Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That philosopher , ’ said Scarlet , who seemed to have forgotten about going home , ‘ the one I was telling you about , he used to go galloping after women all over the place when his hair and his teeth were all falling out , and he used to write about the terrific compassion he felt for the human race , and his breath was foul . |
| 2 | A fundamental process of change is occurring within society both in the UK and certain other richer nations : this has been termed the emergence of ‘ post-industrial society ’ ( Bell , 1973 ) . |
| 3 | Caitlin was off at the BBC studios , he was appearing on Crimewatch later in the evening . |
| 4 | Second in command , Paul Hancock , says they 'll be acting as back up to the Desert Rats at bases in the north-east of Saudi Arabia . |
| 5 | When it comes to that though there will be people from other green parties who who 'll be looking for accommodation so at the last minute we can |
| 6 | I remember wandering with Donald somewhere in the East End after we 'd been to the Whitechapel and we saw a group of teddies standing round two middle-aged Indians . |
| 7 | The ribs should be barbecued well away from direct heat for a good two hours — begin basting with sauce only during the last 15–20 minutes of cooking , otherwise the sauce will taste bitter . |
| 8 | The group operates state-of-the-art microbeam and bulk analytical facilities , together with a full range of high pressure-high temperature equipment , with applications ranging from processes deep in the upper mantle to reactions in petroleum reservoirs . |
| 9 | Babies and toddlers love getting messy , and playing with sand or splashing in water outside in the sum must come close to their idea of heaven . |
| 10 | So you were just lying listening to music in between the chair and the couch ? |
| 11 | At least 300 people living on storeys closer to the ground were hurt in the nine-floor blocks , which contained 480 flats . |
| 12 | Those living on estates further from the office will be served by surgeries staffed by the local officers . |
| 13 | According to chitchat out at the recent SunWorld Expo in California , initial versions of the 32-bit superscalar part are expected produce 100 SPECmarks , and if everything goes well , then it 'll reportedly be closer to the 200 SPECmark range . |
| 14 | The greatest advantage of infrared astronomy , however , comes when looking at objects well beyond the Solar System . |
| 15 | Could he not deliver just one of them , he had asked , looking at Goibniu slyly from the corners of his eyes . |
| 16 | He shook his head , forgetting the idea and looking at Sara again as the train stopped in the station . |
| 17 | I remembered the palms with clustered dates hanging like udders high in the air , and wished she had never mentioned the subject of cows . |
| 18 | The houses were shaded clear against the ground : on the hills he could see the white lines of the new walls they were building like netting all over the high ground ; from the direction of the lake he heard an occasional voice , as sharp as the crack of a pistol . |
| 19 | He was thumbing through USA Today for the umpteenth time , looking for something he might have missed , when he heard her giggling . |
| 20 | When the grubs hatch , they tunnel into the wood and carry on gnawing it away for about three years , before turning into pupae just below the surface and so restarting the cycle . |
| 21 | Never mind , I 'm going into Cheltenham tomorrow to the library . |
| 22 | It is not the book that you stay up huffing and mewing with laughter over until the middle of the night — that is either Dervla Murphy 's Muddling Through in Madagascar ( Arrow Books , 1990 ) or Sir David Attenborough 's original Zoo Quest to Madagascar , which richly deserves reprinting . |
| 23 | Betsy was lucky she had many friends who relished her company by Old Father Thames , where they all congregated when evening came round , cuddling in clusters all over the ground . |
| 24 | Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world . |
| 25 | He did come close to going on pension once at the age of 75 he sent off a perfunctory letter asking for retirement . |
| 26 | obviously going to buck out of the |
| 27 | And some men at the top in little old Moscow are not sure how it is going to work out in the end . |
| 28 | Are you going to Guildford tomorrow in the lorry ? |
| 29 | I learned that he was going to London early on the following day , so I asked him to meet me before he went . |
| 30 | Spathiphyllum wallisii , the peace lily , is a most elegant houseplant , with glossy green lance-shaped leaves and fragrant arum lily-like flowers of the purest white , turning to cream then to the palest green with age . |