Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [v-ing] [subord] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I paced around smoking while I decided what to do . |
| 2 | The humans doubled up coughing as it invaded their lungs . |
| 3 | Mr Stokle repeatedly broke down sobbing as he relived the events of the attack . |
| 4 | The telephone kept on clicking as they took recordings . |
| 5 | ‘ I just kept on asking until they found you . ’ |
| 6 | But my mother went on counting until we heard a low shout coming from the hill outside . |
| 7 | We went on listening as she informed us that she had progressed from the easy-peasies such as Keats and Dickens to the Russian heavy brigade . |
| 8 | Without noticing its onset I found that I was crying and I went on crying until I slept . |
| 9 | Martha went on talking as she finished her cleaning , but Mary looked out of the window in a bored way , and pretended not to listen . |
| 10 | He did not look at the girl by his side , who was almost as tall as himself ; but he went on talking as she tapped her racquet against the netting . |
| 11 | Daniel took more persuading than she had expected , but finally agreed to spare an hour later in the morning . |
| 12 | Suppose you actually managed to escape all the harmful effects of tobacco but your child took up smoking because you smoked and he or she went on to develop one of those dreadful ( and often fatal ) illnesses . |
| 13 | yeah I know , but its still very hard work , and I 'm ten years older than he is I , I just did as much as I could for him really , I mean I did more mixing than he did , I did nearly all the mixing |
| 14 | ‘ Got it ! ’ she yelled , and then she carried on yelling as she realized her mistake : if the airlock was pressurized , the rush of air as the doors opened would send her flying across the Arcadian system . |
| 15 | And then when all the others went , ’ Mrs Hollidaye carried on talking as she removed Loopy Lil 's empty porridge bowl and replaced it with a plate piled high with toast , ‘ Lilian was the only one who stayed . |
| 16 | Many women left not knowing if they had been attacked or simply been through a formal examination . ’ |
| 17 | I forced him to try marriage guidance and then backed off bawling when he told our counsellor he 'd felt alienated since our eldest , then seven , was two . ’ |
| 18 | He rushed up to his room and changed , then sat around wondering whether he looked right . |
| 19 | It 's no good sat there saying if I see it , we 've got to get some |