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 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | At least 300 people living on storeys closer to the ground were hurt in the nine-floor blocks , which contained 480 flats . |
| 10 | Those living on estates further from the office will be served by surgeries staffed by the local officers . |
| 11 | The greatest advantage of infrared astronomy , however , comes when looking at objects well beyond the Solar System . |
| 12 | Could he not deliver just one of them , he had asked , looking at Goibniu slyly from the corners of his eyes . |
| 13 | He shook his head , forgetting the idea and looking at Sara again as the train stopped in the station . |
| 14 | I remembered the palms with clustered dates hanging like udders high in the air , and wished she had never mentioned the subject of cows . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He was thumbing through USA Today for the umpteenth time , looking for something he might have missed , when he heard her giggling . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Never mind , I 'm going into Cheltenham tomorrow to the library . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world . |
| 21 | He did come close to going on pension once at the age of 75 he sent off a perfunctory letter asking for retirement . |
| 22 | Are you going to Guildford tomorrow in the lorry ? |
| 23 | I learned that he was going to London early on the following day , so I asked him to meet me before he went . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | One item of interest in 1923 was the purchase of a small piece of church land ( about treble green size ) to widen the approach to the fifth green by bringing into bounds more of the bushes on the right . |
| 26 | Supporters of Schutt 's multiple-stresses hypothesis pointed to studies of tree rings in West Germany , Switzerland and other countries , which showed a long-term slowing in growth well before the year in which visible signs of decline had developed . |
| 27 | Speaking in London recently at the invitation of War on Want , Maria was herself imprisoned by Pinochet 's regime for holding pro-democracy views . |
| 28 | Speaking in Aberdeen yesterday at the annual meeting of the Scottish Landowners ' Federation 's north-east region , the SLF convener , Disney Barlow , said his organisation was getting phone calls every day from people worried about re-letting land . |
| 29 | His mother was making small , agitated noises , while Mr Wilson senior was beginning to edge away across the grass . |
| 30 | Prodded by its chairman , Yuri Blokhin , Soyuz is beginning to edge away from the colonels and towards the reformers . |