Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trees were bursting into leaf and birds singing as they wandered along the banks of the river , their arms entwined round each other . |
| 2 | ‘ At least you 're honest enough to want to end one affair before starting another — ’ He broke off abruptly , his eyes narrowing as they rested on her tense face . |
| 3 | His mind recalled the familiar ambience of his trade ; men moving like black shadows behind the glare of the arc-lights the police cars tidily parked ; the flap of the screens , desultory voices conferring as they watched for the first lights of his approaching car . |
| 4 | Her breathing quickened , her eyes dilating as they stared into his . |
| 5 | There was an ‘ Oof ! ’ of expelled air as the man fell to his knees , his broad shoulders heaving as he strained for his next breath . |
| 6 | The little girl had intensely blue eyes like her own , and a covering of golden down on her head which set Sarah 's lips tingling when they brushed over it . |
| 7 | He smiled again , his eyes hooding as he looked at her . |
| 8 | from the Conservatives saying that they believed in nursery education . |
| 9 | He did n't approve of singers drinking before they went on stage , but he could see that Ingrid was in a very bad way . |
| 10 | Are there any further matters arising before we pass onto the next item on the agenda ? |
| 11 | It was because the parties had all analysed the nature of the problem we had to decide in the same way that it was agreed at the outset of the hearing before us that the central question we had to answer was this : in what capacity are High Court judges sitting when they sit as visitors to the Inns of Court in disciplinary cases ? |
| 12 | Hoarse cries busied the air , and Riven heard the gulls screaming as they fought for odd fish on the quay and whirled round the masts of the ships , speckling the docks with guano . |
| 13 | The trek proves long and arduous , with casualties mounting as they forge through swamps and mountains before finally breaking into the Dalek city . |
| 14 | She had the door open at the moment with these bloody dogs yapping and she looked at me and said I ca n't hear them ! |
| 15 | In future EC airline pilots will be permitted to continue flying commercially between the ages of 60 and 65 years providing that they fly as part of a two- or three-pilot crew . Ed |
| 16 | The women wore coloured skirts down to their ankles , their earrings and beads jangling as they moved with sinuous grace over the uneven ground . |
| 17 | The problem there I would suggest is the timescale between the things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 18 | I would suggest is the timescale between these things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 19 | Her mouth writhed , her features crumpling as she looked at Lissa . |
| 20 | Never keep callers waiting while you look for information or try to transfer them , etc. , without explaining what you are doing and giving them a chance to call back if they are in a hurry or if they are calling long-distance . |
| 21 | He rubs it absently , accosting strangers in the street , seeking out a friend and within minutes exclaiming that he wants to be by himself , watching children wistfully , accusing wellwishers of persecuting him with their kindness ; until at last he explodes on the brink of confession in a terrible universal cry : ‘ Oh , if only I were alone and nobody loved me , and if only I had never loved anyone ! ’ |
| 22 | One of the Tower 's famous black ravens emerged from the fog , enormous , wings flapping as it cawed at them . |
| 23 | He had settled himself comfortably on the floor , to the astonished glances of some guests , her beautiful skirts rustling as he leant against them . |
| 24 | But as it grows it will look deep into its hardback licences , and I fear some ugly clawback scenes arising as they did with Mandarin . |
| 25 | ANGLER Reg Davies told yesterday how he thought it was ‘ kids mucking about ’ when he first heard the six friends screaming as he fished from Llandudno pier . |
| 26 | We 're preventing caravans entering because we want to er prevent and incursion by the gypsies back into the park again , having spent several weeks trying to get them out , and another week or two er clearing the place up after them . |
| 27 | With a growl he launched himself at the wizard , boots clattering as he slid from ring to ring . |
| 28 | From 30 June this year , all publicly listed companies will have to include a statement in their annual reports indicating that they comply with the Cadbury code of best practice ( see p 94 ) , or giving reasons for areas of non-compliance . |
| 29 | The corporation was sustaining appalling production losses and Finniston wrote to each of the trade unions suggesting that they meet on the neutral territory of a Heathrow hotel . |
| 30 | Outside , at eight o'clock , the streets were already busy with sweepers , a watering-cart , shop assistants , police blowing whistles , bicycles , scooters , not many cars , the voices of the lottery ticket vendors , schoolchildren screaming as they ran to school , carts pulled by donkeys braying , trucks hooting , an ambulance siren — it all added up to utter confusion . |