Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something else I 've left hanging rather dangerously in the air is another and rather different hint , and because of the close correspondence of their careers , the milestones along their way , Stephen Daedalus is merely another name for James Joyce , so that the portrait itself would be a blow by blow account of its author 's story so far , with the relevant identities politely concealed under pseudonyms . |
| 2 | It holds regular ministerial meetings to co-ordinate different aspects of policy amongst the Gulf States , including most controversially in the defence and security fields . |
| 3 | Since 1925 , it is true , gas has been used in some conflicts , including most recently in the Iran-Iraq war . |
| 4 | He pressed on and on , resting only briefly on a rock outcrop before continuing . |
| 5 | We 'll go no more a-screwing So late into the night , Though the heart is still as loving And the moon is still as bright . |
| 6 | That was why she was reacting so badly to the news that he had left Taipei . |
| 7 | Some in the low-lying places , who were heavily asleep , did drown as they lay , the water gathering so rapidly in every hollow . |
| 8 | Surely , she mused , it had n't been raining long enough for the water levels to rise that far , and even though the middle of the week had proved consistently wet she felt confident she would arrive at the cottage long before the possibility became a reality . |
| 9 | Enough to remind her of the consequences of submitting so easily to a man who despised her . |
| 10 | OFF to a good start on the field , Crook 's cricketers are faring less well in the clubhouse . |
| 11 | It 's a shame , happening right here at the fête and all . |
| 12 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 13 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 14 | Two classes of category were identified : the first consisted of the 41 types occurring most frequently in a window of + or - 2 word positions , to capture those words in close grammatical construction with the node . |
| 15 | The second domain-specific method ( DS2 ) resembles the first in that 20 of its 81 categories were one or two-word sequences occurring most frequently in a window of + or - 1 and 2 word positions , respectively . |
| 16 | After a long study , I have concluded that I like chairs which have slightly curved rear legs , flairing outwards slightly from the seat both up and down . |
| 17 | Before Gifford had his stroke they used to go painting together all over the place . |
| 18 | All the same she was mortified to discover on returning much later to the apartment that the detested clothes were waiting for her in her room . |
| 19 | As a director myself of music films it 's great to know the Festival is contributing so imaginatively to the re-emergence of Birmingham as a major city of culture . |
| 20 | He explained his reason for returning so hurriedly to the crew of the Stranraer goods train . |
| 21 | Lederer ( 1978 ) describes a similar study for spoken language interpreters , where a 3 — 6 seconds ' lag occurs as a base level but with a great deal of interpreting occurring much further behind the speaker 's words . |
| 22 | Mm I think er what this stuff that I 'm er knocking together here into a pack for each of you is a step in the right direction , I think Mary 's done a , a good job here on this er |
| 23 | To our eternal regret there were no windows in the north wall which overlooked Broad Bay and , in the foreground , our five acre croft sloping gently away from the house to the top of sea cliffs . |
| 24 | It would n't be on walking much further to a bus stop somewhere else , especially in the winter when it 's raining and snowing . ’ |
| 25 | Maybe it was the abrupt pain of thinking about Tara , or the sudden recollection that this man blending so effortlessly into the family gathering was not to be trusted , but Virginia found herself cutting into the convivial mood and causing a sudden , rather surprised silence . |
| 26 | They did n't notice Farquhar , walking just behind with the hounds , watching them carefully and listening very intently for their half-lost whispers . |
| 27 | The second oral tentacle pore is large , opening superficially away from the mouth , and is armed with 4 rounded tentacle scales on the outer edge , 6 on the inner . |
| 28 | He had been walking away alone after the meeting . |
| 29 | Harvey 's group , for example , found that peeling paint in the home related to lower IQ , but that it was nothing to do with lead in the paint , relating more probably to the influence of the parents . |
| 30 | When driving straight ahead at a roundabout should you normally A use the left lane or B use the right lane ? |