Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it a touch of inspiration on my part insisting that he remove all his clothing , ‘ in the interests of hygiene ’ . |
| 2 | It was a considerable struggle but with my co-author agreeing that he liked the work , I was able to deliver the typescript to my publisher three weeks before the delivery date . |
| 3 | Handed in letter from my father stating that he had no other relatives in the area and because of his blindness and disability he would benefit from them moving into the area . |
| 4 | ‘ But my aunt produced a piece of paper supposedly written by my father saying that he leaves the house to his sister-in-law in return for her kindness in looking after me . |
| 5 | With these unrealistic expectations I 'm not sure who stands to lose the most — my daughter believing that you need a man , wealth and preferably a title to be happy , or my son who believes that women are beautiful and passive or wicked and powerful but , either way , he 'd better be handsome . |
| 6 | I heard a terrible pounding in my ears , my heart thudding like a drum , my stomach lurching as I swung on the end of the rope . |
| 7 | It got my interest going and I went off to Herefordshire , Worcestershire and Mid-Wales and even down to Bristol . |
| 8 | Lissa 's chin lifted , her jaw firming as she viewed the other woman with dislike . |
| 9 | Suddenly a low , mocking laugh rang out in the corridor , and she jumped as though she 'd been shot , her heart racing as she looked round into scornful green eyes . |
| 10 | Fully awake now , Polly lay absolutely still , her mind racing as she tried to work out what was real and what had been part of her dream . |
| 11 | Folly just stared , her mind spinning as she tried to fit these new facts into perspective . |
| 12 | The last two boxes were lifted on to the small boat , the men who strained under their weight cursing as they completed their task . |
| 13 | Then she let the door swing shut and went into her bedroom , feeling the tears sting her eyes like hot needles , her mouth trembling as she moved to her wardrobe , got her case , unzipped it and began blindly packing everything she could fit inside . |
| 14 | But she could feel her mouth smiling as she said it , belying her real nervousness . |
| 15 | Theda stood appalled , all her defiance collapsing as she realised the consequences she had brought down upon herself . |
| 16 | Her lips felt swollen from his kiss , her body shuddering as she felt his hand , pressed tensely against her spine , hesitate for a moment and then , as if he could not stop himself , slide around caressingly over her slender body and up to the full swell of her breast . |
| 17 | Donna rubbed both hands across her face , her body quivering as she began to regain some warmth , some feeling in her extremities . |
| 18 | Alice Conway turned about and walked down the corridor , her hands spread out as if in appeal , her head bobbing as she said , ‘ What 's come over people ? |
| 19 | Sir Gregory had a painful discussion with his wife over how they should react to Pascoe 's snub , in which Lady Roscarrock gave vent to her outrage saying that they had every right to keep both Tristram and Jennifer in custody indefinitely ; but Sir Gregory wanted the whole business settled and finished with , so after a lengthy wrangle he swallowed the family pride and went over to Hill House . |
| 20 | The POU domain of this protein is unusually divergent in its sequence suggesting that it belongs to a novel class of POU family proteins . |
| 21 | She was still some way behind her father 's horse , whom she saw her father checking as he realized there was no way through . |
| 22 | He had not paid enough attention to Anna , he had not even seen the girl , and yet she was the only one to benefit obviously and directly from her father dying when he did . |
| 23 | " They 're not playing no game , " Mrs Blakey said , her grammar lapsing as it did when she was distressed . |
| 24 | Rain pushed through , her pace slackening as she regretted not fixing an exact meeting place . |
| 25 | She fought him , wanting him , hating him , intolerably confused , her voice shaking as she denied everything . |
| 26 | She remembered last night 's kiss and went scarlet , her hand shaking as she tried to eat her salad . |
| 27 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 28 | Convincing herself that she was now over-reacting , Belinda got the headache tablets , then went to dress , her excitement returning as she put on Faye 's dress . |
| 29 | She was clearly terrified of her family discovering that she had written to me . |
| 30 | She remembered when she was the only child at home , playing with her dolls on the rag rug before the fire and listening to the purring of the kettle on the hob , her mother singing as she worked in the back kitchen , waiting for the others to come home . |