Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a Liverpool painter 's son , who after his father died ‘ was brought up with me grandmother ’ , calling her ‘ mother ’ , chose not to return to his real mother when she remarried and could offer him a home again : ‘ They 'd brought me up , and it would n't be fair for them to take me after from rearing me . ’ |
| 2 | What exactly are we committing ourselves to by making it ? |
| 3 | This was the emotion he had tried to purge himself of by identifying with the snakes that had taken up residence in the ashes of his family 's land . |
| 4 | The fact that it 's in the countryside should n't be a reason in itself for for refusing permission . |
| 5 | But she 'll not let anybody by without putting something in his box . |
| 6 | er but then everybody in in working at 's had the opportunity to feed back |
| 7 | She spoke it from between trembling lips like a sob . |
| 8 | But even though this version is n't quite as expensive as the original , the gallery is n't taking any chances ; a full-time guard prevents anyone from on cashing in on this artistic venture . |
| 9 | And some of you some of you did that this morning although you may not have realised it er but you said well well like Rob said and er just just making people feel part of it by by using their names and that 's exactly the purpose of having these plaques in front and why I asked you to use erm to put your name on them is so that we can do that . |
| 10 | Cos you always listen , everyone , everyone at like headbanging just gets you used to music . |
| 11 | I said that will teach her to what for for saying that ! |
| 12 | For the less rarified among us they are the things you press yourself between before turning out the light . |
| 13 | Right so listen , what about down relating to your social position other words you you gain credibility from who you as opposed to what you are |
| 14 | Even so , at the very least you ought to make sure that you understand fully what you are committing yourself to before deciding whether you can afford not to press for the document to be amended . |
| 15 | Thus we have the paradox that in order to give oneself over to believing in the fiction , one 's ‘ non-belief ’ has to be secured . |
| 16 | And Ward had said it was all fixed , he would join us on Isvik and navigate us to within sledging distance of the trapped vessel . |