Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pers pn] [be] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the half-hour I had spent with Lord Byron , I had forgotten that it was again raining steadily . |
| 2 | ‘ People have been approached and we are just waiting to hear now when the contracts are signed and sealed , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 3 | Alison 's problems appear to be resolved and she is now living near Clint in Carmel and studying acting in Los Angeles . |
| 4 | I 've just had me house decorated and I 'm seriously thinking of becoming a serial killer of bleeding workmen , I think they 're a bleeding disgrace . |
| 5 | Millwall 's protests ended with Cunningham being booked and they were still arguing at the end . |
| 6 | Cos that 's when , when , when we get to that nearer the date , we could , we could just , you know , when you 're confirmed that you 've been booked and you 're definitely going , erm we could look at the finances and see how much we could afford to , to give , erm , something to each person to help with , eit either with the accommodation or , or the transport . |
| 7 | Looked like they were just going to have to get along with things the way they were until their time was up . |
| 8 | From inside the room it must have looked like he was just hopping off into empty space , say goodbye to Buck Rogers , a suicide leap over a thirty-foot drop . |
| 9 | The flaw in this disposition was that the advancing Germans were not only more numerous than the Allies had supposed but they were also moving in a more extended arc than had been expected . |
| 10 | On Gordon Durie : ‘ I was n't surprised when he was substituted because he was already crying after one of my tackles on him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Standing on chairs is n't to be recommended when you 're just recovering from a sprained ankle . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm insulted that he 's even talking about me on the tape — and I 'm sure the other players he 's mentioned feel the same . |
| 13 | To her horror , Folly saw Luke nod and turn away down the corridor , leaving her alone with this sinister whispering woman who seemed to take it for granted that she was meekly going to strip off and join in what could only be some kind of orgy . |
| 14 | I wish I could have said that she was sweetly understanding , but she looked at me as if I were an incubus that had raped her and scraped along the brickwork , desperate to get past . |
| 15 | Madame Butterfly , he thought , for he had sneaked a glance at the soldier opposite and seen that he was now weeping , the letter crumpled in his fist , scrunching apple blossom . |
| 16 | If Ramsbum had been a human being Amiss might have suspected that he was seriously feeling grief . |
| 17 | Well , the tide has turned and we 're now viewing the fruits of the UK 's most productive period for some time . |
| 18 | and you think you might of done and you 're still stopping |
| 19 | ‘ Regarding the September issue , we are positive the matter is not connected and we are still gathering evidence to prosecute the culprit , ’ she added . |
| 20 | I mean you buy it you 're not gon na , I mean alright you 're gon na have a bit more grown but you 're only gon na get a bit more muscly . |
| 21 | The boy had seen because he was always looking to see what people were doing . |
| 22 | We just thought the T-shirts were funny , and we had them done because we were absolutely shitting ourselves about playing . ’ |
| 23 | We just thought the T-shirts were funny , and we had them done because we were absolutely shitting ourselves about playing . ’ |
| 24 | The Westminster Press cost budget is now adjusted and they 're currently trading at a nine percent margin which would be ten percent if it was n't for the er , expenditure on er , Yorkshire on Sunday er , the circulation of which is growing very nicely . |
| 25 | Garland was shaken and he was still making up his mind how to react when the doorbell rang . |
| 26 | This female mallard was brought into Slimbridge yesterday totally paralysed and she 's already showing signs of recovery . |
| 27 | To this end a comprehensive review of the training and examination syllabus has been undertaken and we are now embarking on a period of consultation with a view to implementing a more up-to-date system in two years ' time . |
| 28 | THE LIDs OVER the cannons ' eyes slid open as the pirogues approached ; the watch would have thought that he was only imagining the narrow prows breaking the black water , but the order had been given , ‘ Full alert ’ , and so the English sailor trusted his eyes and raised the alarm . |
| 29 | Charles apologised for the wine 's lukewarmth , but both agreed that it was nevertheless rehabilitating . |
| 30 | Putting on a Show The Windows aficionado will be well pleased with the look and feel of Presentations 2.0 — it maintains that 3D kind of look that Windows 3.1 is so good at , to the point where you might just be persuaded that you 're actually running a Windows application full screen . |