Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one end we should have the ancient Palace of Westminster bringing down our historical associations from the times of the early Saxon kings , and at the other we should have the Palace of Whitehall carrying them on to the revolution … |
| 2 | ‘ I was getting more and more irritable , partly because of David trying it on with Sara . |
| 3 | She snuggled down and began to drift to sleep , memories of Alain holding her here as she wept on that first day , memories of him bringing her up to bed after he had kissed her in the kitchen , fluttering like moths in the light , easing her into sleep . |
| 4 | So they rode on through the twilight , the guides either side of Johnson soothing him forward . |
| 5 | and your bit of Ilkeston treating you well is it ? |
| 6 | But these rooms were much altered between 1865 and 1868 in a neo-Rococo style that was intended to blend with the 18C Rococo designs of Pacassi for the proposed coronation of Emperor Franz Josef I. In the end the emperor refused the crown of Bohemia deeming it too dangerous to accept it and upset the Hungarians . |
| 7 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 8 | In 723–4 , soon after his episcopal consecration , Boniface received a letter from Bishop Daniel of Winchester advising him how to argue with pagans . |