Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WIGAN fought all the way before seeing off Workington Town 's hopes of a historic first semi-final place in today 's Regal Trophy draw . |
| 2 | But seeing off Michael Meacher proved substantially easier than seeing off the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 3 | It 's Twickenham once more for Bicester RFC who are through to the final again after seeing off Altrincham Kersal in the semis . |
| 4 | Further on are some unusual objects , a line of large dishes split by a B road branching off Ermine Street ( C ) . |
| 5 | The 40-year-old veteran , now competing for London club Haringey , was joined on the rostrum by Bedlington policeman Paul Reed , who took the discus bronze medal with 50.70 metres and silver in the shot with a putt of 15.14 metres . |
| 6 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 7 | He wonders why I 'm not caddying for Arnold Palmer , so I tell him there 's been a mix-up and he takes me on . |
| 8 | Dave was caddying for Roberto de Vicenzo , who looked as though he could win his second Open , but he hit two great shots and then three-putted the 13th in the third round . |
| 9 | Penetrate a fairly gruff exterior , and you will find Dave Musgrove , at one time Seve Ballesteros ' right-hand man and now caddying for Sandy Lyle , an affable philosopher , who will trot out an occasional quotation , from Shakespeare to Dylan . |
| 10 | In the early 1960s I remember caddying for Brian Huggett and Peter Butler , but in those days we caddied for many players . |
| 11 | Sir Gordon Parker had one of the regular Royal St. George 's caddies ; Richie was caddying for Sir Bryan . |
| 12 | The Guildford Four have been canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in Islington . |
| 13 | ON ONE of the few days with sunshine recently I was shambling through Cavendish Square in the West End of London . |
| 14 | Concerning a downtrodden girl in a back-street bedroom with an amazing talent for vocal mimicry , it was specially written for her after the playwright ‘ heard me singing as Shirley Bassey , Judy Garland and Cilla Black in the garden ’ . |
| 15 | I 'm originally from 80 Km north of there — a wee place called Castlebar and before you start slagging off Mayo footballers , I 'd better let you know I know this year 's hurling result ! ! ! |
| 16 | In the 1987 general election they presented you with a partisan newspaper , as in 1945 : nearly all were rooting for Mrs Thatcher . |
| 17 | Indeed , South Africans had to openly restrain themselves from cheering for Will Carling 's heroes . |
| 18 | Even so , the task of trawling through Steven Patrick 's tally of NME singles reviews seemed a fascinating one . |
| 19 | We 're not only catering for Harlow people we are catering for people outside which is bringing money into Harlow helping the finance of Harlow and I think we are just progressing with the times . |
| 20 | One result of UDCF 's restructuring was its decision to withdraw financing for GT Invoice Factors , a smaller company and a member of the Association of Invoice Factors . |
| 21 | Why were n't they parading through Beverly Hills , through Hollywood , through Westwood : the enclaves of the privileged whites ? |
| 22 | ( He had in fact put on weight while resting after Alfredo Alfredo , and needed to lose it for the role anyway . |
| 23 | Similarly , one of his best laughs came when , explaining about Bill Blezzard 's eccentric act at the piano , Denis lay under the piano and played — hands crossed — ‘ How Much Is That Doggy In The Window ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well I 'm really looking forward to opening for Gary Moore at London 's Albert Hall next month , and I 'll be doing some club dates in the UK just before that . |
| 25 | It was about 13 miles from Hotel Vancouver and was reached by driving through Stanley Park , across the Lions ' Gate Bridge , then turning left through West Vancouver to the end of Marine Drive . |
| 26 | Once free of the knotted tentacles of the eastern suburbs , Dalgliesh made good time and by three he was driving through Lydsett village . |
| 27 | John Wisson was driving through Milton Keynes with his wife and an auntie to see his newly born grandson . |
| 28 | If the three volumes had a thematic heart ( in fact their whole method defies centralisation ) one might like to see it in the dialogue of Legolas and Gimli , walking through Minas Tirith at III , 149 , and looking at the masonry . |
| 29 | He found himself walking through Denver Airport one day with a hollowed-out Brazilian hand-grenade fitted with a Zippo lighter , a present from Singlaub to Calero : ‘ one of the scary things was that I walked right through … and I never set off the alarms . ’ |
| 30 | Nick did n't send any shivers through her the way Jack Butler had but after he 'd kissed her softly goodbye and she was walking through Portman Square , she found herself looking forward to seeing him later . |