Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why not , get a note from Karen apologizing for being a , I had the hump . |
| 2 | Well we did at the beginning , cos he said apologizing for being in that position |
| 3 | Darkness aids deception , of course , although the tricks played and misdeeds committed seem to lose little of their quality of daring for being performed under the cover of night . |
| 4 | The Rheidol line offers some of the most spectacular scenery available on Welsh railways and , as far as railway enthusiasts are concerned , the line still has much to offer even though it is still recovering after being reduced to virtual siding status in the last year 's of British Rail management . |
| 5 | THE absence of reigning champion Monica Seles still recovering after being stabbed in Germany last month promises to make the women 's singles in the French Open the most intriguing contest for years . |
| 6 | A car salesman is recovering after being held up at gunpoint by a man posing as a customer . |
| 7 | A DARLINGTON bar worker was yesterday recovering after being threatened , bound and gagged in a £10,000 robbery . |
| 8 | An eight-year-old boy spent the weekend recovering after being knocked over by a car on Hollyhurst Road , Darlington . |
| 9 | THE FAMOUS Spirit of Liverpool statue at Liverpool 's Walker Art Gallery needs repairing after being eroded by the elements . |
| 10 | Earlier , Australia found themselves struggling after being sent in to bat . |
| 11 | I think the answer that the Prime Minister was groping for was yes . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been painting about being in love with Mary for the past thirty years . |
| 13 | Then you 've got to think of your references problem is the job that I 'm applying for is working in the school and my reference for primary school is Redland School cos that 's where I was I thought ooh yes that would be laugh if I apply for Redland School yeah great so it 's gon na come under wor work experience and reference I do n't know you can put |
| 14 | An actress who found fame in a commercial for Volkswagen cars has been banned from driving after being caught speeding twice in the space of thirteen minutes . |
| 15 | THIS five-year-old mare will go hurdling after being unbeaten in two bumpers last season . |
| 16 | McGrath , returning after being forgiven for failing to turn up for the Irish trek to Albania two weeks ago , rewarded Jack Charlton 's faith in him with a goal and a swagger as though he had never been away . |
| 17 | STAN FLASHMAN 'S Third Division Barnet are bust — and are in danger of trading despite being ‘ insolvent ’ . |
| 18 | In moral education , the young person needs to acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding to be able to make a mature , personal response to Jesus ' invitation in relation to judgements of moral value . |
| 19 | For instance , he might burst out laughing on being told of a tragedy , or cry at joyful news . |
| 20 | His earlier much-fabled ‘ ruthless determination ’ and fanatical single-mindedness were now becoming to be regarded as a major liability , and the command to the 6th Army to fight to the last man was seen as its fateful demonstration . |
| 21 | Stalingrad was being interpreted as the consequence of what was now becoming to be widely viewed as Hitler 's catastrophic policy and leadership . |
| 22 | The grounds were that he had used up his grant entitlement in qualifying to be a teacher . |
| 23 | A company qualifying to be classed as small is entitled to the following accounting exemptions : ( a ) It need not file a profit and loss account . |
| 24 | Those treats were always a scrimmage — ten or twelve boys all endeavouring to be the first to catch Mrs. Robbins ' eye . |
| 25 | Endeavouring to be what she imagined was his ideal , she altered her demeanour several times a day . |
| 26 | Thanks to his hobby some splendid pictures of his son and daughter 's early life were preserved — on their tricycles , walking through the local park , playing with their cousins , skating and skiing , and some more imposing ones of them with the grown-ups — getting into the car while Kerry the chauffeur holds the door open ; looking very serious with the uncles and aunts , their mother appearing to be taken up with the idea of not being photographed with them ! |
| 27 | Martin Braine found that if children between five and six years of age are shown a standard visual illusion — such as a stick in water appearing to be broken , by light refraction — they will distinguish correctly between ‘ looks ? ’ and ‘ really ? ’ questions , but that if they are asked the neutral question ‘ Is the stick straight or broken ? ’ they will say that it is broken . |
| 28 | Middleclass youths are often ‘ mouths ’ but rarely become gougers because the latter require an element of ‘ pure badness ’ , which from the view of the police tends to exclude the middle classes , for ‘ pure badness ’ derives from being ( or appearing to be ) educationally subnormal , coming from ‘ bad homes ’ , or having a history of crime . |
| 29 | FOR THE second Wednesday running racing from Hong Kong will be screened by SIS in the betting shops this afternoon , with Southwell 's all-weather fixture again appearing to be cold shouldered , writes Chris Hawkins . |
| 30 | Young led , in terrace parlance , the steaming in , which at one stage involved at least 10 players with punches appearing to be thrown . |