Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she was praying that her idea was wrong , that she would find herself looking at someone totally unfamiliar . |
| 2 | That night she dreamt that they were all , Larry and Philippa and John and Conrad and Demian and herself , dancing the hornpipe on the deck of a warship that was ploughing through a storm , but Demian 's leg was tragically maimed and would not keep in step and Conrad was shouting at him like a great actor-manager , and the tears were streaming down Demian 's face , or so she thought , until she realized that it was she who was crying , crying for the sick one , praying that her tears would heal his wound . |
| 3 | They were drawing closer to the barrier now and Donna began looking for Julie , praying that her sister was waiting , hardly daring to contemplate what she would do if she was n't . |
| 4 | But we must be sure that , however shaped in our imagination that goal is , it must be inspired by our lord 's own will for his church praying that his disciples would be one as he and the father are one . |
| 5 | Realizing that my opponent and I were safely separated , I struggled violently , hurling threats and abuse at the poor boy , while praying that my large saviour would n't let go of me . |
| 6 | I used to lock myself in my bedroom sobbing and praying that my real mother would come back to comfort me . |
| 7 | Twitchings claimed that Moorgate Mercantile were estopped from denying that their hire purchase customer was the owner of the car . |
| 8 | She was awfully fond of her husband , of course , but there was no denying that their own lovemaking had become just a little predictable . |
| 9 | Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles denying that his wife is intimately involved with Prince Charles . |
| 10 | There was no denying that his penetration of my mind , using my eidetic memory to distort the relation between representation and that which was represented , was strident , aggressive even . |
| 11 | His created paradise is still only temporal and whilst denying that his perfection can be reached in the presence of the temptation of women , he accepts the fact they are here to stay . |
| 12 | Noticing that her hands are shaking and knowing that he has noticed she forces herself to act cool , not daring for the moment to analyse her disquiet lest she is incapable of handling the reason . |
| 13 | Donna finally got to her feet and wandered outside , glancing up at the board , noticing that her train was due in about five minutes . |
| 14 | Some of the Area Board chairmen could not help noticing that their colleagues who shouted loudest could sometimes induce appeasement , Citrine and Self seeming to show more regard for consensus than for the merits of the case . |
| 15 | Whether he stood or sat his form was full of dignity ; the good proportion and grace of his body prevented the observer from noticing that his neck was rather short and his person rather too fleshy . |
| 16 | It was a secret that made her even more different , because now that people were saying that she was turning into the dark beauty her mother had been , she knew much more about why men and women made babies , that it was n't because it was a duty to God but because they enjoyed it ; and seeing him in church every week , noticing that his voice was going deep and that her own body was changing too and that they were becoming man and woman made her think about him and long for him more and more : she wanted to have him completely , entirely for herself . |
| 17 | Despite his liking for Vaughan , Tindle could not help noticing that his seriousness was veined with self-importance . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't you be taken in , I 'm not to be trusted , ’ he said , noticing that his spectacles were steamed up . |
| 19 | Noticing that his younger brother himself was shivering , Dong , who was taller than the average Annamese , inched his long , thin body closer to him and put his arm around his shoulders . |
| 20 | ‘ You knew , did n't you , ’ he said , noticing that his hands were shaking when some of the whisky spilt . |
| 21 | He looked powerful and tough , and yet Isabel found herself noticing that his lower lip was slightly fuller than the upper , and that his mouth quirked at one corner , hinting at a sense of humour . |
| 22 | Coun Joan Wade said : ‘ I am absolutely fuming that our young people are missing out again , ’ referring to the Radio One Roadshow , with Jakki Brambles and special guests , that will be broadcast from Stewart Park , and broadcasts from Middlesbrough Arena . |
| 23 | Speculation has been intensified that Mr Nelson Mandela , African National Congress president , will soon yield to pressure to distance himself from his wife by announcing that their de facto separation is official . |
| 24 | Several women felt too vulnerable or exposed to remain ; another left dramatically , announcing that her anger would destroy the group . |
| 25 | Mrs Lemass made it clear where she stood by using a press conference in London at the launch of the sixth BDA week in October 1987 , for announcing that her committee would be calling on the European Parliament , the European Commission and the Council of Ministers to waive all opposition to the use of sign language and to demand official recognition within the EC . |
| 26 | Laniel became premier in 1953 , announcing that his government ‘ was ready to seize all occasions to make peace , whether in Indo-China or at the international level ’ . |
| 27 | He kept quiet , excepting that his look changed from friendliness to seriousness . |
| 28 | ‘ Funnily enough , we could detect how the readership was developing from book signings : initially it was the children who came ; then mothers , mumbling that their children were at school , and then the fathers saying , ‘ I want to know what my children are reading ’ ; and finally , the parents on their own , no longer needing childish excuses . ’ |
| 29 | Jane Cristofani steered Helen towards soft separates instead , explaining that her curvaceous figure should be echoed in the shapes of her clothes . |
| 30 | A few days later the previous owners sent her pedigree and a short letter , explaining that their grandchildren were to blame for Sorrel 's temper . |