Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It 's all ‘ Cherish ’ and ‘ Three Times a Lady ’ and ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ , and everyone takes to the floor , clutching and fondling , their hands lightly patting the buttocks of their partner .
2 Next day — Sunday , was very hot and everyone went to bed with the windows wide open .
3 The service was held at the chapel and everyone went to the Kirk Inn at Romaldkirk afterwards .
4 At last , the time came and everyone went to bed .
5 One long blast on the whistle from Mr. Windust and everyone came to attention on the spot with not a sound to be heard .
6 There were bodies everywhere and everyone seemed to be screaming and crying .
7 Even their religious faith was subtly different from her own : they seemed hemmed in by a regiment of saints , feasts , rules , indulgences , penances and novenas , and everyone seemed to be permanently on guard against saying or doing anything that might be deemed heretical .
8 There were no forks , and everyone seemed to be using either his fingers or a knife .
9 I saw it happen once to a dear old woman who went around a group of people , gently offering her book , and everyone signed except one .
10 Late in the afternoon , a porter came along with a creaking trolley carrying a coffee urn and snackstuffs , and everyone stirred to a kind of frisky wakefulness and examined the fare keenly .
11 As was normally done , she began to cry ( it was only a scratch ) and everyone crowded around her , uttering words of soul-lifting encouragement , such as ‘ Are ya all right ? ’ .
12 And everyone knew of the people they 'd bitten , like the man who went mad — wandering round the village in search of water , complaining of aching limbs and an unquenchable thirst — and whose body was found , months later , washed up in the river at Lāmri .
13 The King is dead could be heard all over and everyone knew within minutes .
14 The information desk was manned throughout the weekend , the timetable was strictly adhered to and everyone benefited from the efficiency .
15 This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks .
16 The tribe sang a song to thank the Great Spirits and everyone thought about what they could offer as a sacrifice .
17 If the new Clause is accepted , it will be a signal to every fascist and everyone opposed to homosexuality that the Government are on their side . '
18 And everyone froze at the Las Vegas meeting to view triumphant Nina 's outfit .
19 And everyone feels like this ,
20 ‘ There were 17 players in the team and everyone got on the pitch at some point during the game , ’ he added .
21 That 's what I mean ; especially now , when it has become completely esoteric and everyone paints , everyone buys it and everyone talks about it .
22 At last , there was a cry of ‘ Silence ! ’ , and everyone looked towards the door .
23 At this there was a loud outburst of laughter , and everyone looked at a girl sitting at the back , who , scarlet in the face , ran out of the room , sobbing .
24 He had the last word , and everyone looked to him as the brains behind Huddersfield 's phenomenal success .
25 PRAYERS were requested by Bishop Konstant for Tony Bland and everyone hurt by the Hillsborough disaster .
26 If it had to finance that by raising its own taxes , Scotland might become a socialist state along Albanian lines with high taxes , centralised planning and everyone living in council houses and enjoying the beauties of the socialist system in its most untrammelled form .
27 This is a remarkable achievement and everyone connected with it should be applauded — those who designed the cars , those who build them and those who run the firm .
28 Skiing started early in Scotland this year , much to the relief of hard-pressed ski area managers , ski equipment retailers and everyone connected with the industry in Scotland .
29 I had five shots of local anaesthetic , and after about 10 minutes the surgeon pulled out this wriggling black larva and everyone burst into applause , but the photographer said , ‘ Oh , I missed that , can you put it back in so I can take a shot ? ’
30 ‘ Yeah , with Quincx , Malamute and everyone looking on taking measurements ! ’
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