Example sentences of "forward and [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She darted forward and saw at a glance what had happened . |
| 2 | The people were commanded to assemble and were faced with a simple choice : ‘ Elijah stepped forward and said to the people , ‘ How long will you sit on the fence ? |
| 3 | Charlie leaned forward and said to the driver , ‘ Keep the meter running . |
| 4 | She leaned forward and said in a dramatic whisper : ‘ Mr Zulueta wanted what I was not prepared — what I should not be prepared to give — and I repulsed him . |
| 5 | He bent forward and plucked at the coat . |
| 6 | At this point in his writing a white pigeon which had been fluttering round the swimming-pool alighted on the table , took two steps forward and excreted on the ‘ Jottings ’ , no doubt in the interests of historical accuracy . |
| 7 | Wishart leaned forward and fished amongst the pieces of parchment on his table , took up a thin scroll and tossed it to Corbett . |
| 8 | K ! sdra the dragonrider leaned forward and squinted across the clearing . |
| 9 | Others simply stood around the door resisting every invitation to come forward and sit at the front among middle-aged relations and family friends . |
| 10 | But , before she could stop herself , she was leaning forward and pointing to a couple of the sketches in particular . |
| 11 | But , what we would say to you I think this morning , Chair , is that in your officers ' view erm , yes , we think it is sensible to go forward and manage on the basis of five hundred thousand pounds addition towards that shortfall , we become increasingly nervous if that five hundred thousand pounds is reduced , and because of the uncertainty , again later in the papers you will see still have some contingencies that you could use from savings in previous years , and we will be strongly recommending to you that you retain some of those contingencies because of the uncertainty that still attaches to demands in the community care grants . |
| 12 | There was the sudden roar of a car engine and a screech of tyres and the red car that Stuart had been looking at sped forward and stopped at the entrance with its passenger door swinging open . |
| 13 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |
| 14 | Originally , in the early European universities , the thesis was an argument put forward and defended by the author in a public exposition conducted by members of the university faculty . |
| 15 | When not in use they my be tidied away forward and secured to the shroud anchorages . |
| 16 | She almost jumped forward and darted towards the side entrance , dashed through the gate , up the shrub-bordered path and into the yard where , at a far door , Aggie was standing in the act of handing something to the maid . |
| 17 | Headaches are often one sided beginning in the occiput and extending forward and settling over the left eye |
| 18 | Headaches are often one sided beginning in the occiput and extending forward and settling over the left eye ( right is Sanguinaria , Silica etc . ) . |
| 19 | One of the boys in question leaned forward and drawled in an upper-hive accent , ‘ Shame , having to hack off one 's pinkie to say sorry to one 's boss for a blunder . |
| 20 | Understanding what the problem is can help us move forward and contribute to the emergence of a new model of health care . |
| 21 | I saw Charlie suddenly jerk forward and vomit in the footballer 's lap , before collapsing backwards off his stool . |
| 22 | ‘ Enter , ’ said a bored voice and the two men marched in , took four paces forward and came to a halt in front of Captain Trentham . |
| 23 | ‘ Hmm , ’ said Lili abstractedly , leaning forward and tweaking at the hem . |
| 24 | ‘ Best hang tight to my arm , boy , ’ he yelled and together they leaned forward and tramped through the long wet grass to wrestle with the Littles ' gate . |
| 25 | Should the Slater Foundation accept , then , that it has performed a function in goading the LTA forward and retire from the arena and let them get on with it ? |
| 26 | As Bernice tried to read the next line , Ell moved forward and stamped on the creature . |
| 27 | Plummer lowered the weapon , easing the hammer forward and slipping on the safety catch . |
| 28 | More people could have been seriously hurt if a passenger had n't leapt forward and slammed on the brakes stopping the coach hitting a wall . |
| 29 | But before Lucy could answer Doreen leaned forward and lied in a sweet voice , ‘ I told Miss Telford that you 'd said for her to get into the bus . |
| 30 | Mitch leaned forward and yelled into the count 's ear and instantly the small plane banked and screamed downwards like a stone from a catapult . |