Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pron] [noun] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it will be , perhaps , I trust , new things that we 'll be learning or increasing our knowledge and our understanding of the Lord , sometimes underlining and reaffirming , er our faith in him . |
| 2 | Hunting one day , Olybrius , the grand governor of Antioch , saw her and seeing her innocence and her loveliness he was jealous and immediately wanted to destroy both . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , but think of the weeping and wailing my uncle and I would have had to endure if you had n't used your skill to save the wretched poodle . |
| 4 | In other words , throughout the period of his episcopate Gregory was compiling and writing his Histories and his hagiographical works . |
| 5 | Twenty years cleaning up his sty and filling his trough and he 's off . |
| 6 | ‘ Now they have witnessed him kissing and cuddling their mother and they must be aware that their real father is deeply upset . ’ |
| 7 | She said , ‘ Because I 've been feeding you for all these years and buying your shoes and your clothes ! ’ |
| 8 | What will her reaction be when she knows that her bright boy , while patting and stroking her and kissing her brow and her blue lips , must have been laughing up his sleeve at her , and thinking what a clever boy he is to be able to live in her fine house and have a big say in her business , while at the same time running a mistress on the side . ’ |
| 9 | It was Katya who recognized him first , excitedly letting him into the kitchen , hugging him and kissing his cheeks and his eyes . |
| 10 | Or maybe even further than that : to those warm sunny days when she sat watching her Daddy and asking him questions and he told her like he always did - ‘ Go and play , there 's a good girl . ’ |
| 11 | There was no doubt that this unceasing hypnotizing rhythm was , as it was doubtless designed to do , dulling our left-brain " edge " , and weakening our concentration and our will . |
| 12 | His talk of the Tories in Scotland winning back seats and increasing their votes and their majorities is exactly the kind of spin on the election result that Tory apologists are desperate should gain political currency . |
| 13 | Erm , I think the charge that has been laid against myself personally and my myself and my colleagues is the charge of vacillation and changing our mind and I and I am grateful to c my colleague David for reminding us that we have in this county had two years two years when the Labour party and the Conservative party have been hand in glove , absolutely determined that the way forward in relation to homes , elderly persons homes , not that 's not to close any and now we 've had a complete volte face when they 've changed their minds and they 've come along with us . |
| 14 | No , running about it 's up and down , and stretching your legs and your muscles in your . |
| 15 | THE sun is now directly overhead and illuminating your life-direction and your most sought-after goals . |
| 16 | Bobo was watching Donaldson , not attempting to meet his eyes but reading his body and his posture instead . |
| 17 | Generally regarded as more liberal and more affable than Lee , Goh was seen as lacking his charisma and there was some speculation as to how long Goh would remain in the post . |
| 18 | The RYA has a list of schools it recognises as fulfilling its requirements and it may be worth contacting them . |