Example sentences of "continued [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And getting no response from Viola , who continued fussing over the teapot , he added , more directly : ‘ It would be silly to blue the profits before they 've even begun to come in . ’ |
| 2 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 3 | He continued surveying for the Earl of Radnor in Oxfordshire and for the Earl of Salisbury in Hertfordshire , among others . |
| 4 | Lambarde continued living at the Palace until 1598 and during this time he maintained and kept in repair the buildings . |
| 5 | I can not remember Mrs. Jeffery who must have died when I was quite small but her two daughters Miss Lottie Jeffery , a cripple and Mrs. Bruton continued living in the house . |
| 6 | She continued writing for the Britannica Yearbook and Britannica Extension Service after the closure of the main London office . |
| 7 | Still holding her , he raised his voice again and continued calling into the gathering smoke . |
| 8 | The cuckoo continued calling in the far recesses of the wood undeterred by the surrounding stillness . |
| 9 | They continued riding through the afternoon , by which time the dull cloud above their heads had become unbroken , and it looked as though they were in for a wet night . |
| 10 | Wooderson continued running for a few years , winning the European 5,000 metres and stretching his span of achievement from world record breaker at half-mile to national cross-country champion over nine miles in 1949 . |
| 11 | He continued blowing on the glass , and D'Arcy smelled the aftermath of yesterday 's garlic . |
| 12 | They continued drinking from the jar in turn , but gradually the effects of the smoke , the alcohol and the clamour of the gongs made his senses swim . |
| 13 | ‘ Downwind checks ( habits continue under stress ) ; I descended to 500 feet , then continued descending with a Rate 1 onto final and continued the descent to 100 feet . |
| 14 | But several leading London broking firms continued dealing throughout the night , watching election results as they were declared . |
| 15 | Mr Major just grinned and continued talking to the children , from Dulwich College , south London . |
| 16 | Plumfield continued talking in a nasal voice and she decided that he must be a demon to live with . |
| 17 | Joined by the rest of the Brigade ( two battalions ) , it continued fighting for the next six days . |
| 18 | They continued chatting for a while , in which time Nigger got the definite impression that the six months in jail that Terry told him he had recently endured for receiving stolen property , had taught him nothing at all . |
| 19 | Leaping from the bed , Seb put his bad foot to the floor and cried out in agony , but he continued hopping towards the window . |
| 20 | But he lived another seven years and continued working to the end . |
| 21 | Sal continued working as a waitress in a cafe on the Commercial Road , but Charlie knew she could n't wait to find someone willing to marry her — whatever physical shape he was in — just as long as I can sleep in a room of my own , she explained . |
| 22 | Clayton continued working in the darkroom while pursuing his goal of becoming a photographer . |
| 23 | He continued working until a week before his death and left virtually complete a large volume of addenda ( published posthumously in 1985 ) . |
| 24 | Among its recommendations were ( i ) the creation of vents and energy absorption systems which would dissipate the force of an explosion ; ( ii ) the repositioning of cargo containers to ensure that any explosive energy was either directed outwards or absorbed by other baggage containers ; and ( iii ) improving flight recorders so that they continued working after a power failure . |
| 25 | Councils of the mid-thirteenth century in England continued legislating against the worship of wells and springs , stones and trees , spells and superstitions , and penalties were provided . |