Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drunken porter allowing them entrance after the usual altercation . |
| 2 | Turning to its startled owner , she shouted , ‘ You filthy brute , touching my bottom in a crowded train ! ’ |
| 3 | The small flock of eight flitted before me along the hedgerow , drawing my attention to a white post in a bed of slender St John 's wort and wood sage . |
| 4 | I am helping my Pa with the outdoor work , as is right and proper . |
| 5 | Overcome with necromancy , greed and competitiveness , she rushed out and began stroking my jacket in an ingratiating manner . |
| 6 | I plucked one of the torches from the wall and crouched down , wrinkling my nose at the mild sour odour . |
| 7 | And now I must pack up and take the road ; you 'll be keeping me company on a long night march , although I know you 're asleep in our nice warm bed … |
| 8 | It was ageist and an illustration of rendering older people second-class citizens , denying them involvement in a previous freedom many had fought to sustain . |
| 9 | Soon I was groping my way up the tight , black corkscrew , mole-mode . |
| 10 | The three ruffians pummelled me , banging my head against the wooden slats . |
| 11 | Tempest or not , I was in a constant state of ecstasy , huddled in the back seat between the sleeping-bags and wellingtons , pressing my nose against the steamy window to get a better view of these monsters that disappeared into the mist above us , as we drove to our moist destination . |
| 12 | I 'm really , really , really changed dramatically from not eating very much to scoffing my face at every single available opportunity . |
| 13 | On closer inspection — this time basing my judgment upon a different kind of evidential event , viz. an experience of disappointed expectation — I might decide that there is really nothing there . |
| 14 | I gave a short address with one foot on each side of the peace-line [ a sleeping policeman — concrete ] basing my theme on the marvellous passage in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke — the song of the angels , seen and heard by the shepherds , ‘ Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all people ’ . |
| 15 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |
| 16 | I HAVE A PHOBIA ABOUT BEING CAUGHT DRIVING MY CAR ON A PRIVATE road , although I have no idea where this unreasonable fear emanates from . |
| 17 | waiting shrinking my will to a small red glow |
| 18 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 19 | Every computer user should seriously consider protecting their system with an uninterrupted power supply . |
| 20 | Other walkers were struggling up the dusty track , sweating and wheezing their way to the high plateau . |
| 21 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 22 | They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round . |
| 23 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 24 | Fran hurried across the street , weaving her way between the busy traffic towards the underground car park favoured by the staff at the radio station . |
| 25 | Suddenly , I see a boat weaving its way between the improbable pink granite rocks and I experience both relief and excitement . |
| 26 | Sapphire is murdered after consummating her relationship with a White student ; in A Taste of Honey , Jimmy is despatched once he has had sexual relations with Jo , never to be seen again ; in Flame in the Streets Gaby Gomez is badly burned ; in the same film Peter Lincoln manages to escape ‘ punishment ’ , other than a humiliating first encounter with his White fiancèe 's father , Jacko , but then the progression of the narrative is frozen before closure . |
| 27 | For a while they just stood there , staring down at the boar , satisfying their curiosity after the brief and distant glimpses that they 'd had on the hunt . |
| 28 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 29 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 30 | Those in the lower group of six would play a total of 36 matches with the first two teams keeping their place in the Premier Division while the rest would be relegated in 1994 . |