Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospect of seeing them made him full of joy . |
| 2 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
| 3 | It appeared that the excitement of seeing me had activated Cedric 's weakness . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're enjoying seeing me laid low , are n't you ? ’ she snapped testily . |
| 5 | Aunt Nessy had been upstairs , but hearing voices she came down , and seeing me ran towards me , as lightly and softly as a little bouncing ball , her eyes full of love and welcome . |
| 6 | The number of listed companies rose by 428 during the four years , but the number of firms auditing them fell by 39 . |
| 7 | They were the school caretakers but my job helping them did n't last long . |
| 8 | It 's bad enough looking through the new sections and the main articles and seeing nothing mentioned less than E4 , 6b . |
| 9 | I earned a few sous so I became more fantastical , maintaining I had met Brahmins who killed themselves on funeral pyres ; men with monkeys ’ heads and leopards ' bodies ; giants with only one eye and one foot who could run so fast they could only be caught if they fell asleep in the lap of a virgin . |
| 10 | The ones proving I wrote his poems for him ? |
| 11 | ‘ Are you suggesting I asked him to play slow music ? ’ she shot back , outraged . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you suggesting I went into the house for some other reason ? |
| 13 | Lord Aldington said : ‘ If you 're suggesting I knew they were behaving badly , then I did . |
| 14 | Heaving and struggling I managed to close the door , but it kept opening again , weakened by its storm-fractured clasp . |
| 15 | Market makers took fright , presuming someone knew something they did not , and the price tumbled 30 p.c . |
| 16 | I 'd love eating I had roast parsnips , brussel sprouts , carrots , and boiled and baked alaska , and it was really nice . |
| 17 | Whilst knitting I noticed how attractive the back of the work looked and so recreated this impression on the right side simply by using the negative image facility . |
| 18 | It ai n't fair , bein' kind to me and gettin' me obligated . |
| 19 | She laughed and continued , ‘ Piers has been keeping me entertained while I waited for you . |
| 20 | How long do you propose keeping me chained to my desk ? ’ |
| 21 | What I found amazing , to the extent of keeping me occupied combating fluoridation during the past 20 years on a more-than full-time basis , was that the sales promotion experts employed to build the fluoridation bandwagon have been able for so long to lull most scientists and politicians into accepting this method of diluting and dumping waste fluorides at public expense . |
| 22 | They are getting all the profits from us keeping them entertained . ’ |
| 23 | In the week after the election we asked our panel to look back Over the whole campaign and tell us how useful they had found television , the press , and other sources for : ( 1 ) helping decide what party leaders and personalities were really like ; ( 2 ) keeping them informed about the issues ; and ( 3 ) helping them decide how to vote . |
| 24 | Remember the value of getting to know your lender and keeping them informed . |
| 25 | These Awards are intended to encourage schools and local agencies to work together in involving young people in sport , and keeping them involved when they leave school . |
| 26 | Alternatively , the reply could be ‘ Close your eyes and , keeping them closed all the time , try to find your way out of this room ’ . |
| 27 | Waist exercise 1 : keep your legs apart and raise both arms above your head , keeping them bent at 90° . |
| 28 | Once again the solicitor representing them said that there was not and that his clients had put him in difficulties , as he had only been given instructions a week before . |
| 29 | ‘ I was denying I had it . ’ |
| 30 | I sat feeling his words and the tears came faster and faster , but then without noticing I stopped feeling his words and thought of their meaning . |