Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [that] [pers pn] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , yes , ’ she said , looking hurt that I was n't more impressed . |
| 2 | In The Family , Sex and Marriage he was careful to retain an open mind on affective individualism , emphasizing first that it was not necessarily the way of the future , family change not being linear , and second , that it did not necessarily result in greater happiness than other forms of family organization . |
| 3 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 4 | Push the pipes into the fitting making sure that they are properly home . |
| 5 | That is , when they 're not watching themselves in the mirrors , making sure that they are still up to the mark . |
| 6 | Everyone was making sure that they were not in flesh contact with any of the furniture , walls or floor . |
| 7 | Cos we did actually , we went to before we went , putting the things together making sure that we were n't starting the next activity until the , the rooms would be finished . |
| 8 | Making sure that he was not visible from the house , he tried the brown bakelite handle . |
| 9 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
| 10 | Stroke the Luminescent Mousse quickly through your hair and comb through , making sure that it is well distributed at the roots . |
| 11 | Any employee who has charge of Company property is responsible for taking all reasonable precautions in making sure that it is not lost , stolen or damaged . |
| 12 | Having done this , you can begin by making sure that she is not left alone at all at first in her emotionally collapsed condition , unless she clearly indicates that she wants a period of solitude . |
| 13 | As ‘ number-one woman ’ in your husband 's life you are in a strong position , and can afford to be very generous to her , especially in the all important matter of making sure that she is often able to spend time quite alone with her son . |
| 14 | Now you 're always making a balance in developing drugs and I have nothing to do with the drug industry , I 'm a G P , you have a balance between trying to move things forward to get people better and on the other hand making sure that you 're not going to do them any great harm . |
| 15 | ‘ Their original intentions were to lessen the humiliation experienced by the victim in a rape trial and to send a symbolic liberating and educational message to the rest of society , advising all that it was no longer acceptable to assault sexually ( or batter , or ultimately to subjugate ) women . ’ |
| 16 | We received broad endorsement , too , of the rationale for these new qualifications , with most respondents feeling confident that they were clearly distinguishable from occupationally-specific SVQs . |