Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [conj] [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I think my colleague is saying is that when the actuary is assessing the commitments of the funds , he is looking at the anticipated increased earnings until the person retires and I think when the calculation is made for somebody who is er a deferred pensioner of leaving er a pension fund to take his money elsewhere a similar calculation or the same calculation should be used , the one that the actuary last used in , in looking forward and saying what the commitments are . |
| 2 | instead of sort of going over and saying what a marvellous job we did here er and then saying yeah fantastic |
| 3 | Space-travel , science , the whole world waking up and stretching itself A new age is beginning . |
| 4 | ‘ No , they 're in a room behind the cinema , ’ he said , pulling up and showing me a light in a doorway , up some steps . |
| 5 | No one not in the profession would know for sure whether the assassin had accepted or refused the job ; and no one except the contact and , in this case , the client , would know for sure exactly who was responsible for the messy death of Seren Haminh , probably about fifty hours from now , when the hunger would be rising again and giving her a few hours to sleep the first ecstasy off . |
| 6 | And you know , you know , what 's the point of coming round and giving you a bollocking if nobody 's going to tell you why ? |
| 7 | It was right up to his mouth when Lamarr Dean nudged him , reaching out and pushing him a little , and the mescal spilled over the Apache 's chin and down the front of his vest . |
| 8 | Or you might be better sitting down and ordering yourself a drink : the waiter may be gone some time . |
| 9 | I 'm my own man and that 's very important in these times , even if you have n't had the problems I 've had , and you have n't , because that 's perfectly obvious , you 're sitting there and asking me the questions . |