Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [coord] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm often asked if I get sick of making presentations and signing autographs but I always answer by saying that the time to worry is when no-one wants me to do these things . |
| 2 | I know someone who earns his living by repairing boards and he always does most business on the days after a strong onshore wind has combined with a high tide . |
| 3 | Bridget had been one of those teenagers who work all through their school holidays in restaurants or in shops or cleaning houses and she always had cash . |
| 4 | With a treble which had caused major problems in the first round included in the jump-off course , Raymakers could not afford to go at racing pace but it certainly looked hot enough to give his rival something to think about . |
| 5 | However , the method can be very useful when investigating accidents and it also serves to show how subtle is the nature of wood substance . |
| 6 | They have been shown to express a 72 kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase with activity against the normal liver matrix , tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 ( TIMP-1 ) , a potent inhibitor of the matrix degrading metalloproteinases and they also express interstitial collagenase , an enzyme with degradative activity against the excess interstitial collagens that characterise fibrosis . |
| 7 | We were so excited when they started paying expenses but I never dreamt the sport would come on like it has . ’ |
| 8 | Most nights , at some point , he thought about phoning Amanda but he always managed , at the last moment , to replace the receiver before her answerphone answered . |
| 9 | Erm sometimes er I have n't mentioned much about the gender of the therapist but sometimes it can help a great deal if the therapist 's the same gender as the same person who 's undergoing therapy and it also helps if it 's er sometimes you ca n't very easily with some therapists , y'know it sometimes erm helps if it 's somebody you can trust and confide in and stuff like that and obviously , having met various psychiatrists and clinical psychologists , er quite a number of them are not people I 'd particularly like to talk about about being abused as a child . |
| 10 | It was supposed to look like they were wearing epaulettes but it never did . |
| 11 | But we were never as fluent as that you see because er they went to school then and they started coming home with English you see ad speaking English and we just |
| 12 | It was now 15 weeks since beginning treatment and she now had discomfort walking and standing from the weight of the uterine tumour . |
| 13 | Mothers are able to discriminate different kinds of crying pattern and they typically interpret crying in terms of needs and emotional state . |
| 14 | The epidural starts taking effect and I suddenly understand the meaning of the word ‘ relief ’ in the name given to this day ! |
| 15 | I do not wash my hands of you because of your masturbation ; but it is a lowering , weakening habit and I strongly urge you to give it up . |
| 16 | ‘ What pleases me is the fact that we have been creating chances and I personally feel it will only be a matter of time before we get it right . ’ |
| 17 | Most of her rent — £96 a month — is covered by housing benefit but she still has to pay about half of her poll tax . |
| 18 | ‘ I spend up to five hours a week playing Scrabble and I never get tired of the game , ’ he said . |
| 19 | We was eating breakfast and I just filled the teapot for second cups . |
| 20 | There are New Yorker readers who ca n't understand why I liked Raising Arizona and they still complain to me about it . |
| 21 | They are good for inflammation of the bowel , breathing difficulties , heart problems , high blood pressure , reducing mucus and it also has a calming effect on the body , especially during nausea . |
| 22 | Between the two visits I preferred the Kent trip because of visiting London but I also enjoyed going to Scarborough because of some of the places . |
| 23 | But Jezrael walked unevenly yet unharmed , because the watchers in the jet and neon ghetto saw her dangling arm but they also saw her face and the ire in it was barely leashed . |