Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had sobbed or fainted or begged him , he would probably have given way . |
| 2 | A great hush fell over the entire Wolfwood , as if , thought Snizort , every living creature knew or heard or sensed what had happened and was waiting to see what the Trees would do . |
| 3 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |
| 4 | The lad 's prize was a silver shilling , the maids got a shilling and a kiss , and Mrs. Jarrett — well , for one terrified minute she thought she was due a kiss , too , but instead she had a stately one-round waltz on the meadow with the master , while everyone else laughed 206 or cheered or sang their own idea of a waltz tune . |
| 5 | Some of their stores were swept away , some of their mounts and pack-horses were bogged , or foundered and damaged themselves in the stones of the river beds . |
| 6 | This ensures that the modules have not been inadvertently or maliciously tampered with or corrupted and gives you confidence in their integrity . |
| 7 | Another source of worry was the baby girl that Panna , another of Chaman 's chelas , had adopted ; if ever it wheezed or coughed or refused its food , Panna would work herself up into an opera of agitation . |
| 8 | Jim , seated , or perched on his chair , could not settle , but got up and stumbled about , laughing helplessly , or sat and laid his head on the table and laughed , sounding as if he wept , then in an excess of happiness and gratitude , banged his two fists on either side of his head , which banging turned into a little sharp jubilant rhythm . |
| 9 | As a precaution , Alexandra took her fork round to the far side of the wain , in case her mother should be looking from a window , and plunged and twisted it in most expertly in order to bring out a huge wedge of tawny grasses , cut last summer in these very meadows . |
| 10 | The old porter grinned and winked and opened his mouth . |
| 11 | She dropped cans of root beer all over my feet in the subway station ; one broke and splattered and dampened my toes . |
| 12 | She grabbed him and hugged and hugged him . |
| 13 | To her astonishment , Rosalind flung her arms about her and hugged and kissed her , which was unusual for Rosalind at any time ! |
| 14 | Orin looked sick and hugged and kissed her . |
| 15 | Byers Green was designated category D. Peggy Hutchinson objected and fought and saved it from demolition . |
| 16 | ‘ I got caught writing on a bus ; I was arrested and charged and told I was going to get a caution . |
| 17 | Adamus bowed to Ruth 's perfect breasts and mouthed and tongued them . |
| 18 | Bill Rathje , a professor of archaeology at the University of Arizona , is one of the few people who has burrowed into America 's landfills and weighed and measured their contents — a treatment usually reserved for the dustbins of rock stars . |
| 19 | I found a medicine dropper and used that to feed it the milk they left me . |
| 20 | If he came to me now and knelt and handed me the poker , I could n't hit him . |
| 21 | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could . |
| 22 | They all roared with laughter except for the sneering man who suddenly grew fish-coloured and shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 23 | ‘ The men around me jumped around and shouted and shook my hand , and Nelson hugged me . |
| 24 | I made him some tea and supper while he bathed and changed and unpacked his things in my bedroom . |
| 25 | We had to have solved so much problems and I just this way and I just would n't have it you know it 's just impossible it 's impossible and I hummed and hawed which way and hummed and hawed which way . |
| 26 | She said the driver had stopped at an intersection , got into the back seat with her and assaulted and raped her . |
| 27 | Gibbon records that on the day of the decisive battle a ‘ violent tempest ’ blowing in the faces of the defending Romans ‘ disordered their ranks , wrested their weapons from their hands , and diverted or repelled their ineffectual javelins ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ I struggled and twisted and got my right hand free . |
| 29 | This does not coincide with the realistic view of mankind having to overcome the opposition of nature to do as he wishes and came and cultivate what originally posed a threat , and most often still does . |
| 30 | So victims feel isolated and ignored and find it difficult to talk about their experiences . |