Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthew , the six-year-old , leans against Howard 's chair , scuffing his feet about and reading from his Janet and John book , On We Plod . |
| 2 | There are other delicious gestures drawing attention to the feet in La Fille Mal Gardée such as Mother Simone gently tapping her clogs as if thanking them for allowing her to show off her particular style of dance . |
| 3 | Screaming in fury , Rohmer lunged to the spot where he had vanished , stamping his feet as if dancing on Gilbert 's grave . |
| 4 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
| 5 | ‘ As soon as I stood up to speak everyone began putting their coats on and getting ready to leave , ’ joked Mal . |
| 6 | When I got outside I found Mum in the yard , waving her arms about and giving directions to the neighbours whom she was organising for the party . |
| 7 | ‘ Seen the crowd ? ’ asked the Duke , buckling on a wooden sword and striding up and down the narrow space , waving his arms about and muttering to himself . |
| 8 | On 17 June 1952 a Fellow of Magdalene College walked down Trinity Street in Cambridge and was suddenly aware of the regius professor of divinity waddling ahead of him and throwing his arms about and muttering gloomily to himself , ‘ Hell ! |
| 9 | She laughed often ; a great sudden masculine sound , jerking her arms as if elbowing the air out of the way . |
| 10 | MacMillan has made this last song a welcome to the future as the three protagonists quietly and slowly come forwards , their hands linked , gradually raising their heads as if greeting a new day . |