Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun prp] [noun prp] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Community as a whole should make it absolutely clear that it would warmly welcome East Germany joining West Germany on the basis that it was not admitting a new member state to the Community , but simply recognising the extension of the territory of an existing member ’ , he stated . |
| 2 | She could feel Mrs Orton wanting to be noticed , desiring to be liked , preventing these things . |
| 3 | Charles could just picture Paul Lexington saying it , his plausible face earnestly puckered as he explained the situation to his gullible client . |
| 4 | In the light of passing streetlamps , Katherine could feel Thomas Sachs looking at her curiously . |
| 5 | Cameron could sense James Menzies fidgeting and breathing beside him and he wondered if he had had a dram . |
| 6 | It 's just that we have a little surprise for you and we did n't want Mr Woodentop spoiling it . ’ |
| 7 | Instead she made him stop in the next street ; she did n't want Uncle Vernon storming up the basement steps and putting his oar in . |
| 8 | But she did n't want Uncle Albert explaining it to her when she got back if she could work it out for herself . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't see Brigadier Harcourt-Browne welcoming Charlie Trumper to morning sherry before the Cottenham Hunt . ’ |
| 10 | Sometimes , just as I drifting off to sleep , I can see Dan Rogers running the length of the pitch to slip the ball past Bob Wilson , or Allan Clarke 's diving header past Geoff Barnett in 1972 , or Willie Young presenting Ipswich Town 's Roger Osborne with an unmissable chance in 1978 , or Nigel Winterburn 's penalty miss ten years later , or Seaman palming Lineker 's cross-shot into the corner of the net in last year 's semi-final . |
| 11 | Children can see Arnold Schwarzenegger killing people . |
| 12 | He could see Edgar Lustgarten narrowing his eyes threateningly at the camera , as he paced out the length of Maple Drive . |
| 13 | Try as I might , apart from a certain cosiness of tone I discerned in his interview with Brian Redhead , I do n't remember Neil Kinnock getting such an easy ride in his appearances . |
| 14 | It is a dramatic island viewed from the sea and I can understand Alexander Dumas choosing it as a setting for his novel The Prisoner of Zenda . |
| 15 | Now , in the light of a bedside lamp , he could see Marius Steen Lying back on the pillows asleep . |
| 16 | She could quite see Aunt Tossie unpicking the oldest and least favoured work and starting the canvas over again . |
| 17 | I bet 'e wo n't like Mr Cousins lookin' in 'is carpet-bag . ’ |
| 18 | I can remember Uncle Camillo playing with us , popping out from behind the chairs . ’ |
| 19 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination . |
| 20 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 21 | I could see Mr Lewis smiling at his wine glass and shaking his head wearily . |
| 22 | ‘ I am not the bravest of men , I 'll be honest I did not like Sir Ralph using me as a page boy but he distrusted the others . ’ |
| 23 | This factual value would give way to one of perception of an ongoing phenomenon if the to infinitive were dropped : ( 54 ) I can see Mrs Bonner breaking visibly . |
| 24 | Did anyone see Lee Chapman doing his summary of the game … he appeared to be really trying hard not to laugh ! ! ! |
| 25 | never heard anything about Charlton chasing him ( although on the Video of the FA Cup Final you can see Wor Jackie saying something along the lines of ‘ What the f*** was that ? ’ ) . |
| 26 | We shall remember Jack Nicklaus shedding the years in 1986 , and spiriting the ball into the hole with a long-bladed putter which must surely have made a fortune for its inventor . |
| 27 | During a drunken scene from Alex Cox 's Straight To Hell , you can see Joe Strummer kicking a tin can and calling out the names of footie players such as David Speedle , Pat Nevin and Kerry Dixon . |
| 28 | The Prior would eventually have to obey his superiors , no matter what his private thoughts on the matter , and he could n't see de Tracy going against the majority of England 's nobility . |
| 29 | I do n't remember Stevie Nicks sleeping on top of a Hammond B3 in the back of the van … ! ’ |
| 30 | But I can remember Ni Bevan calling Gateskill for everything for this . |