Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gazza reacted angrily as he explained : ‘ I 've just been told that English journalists are saying that I threw my bib down because Zoff said I was out of the side . |
| 2 | His legs were trembling as he ran back to the police car to radio for immediate medical help . |
| 3 | They had floated into a dream world of their own , and Lucy 's pulses were racing as she waited to be told he loved her . |
| 4 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 5 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 6 | The dinosaurs were spying as he replaced the book . |
| 7 | His eyes were watering as he started it , and he looked away from me again , towards the deserted white tables around us . |
| 8 | His eyes were glinting as he thought about the revenge he could have on the Islington people . |
| 9 | He took his glasses off and put them on the table , and his eyes were dancing as she had n't seen them dance since the night he had revealed the identity of Miguelito . |
| 10 | Silvia 's eyes were dancing as she looked into Ronni 's face . |
| 11 | But the dark grey eyes were smouldering as they dropped briefly from the stormy curve of her mouth to her body , scantily clad in garments that were casual in the extreme , her favourite faded denim shorts cut from an old pair of jeans , and the little white cotton bustier into which she had changed on her return from work , planning to spend the humid twilight time out on her balcony before preparing to attend a local record company 's promotion party . |
| 12 | At the moment her eyes were coaxing as they turned on Alain , but when she had looked at Jenna there had been a coldness that was quickly hidden . |
| 13 | It was inevitable yesterday , as Gordon Brown gave his performance , that Labour 's backbenchers were wondering whether they had picked the right man . |
| 14 | Neither of her back legs was functioning and she dragged them painstakingly behind her , taking all the weight on her front legs , her head hung low . |
| 15 | Analysis of the gas in the balloon told the team how much oxygen the camels were using as they walked . |
| 16 | My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me . |
| 17 | She said she 'd realised how tired your parents were becoming and she knew that if she wanted to remain at home on a long-term basis she would have to have some form of respite care . |
| 18 | The sun was throwing its last handfuls of sunlight into the sky and the gulls were crying as they circled around the school . |
| 19 | Rovers were bubbling and they made it two on 15 minutes . |
| 20 | By now her cheeks were flaming and he looked at her with an almost analytical expression on his face . |
| 21 | A child was screaming in one of the flats , while two dogs were snarling as they fought in the wasteland beyond the apartment house . |
| 22 | Once again the movies were proving that they had their own version of what was real . |
| 23 | Each was required in turn to break off and tell us the advertisements were coming and it did prove hard , such was the intensity of the exchange , to sustain the intellectual commitment over commercial claims for Whiskas and options . |
| 24 | Some of the house servants were missing and everybody looked frightened . |
| 25 | New characters were emerging and I began to meet cutter stalwarts such as Denis Mawe , Dick Fidler , Doug Thompson on the deck side , and veteran engineers Joe Reynolds , Eric Langmaid and Alan Cull , the latter two great friends of mine now sadly deceased . |
| 26 | Tin Maung Win of the NLD was reported by Voice of Myanma radio on Jan. 31 to have " passed away " on Jan. 18 ; on Feb. 8 the Associated Press news agency reported that diplomats were claiming that he died in the city 's Insein prison . |
| 27 | Her palms were sweating as she stood in the wings in her best green dress waiting for them to come off so that she could get on . |
| 28 | This is taking up time , but if hon. Members are alleging that I took a point of order from the hon. Member for Surbiton ( Mr. Tracey ) , I did so because the Chair has to hear the point of order if it is alleged that something unparliamentary happened during the course of Question Time . |
| 29 | Her tears were easing and she gave a long gurgling sniff , reaching , it seemed , deep into her empty body . |
| 30 | ‘ Shop girls were screaming and young mothers were crying as they ran up the street , ’ she said . |