Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " 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 | There 's this thing from the Bradford and Bingley saying that they 've amalgamated with somebody and erm they 're not publishing their interest rates at the usual times , I do n't think it 's anything world-shattering . |
| 3 | Petrie 's recollection of Charles Manning is less rosy than Grace 's : ‘ He had long white hair , was billed as the Svengali of Music , and pranced around , stooping and conducting with hair and fingers dangling as he gesticulated comically and did a little dance on the podium ’ . |
| 4 | The women wore coloured skirts down to their ankles , their earrings and beads jangling as they moved with sinuous grace over the uneven ground . |
| 5 | He found the King 's strength and confidence increasing and he had no doubts about his fitness to rule ; but the King was still anxious for time in which to adjust himself to his new station and duties . |
| 6 | A keen all-round sportsman , he graduated from cycle and motor-car racing when he began to feel his age and then to speedboat racing . |
| 7 | They 're leaving this place in the afternoon and we have another lot coming in , so Stella has arranged for Jean to attend to the chalets and bed changing while she does the barbecue at the end of the rafting . ’ |
| 8 | Rachel stepped out into the sunlight , clouds of white silk and taffeta rustling as she moved with her father to the double doors . |
| 9 | The Senate panel decided that it wanted to question Fiers and George concerning whether they had passed the information on to Gates . |
| 10 | Relations between them had deteriorated sharply in previous days , with the ANC alleging a plot to wipe out its leadership , and Buthelezi stating that he had been warned of an ANC plot to kidnap and kill his two children . |
| 11 | Does the Home Secretary , in common with his right hon. Friend the former Prime Minister , now feel too painfully aware that the franchise round has ended in farce , with some companies losing their licences for offering too much and others failing because they offered too little ? |