Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They got off to a blinder against the Sharks … catching them napping repeatedly in the first period to put six past them . |
| 2 | I hoped it was just a passing phase , sparked off by her catching me fooling around in the Plaster Room , and thanked my guardian angel for the way Old Red had just covered up for me . |
| 3 | But it is also necessary to avoid keeping them standing outside in the rain , or waiting in draughty corridors feeling unwanted while the meal finishes or the speeches are in progress . |
| 4 | She gave Charles the address , and looked so happy and excited when she asked the Stage Door Keeper to get her the Wimbledon number , that he quite forgave her for keeping him hanging about in the draughty passage outside his box . |
| 5 | He listened to it , trying to will her to the phone ; imagining her coming back to the flat after being out ; she might hear the phone from the street … now she would put the key in the lock … now running up the stairs … now dashing in , dripping , short of breath , to grab the receiver … now … now . |
| 6 | First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower , sending it crashing back into the trees . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 8 | It seems funny having it going out at the sides cos I always had it |
| 9 | Kāli and her cousin , Jit , were at the far end of the roof waving their arms , keeping the sheep contained at one end only , stopping them going back down the steps at the other side . |
| 10 | He said he had never seen the drugs before , claiming he had picked up the syringe after seeing it lying around before the party . |
| 11 | Huy watched him retreat and then followed Taheb and Nephthys , finding them talking softly at the gate . |
| 12 | A moment later the two of them had disappeared into the house , leaving me standing there in the sunshine , feeling suddenly weak at the knees . |