Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [noun] [is] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What if it is beginning already , what if my punishment is already beginning ? |
| 2 | A husband who has a demanding job , and is used to returning home to find dinner ready to be put on the table , may be distinctly put out if his wife is upstairs helping his mother-in-law onto the commode instead . |
| 3 | If your child is still choking , sit her on your knee and press firmly below her ribcage with your fist |
| 4 | ( If your luff is indeed flapping you need to pull the sail towards you in order to fill it with wind . ) |
| 5 | ‘ What good is it if your dad 's just going to drink it ? ’ he muttered . |
| 6 | If your Marshall is presently going through a bit of a traumatic phase , then keep a sharp eye out for the new range of Marshall original spares . |
| 7 | And if your father is currently taking your side of things worth sounding him out as to how far he 'll take |
| 8 | And Chris , 13 , said proudly : ‘ I entered because my mum 's always complaining about the pong and my pals at school joke about my smelly feet . |
| 9 | They are also a good investment because their value is still appreciating . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Not if they 're going to come back again immediately because their husband is forever divorcing them . ’ |
| 11 | Amber is for ‘ caution ’ behaviour , which you do n't encourage but tolerate because your child is still learning and making mistakes : something like digging holes in the lawn with his spade or hurling her toys across the room in a moment of fury . |
| 12 | ‘ But because your skin is also losing pigment , staying blonde can make you look washed out . |
| 13 | Either of these ways is easy ; because your victim is carelessly drifting through another evening of everyday , life . |
| 14 | Decide whether your scheme is initially going to include different kinds of library . |
| 15 | How much time can you afford before your database is actually working ? |
| 16 | Six months before he sat his Final Schools examination , he recorded the change he had observed in ‘ My Writing — it seems daily to become poorer though my mind is slowly growing . |
| 17 | A BAND which chooses a lemon-shape as its logo is just asking for trouble . |
| 18 | More problems at gigs for THE HOTHOUSE FLOWERS who , as their album is currently hogging the Australian Number One spot , are encountering Corks-Around-Hats mayhem Down Under . |