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Example sentences for "bent over"

  • This Fort o' God must be a wonderful place," he said, as he bent over to help her.

  • Philip led Jeanne to Pierre's side, and as he bent over him, and spoke softly, the half-breed opened his eyes.

  • He bent over Philip, and added: "You must remain quiet for a little longer, M'sieur.

  • He bent over to pick up his revolver from the ground.

  • I bent over him, and in his arm, which was bare, I saw a little gash made by some sharp instrument and laying bare an artery, I think, which was cut.

  • Kennedy struck a light, and as he bent over in its little circle of radiance, he disclosed a ghastly scene.

  • We bent over to seize him as Kennedy secured the dog.

  • Afterward they told me that this could not have been, but I know that once at least he bent over me.

  • He bent over her, smoothing the curly hair on her forehead.

  • I forgot to bring up a button-hook," she laughed, "and when I bent over with a hairpin I got so sleepy that I nearly fell back in bed.

  • He bent over to pull on an overshoe, and--he just went on over and sprawled out on the rug--dead.

  • She knelt above the water-glass, and he bent over to gaze.

  • He bent over it, conning its detail by the light of the flash which she turned on.

  • Noiseless and swift, Banneker, answering the call, bent over her.

  • He bent over to her hand, which turned, soft palm up, to meet his lips.

  • On the table, near Helen's rose-tree, which he bent over wistfully, lay a letter.

  • In the dim light I bent over a battered and torn mass of timber--that once had been the bow of a boat; and in letters of black and gold I read: "S.

  • I bent over Hale, as he lay fully dressed upon the bed.

  • He bent over me, clapping his hands upon my shoulders.

  • Riggs took two long strides and bent over her, his teeth protruding in a snarl, and he cuffed her hard on the side of the head.

  • Helen stood beside him, bent over him, in her earnestness, as she greeted him.

  • He collected a bundle of them, and, laying them down, he bent over them.

  • Again he bent over, drew from his pocket a handkerchief which he moistened in the water and with which he then wiped Marius' blood-stained brow.

  • From time to time he halted, scrutinized the plain around him as though to see whether he were observed, bent over abruptly, disturbed something silent and motionless on the ground, then rose and fled.

  • One agonized look she gave me as I bent over them: “My dream!

  • He walked to Dicky's bed, bent over him, listened to his breathing, straightened, and came back to me.

  • As I bent over my husband's mother she smiled up at me.

  • He bent over my chair, and his eyes were burning with a light that terrified me.

  • If the shoot has to be bent over in tying it to the stake it may be injured.

  • The fruit canes also should be as nearly as possible in the direction of the trellis, though this is not so important, as they can be bent over to the wire when tied up, and in any case they are removed the next year.

  • Before withdrawing the knife it is bent over in order to open out the tongue.

  • In attaching the cane to the wire, it must be bent over in a gentle curve and care taken not to break or injure it.

  • He bent over, and seemed to be counting the coins.

  • A figure came shuffling forward, bent over, and whispered a word in the ear of the sentinel at the door of the old tobacco barn.

  • I bent over him to get calmness and courage from his sleeping face.

  • I could not remember that unmoved; but when he bent over me with eager anxiety, I drew my hand away, and said I was quite well, quite well, I needed no support.

  • I bent over him, holding him with terror unspeakable.

  • As Kennedy and I bent over, Guerrero's eyes opened, but he apparently saw nothing.

  • Kennedy and I bent over to look at it, and I started in surprise.

  • We bent over and in the flickering light read the message: New York papers full of spontaneous combustion story.

  • The happy face of Cornelius, as he bent over me and gave me a kiss, was alone something to remember.

  • I turned my face to the wall; he bent over me and saw that my eyes were full of tears.

  • I heard him approach; he bent over me, for I felt his breath on my face, but I kept my eyes closed, and never moved.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    baby girl; bade them; bent double; bent down; bent forward; bent over; bent upon; build their; commonly called; delicate membrane; ever been; excellent effect; fellow countrymen; greater portion; internal and border troops; long ages; often seemed; physical characters; premature explosion; results from; seven inches; silver coin; state legislature; will break; will write; would sometimes