Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [coord] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | erm , because she 's , she 's quite big for her age , but like Louise she 's quite tall now , she 's nearly too tall for him even though there 's nothing of her she must only be about seven stone , erm , but this little Vicky she 's oh thinking she 's really good now and she 's improved so much and getting confident as well , and the dad takes in , he puts the bridle on him , he takes the dog in one hand and Min in the other he goes for walks for miles with the , with the horse and the dog Dave does |
| 2 | I think you know I was con trying to concentrate on getting the facts over and doing it properly and not listening for the comments so much and thinking more you know what , what can I get out of this here erm |
| 3 | Yet , despite increasing their number by almost half and achieving this reclassification in one speedy stroke , the CIVC was curiously quiet about it . |
| 4 | It 's either that or taking a day 's leave on the Friday . |
| 5 | Either that or using one player to dribble the whole length of the pitch . |
| 6 | either that or banging his head on the wall ! |
| 7 | So , as far as I can work it out , they found it was cool to go round to Wally 's and hang out , particularly as the school was only just round the corner from his place So they 'd sit there doing very little and getting bored . |
| 8 | It is probably better to start off with too many regulators which can then merge , rather than starting off with too few and attempting to build on them . |
| 9 | I 'm missing you all very much and looking forward to a time of sharing and renewal with you in April . |
| 10 | Minimising — admitting that one or two staff members drink a bit or perhaps use a bit of cannabis or maybe occasionally get into trouble with the consequences of drinking too much but insisting that the Company has more important problems to deal with and that it is not the Company rule nor responsibility to deal with these problems . |
| 11 | Sorry for W. C. T. , but thought three things dangerous to merchants and tradesmen , too much and too long credit , borrowing too much on discount , and extending the trade too much and going out of depth . |
| 12 | Talking too much and avoiding people 's eyes are just two of them . |
| 13 | Actually he was drinking too much and feeling sorry for himself . |
| 14 | The balance between doing too much and doing too little for Elizabeth and Helen , who both use wheelchairs , had to be continuously readjusted . |
| 15 | ‘ He does get frustrated but there 's a delicate balance between curbing him too much and losing his effectiveness . |
| 16 | President Mugabe aroused the students ' anger last weekend with a speech accusing them of drinking and smoking too much and misbehaving rather than studying . |
| 17 | He was a big fat man , who liked drinking too much and having a good time . |
| 18 | The World Bank has too many people costing too much and working in the wrong place . |