Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [prep] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is feasting and singing till late at night . |
| 2 | Anyway , on the first day of that summer term , I remember sitting alone in the cafeteria , slowly drinking my cup of coffee , and listening as all around me people welcomed each other back from their holidays . |
| 3 | france crashing out at almost exactly 90 minutes with a great goal from kostadinov ( FC Porto , Portugal ) — that was fucking amazing when you think of that they went down to israel also at home in almost the same manner ( the other goals in this match was also a joy to watch — canto who said he never play in paris again was seen playing and scoring at least on my telly ) |
| 4 | Outside an elevated railroad station men in raincoats with collars turned up and hats with brims snapped down bustled busily , coming from and going to nowhere in particular . |
| 5 | In their places were great standing stones , tall and thin and pointing for ever to the sky . |
| 6 | Some of the worst damage to footballers is caused by players trying to start training and playing to soon after an injury . |
| 7 | But Fardine , Olivia and I sat up with Dr Jaffery sipping tea and chatting until well after midnight . |
| 8 | Miss Honey was still hugging the tiny girl in her arms and neither of them said a word as they stood there watching the big black car tearing round the corner at the end of the road and disappearing for ever into the distance . |
| 9 | You may be able to abandon the high mountains and find a small roadhead village but getting from there to the airport is likely to be an adventure in itself . |