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 ! ’ |