Example sentences of "[vb past] out and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She peered out and saw him crawling on hands and knees along the ledge . |
| 2 | Walking over to the nearest window , she peered out and found herself looking across what was unmistakably the Grand Canal . |
| 3 | But she later moved out and ended their affair . |
| 4 | And when the silly girl found out and rejected him he raped her for her pains . |
| 5 | But the gang found out and followed him here . |
| 6 | ‘ But the squire found out and chopped his sister 's head off , which made her change into a baby rabbit . |
| 7 | She had some exotic liquids in bottles , one of which Nutty tried out and turned herself native . |
| 8 | When the press of grey on either side became too much the motorway fizzled out and abandoned them to the early-evening commuter jam of the North Circular Road . |
| 9 | Suddenly her hand lashed out and slapped his face . |
| 10 | The Bloodthirster lashed out and struck him a terrible blow , breaking the bones of his left arm so that his shield hung useless at his side . |
| 11 | The Athenians came out and fought them at Tanagra ( 457 ) ; the Spartans first won but then Athens retrieved this defeat under Myronides at Oinophyta two months later . |
| 12 | The telephone went , which was a possible cue , and she came out and heard somebody 's secretary giving him a brushoff . |
| 13 | She came out and said he was definitely still in one piece but probably had cramp or pins and needles so we gave him some painkiller . |
| 14 | But in the evening he came out and made his way to the royal store-rooms , where the food was being got ready for the King and his chief followers and wives . |
| 15 | Eva came out and greeted him as though he were an artist returning from barren exile , Rimbaud from Africa . |
| 16 | Briefly his hand came out and pressed her knee reassuringly . |
| 17 | As we lifted it , it came out and banged me on the top there , and it knocked me out , knocked me out and I was going to the doctor , but what frightened them all , this was the funny thing , what frightened them all to death , was the fact that I was violently sick you see , and all was bright red you see , and well the fireman passed out , well , do you know what it was ? we had blackcurrant ! |
| 18 | I was so purified and uplifted that when I came out and discovered my car had been towed away and I 'd have to fork out 70 quid , I was completely unruffled . |
| 19 | If you have failed to brief them properly then they have little option but to either put it on hold or send it back as it came out and let you sort it out . |
| 20 | P : I was coming home from a party with Robert Mitchum drinking cider when one of Shane 's gang came out and stabbed me in the arm … ( goes on for about ten more pages — Freudian Ed ) |
| 21 | Great run again by Mickey , did ever so well , came inside , knocked a good ball into , unfortunately he just could n't get hold of it and the goalkeeper came out and collected it . |
| 22 | Carolyn came out and served them tea and cake . |
| 23 | When he 'd finished at the sink I came out and wound myself lovingly around his legs but he shut me in the kitchen . |
| 24 | When Teacher came out and rang his bell for the children to line up in neat rows , she held Frankie back so that he was the last to obey the signal . |
| 25 | Presently he came out and handed us ten pounds in gold and a cheque for ninety pounds from Coutts 's Bank . |
| 26 | They rolled around on the ground together for a few moments and then the boy 's mother came out and gave him Sergeant 's leash . |
| 27 | They came out and gave him paracetemol and painkillers . |
| 28 | The sentry there came out and flashed his lamp around , and then we entered a high steel-mesh fence that said ‘ Department of Agriculture . |
| 29 | We had a name for that cove and we used to shout it outside his house until he came out and chased us away . ’ |
| 30 | I would never , ever have said I was anorexic , until a neighbour and now a close friend , Anita , came out and labelled me one . |