to the car . |
| 20 | She took Mungo 's case , hung up his mac and led him to a fire as lively as the one in the waiting-room . |
| 21 | Someone grabbed his arm , and led him to a waiting horse on which he galloped away leaving behind his winnings . |
| 22 | Despite the quality of mind which had won him his first-class honours degree and led him to a study of modern philosophical and psychological theory , he rode like a conqueror over the rules of logic and morality . |
| 23 | ‘ Victor 's story is that she was willing , she undressed and led him to the bedroom . |
| 24 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 25 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 26 | And she took his hand and led him to the bed . |
| 27 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 28 | And it was not until Mrs Thackray 's tall , craggy fair-haired son had shouldered his luggage and led him to the top of St Jude 's Street that he had realized his peril . |
| 29 | When Edward suggested ablutions first he grinned engagingly and led him to the bar . |
| 30 | ‘ The warder came and told me to dress and led me to an officer of the court , ’ the small , self-effacing lawyer recalled in an interview on Saturday . |