Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cumulus clouds rolled majestically through the blue sky , casting shadows or releasing light as they did so . |
| 2 | Do n't want to I want you to learn things but there 's no point in learning everything twice is there or learning more than you need to at the moment . |
| 3 | There are still , thank God , a few areas where one can work without either having to use computers or feeling guilty because one does not . |
| 4 | But others criticised her for interrupting too often and looking unprofessional as she slumped in her seat asking him about his O level exam achievements . |
| 5 | ‘ Robert did n't say I must go back to work after the baby ’ , Lucy told me , ‘ but he began to be reluctant about switching on electric fires and looking disapproving if I did ’ . |
| 6 | I say , looking back to see Andy coming up the hill behind me , suddenly slowing and looking wary as he sees the man . |
| 7 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |
| 8 | So I 'm sitting and getting worse if I opened my eyes it went like that , the whole fucking sky was going round . |
| 9 | Dad had been right ; it was foggy and getting thicker so I had to slow down because I could n't see where I was going . |
| 10 | ‘ There would be no point in bombarding their goal and losing 1–0 before we go to Old Trafford . ’ |
| 11 | The boy was so far from being ill-used or closely confined that he apparently lived a normal life , at least within the walls , going and coming much as he pleased , and eating in hall like a member of the household . |
| 12 | ‘ Glandular changes can make some people gain weight at the menopause but the commonest cause is eating and drinking more than you need . ’ |
| 13 | Continued implementation of community care , and making sure that we do carry on developing it , ensuring that people have the choice is going to be an important part of the agreement , and it 's also important that the joint finance , or some , some joint finance is kept as er , work for community care so that we are able to respond to er , events that turn up that are n't necessarily expected . |
| 14 | Much emphasis was put on the importance of identifying the key decision-takers and making sure that they had the right information — much was made of the necessity of their getting a balanced picture on which to take their decisions . |
| 15 | Erm what I 'm doing basically is er putting on as many exhibitions as I can using the centre 's name and making sure that I 've got a good amount of my work in there , although I do n't push anybody else out . |
| 16 | The only things I think about are calorie-counting and weighing myself , and making sure that I do n't put on the weight I 've lost , and passing my O levels . |
| 17 | Close your eyes and listen to your breathing , trying to regulate the rhythm and making sure that you breathe only through your nose . |
| 18 | Instead , try cutting down on the number of exercises , increasing the weight and making sure that you perform 3 sets of at least 8 reps . |
| 19 | Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … |
| 20 | Bernice stared him down : memorizing his face and making sure that he knew it . |
| 21 | And what we 're trying to do is to give him this family feeling that everybody behind here , the whole team , every single worker is rooting for him and making sure that he has the best . |
| 22 | He slammed a huge fist into his large stomach and she laughed merrily , obediently accepting his ceremonial presentation of the soup , and watching wide-eyed while he poured a generous measure of Campari into it . |
| 23 | The lamp-smudges seemed to swim towards me , dipping and swaying off-centre as I approached them My legs were trembling and when I put my hand against my face it was burning , and yet clammy . |
| 24 | Having sized up the competition and feeling confident that I had nothing to fear , I boldly took a step forward , grabbed a morsel of soap and proceeded to scrub away . |
| 25 | two months ' pregnant — and feeling worse than she looked . |
| 26 | I 'm not always very good at saying what I mean , except at work , that is ; I 've been to Europe and the States but never to Nineveh and Distant Ophir ; I do n't have much time — literally — for the arts , though I 'm not against them in any way , you understand ( sometimes there 's a nice concert on the car radio ; like most people I read a book or two on holiday ) ; and I do n't give much of a thought to my clothes beyond looking smart at work and feeling comfortable when I get home . |
| 27 | Like Loch Hourn , which in configuration it resembles closely , Loch Nevis is an inlet of the Sound of Sleat , initially wide but becoming narrow as it thrusts through the hills . |
| 28 | I am grateful for the opportunity to put the Government 's views on the matter , but underlying all that I have said is a fundamental conviction that the education system , not social security benefits , should provide for the maintenance of students . |