Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he 'd sort of had a well I suppose he 'd messed around helped and played about in the smithy . |
| 2 | ‘ Right you great wammock , ’ he shouted and looked round for something to pelt . |
| 3 | My father rushed to the window , looked out and down into the garden , then shouted and ran out of the room , leaving Mrs Clamp goggle-eyed , alone . |
| 4 | Senga shouted and dashed out into the hall , almost colliding with Gerard , the butler " That 's Patrick , " she said quickly , " he said he would be back in time for lunch . " |
| 5 | He drew and sighted out through the window . |
| 6 | Reaching the compartment occupied by Marcelle Fayette , he entered and sat down opposite her . |
| 7 | Fat Mrs Beatty entered and sat down in a corner beyond the screen . |
| 8 | He remembered how the travellers and the seafarers who came to Tara had always told that at the centre of every whirlpool , at the heart of every tempest , is a great tranquillity , and he caught and held on to this thought . |
| 9 | Jazz , whose father drove a Mercedes , winced and held on to his seat . |
| 10 | She rose and flounced off in a swish of skirts and a whiff of fragrant perfume . |
| 11 | Then she rose and went over to the bed , pulled back the covers and slipped between the cool , fresh sheets . |
| 12 | She rose and came over to him . |
| 13 | He rose and came over to Grunte 's table . |
| 14 | He placed the ointment on the table beside her , rose and walked over to the window . |
| 15 | The Prince , still shaking his head , rose and walked over to a carved bookstand which was similar to a lectern in a church . |
| 16 | But she rose and walked over to the table , moving stiffly because of muscles chilled from sitting in the stone window embrasure for so long . |
| 17 | Tallis rose and walked over to the pile of nuts and berries . |
| 18 | At last , when all the stalls were full , Lady Amelia gestured to the cantor not to begin the usual psalms and caused a stir when she herself rose and swept up to the lectern . |
| 19 | She remained mute ; he rose and collapsed on to her to kiss her . |
| 20 | Willie rose and wandered over towards the entrance . |
| 21 | He managed to sleep for a couple of hours , then rose and wandered off to Franco 's bar to see if Maidstone was there . |
| 22 | The slaves rose and backed out of the chamber , their eyes cast down . |
| 23 | Oh , my darling , darling , she wanted to cry , and as he moved and lay down with her and their legs entwined , so she realised , without fear , that along with his shirt , so too had his trousers gone . |
| 24 | An afternoon to yourself to discover the treasures of this revered Cathedral City then a little nap , perhaps and later refreshed and invigorated off to a gala evening with a menu fit for a king . |
| 25 | But Charles dithered and went off to sea . |
| 26 | Five months pregnant with her fifth child , Emecheta fled and ended up in a council block for problem families , which became the setting for In The Ditch . |
| 27 | It was difficult to fasten the buttons down her back as she bent and moved about in front of the mirror , powdering , moistening , curling . |
| 28 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 29 | Michael Lever stopped and stared up at it . |
| 30 | He stopped and stared out of the window , across Horse Guards ' , looking suddenly weary . |