Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [noun] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we prevent children dying in infancy they will just grow up to have children of their own and population will increase even faster . ’ |
| 2 | If they were living in England they could probably cope a lot better . |
| 3 | Whilst sailing in surf you should always keep an eye out for these sets since if you do n't you may suddenly find yourself amongst the larger waves whose ‘ rinse cycles ’ are considerably more vigorous than that of a washing machine . |
| 4 | Deer nosing through the far undergrowth , always standing in clearings you can never hope to reach for the ensnaring , chest-high coils of bramble . |
| 5 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |