Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [noun] [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began anagramming , twisting letters round , keeping in mind where they had been going , where Mary was still going … |
| 2 | George was frowning in thought as they clattered up the prison-like stone steps to his set . |
| 3 | The question that the Government must answer is whether , if they were to maintain their stand-back attitude and what they call their options , British investors — not simply inward investors — who want to sell their produce throughout the Community and the rest of Europe would give priority to investing and developing in Britain when they had every reason to believe that the Government were ever ready to withdraw from the European process . |
| 4 | Letters of recommendation were often requested by those about to sail for India or another overseas possession , and such letters were even sought by those already serving in India when they appreciated that the interest of a man of influence would accelerate their own advancement . |
| 5 | They can be fine-tuned to match other instruments and have the advantage of remaining in tune once they are set . |
| 6 | There is obviously something wrong with a portrayal of children as totally lacking in reason until they leap out of bed on their tenth birthday announcing that they are now able to act on principle . |
| 7 | She is described by the Argive elders as speaking in riddles because they fail to understand her predictions . |
| 8 | Many chemicals employed in industry have little therapeutic usefulness but may produce poisoning in man when they are used . |
| 9 | In East German they are now drowning in rubbish because they used to have a perfect recycling scheme everything was collected and recycled cos they just did n't have the materials . |
| 10 | Marianne surveyed her reflection in the mirror , her eyes gleaming in satisfaction as they swept over her own generous curves , clearly outlined by the skin-tight material . |
| 11 | Unless you want to snap up your special favourites for sowing in spring before they 're sold out , sweet peas are the only seeds to think about in the autumn . |
| 12 | However , this can be a useful built-in safety factor , as it prevents those who are n't up to it from sailing in waves where they will be a danger to themselves and others . |
| 13 | To everyone 's surprise , the bodies of the tech and the scum warrior stayed in full view , soaring and bobbing on convection currents of superheated gases as if trying to swim away from the wall ; though the bodies were obviously changing in texture as they cooked . |
| 14 | Still , it is good to know that British boxers can now command as much money for fighting in London as they once would have received only when topping the bill in the United States . |
| 15 | Xanthe had caught snatches of her parents talking in London before they left . |
| 16 | The band was playing in Switzerland when they saw a building on fire . |
| 17 | At home we have an impressive library of books , carefully selected to give our children the widest possible view of life : black families , single fathers , working mothers , girls rescuing the western world single-handed and boys moping in corners because they long for a doll . |
| 18 | The ‘ startling ’ facts about increased education spending under the Tories would ‘ leave many parents , teachers and administrators gasping in disbelief as they pick their way through pot-holed playgrounds to book-starved classrooms , ’ he added . |
| 19 | Somewhere in the middle is the approach — typified by the TSB Environmental Investor Fund , best known for its association with television personality Dr David Bellamy — which avoids investing in companies if they are substantially involved in , or have a material interest in polluting ( or military ) activities , but may invest in those which are , trying to avoid pollution . |