Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [coord] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad . |
| 2 | At times this was inappropriate ( for example , when he was on the telephone , mending something or talking to a visitor ) . |
| 3 | Being entirely uninhibited when expressing herself and equipped with a famous ( and at times infamous ) ‘ caustic wit ’ , her self-assertion was never subtle . |
| 4 | All cetaceans draw in fresh air through this nasal orifice down into their lungs , releasing it and drawing in a fresh supply whenever they return to the surface . |
| 5 | The first way is by taking the work off the machine with waste yarn , turning it and rehanging with the plain side towards me . |
| 6 | He was at a loss to describe the sky , its lilac whiteness , so ineffable above him that it was like a secret waiting to be deciphered , reflecting everything and seeping into the thin mist on the ground . |
| 7 | It should be stressed that large wooden articles such as doors are usually far better stripped by removing them and dipping in a caustic tank . |
| 8 | Now here I was , thinking of myself , considering myself and crying like a baby . |
| 9 | All agree that the building they share in Aldershot , an outdated 60s 12-storey tower block , needs major refurbishment — closing it and moving to the Royal Logistic Corps training centre 20 miles away or converting it to an office block and building a new , smaller Army catering school alongside , are not seen as attractive options . |
| 10 | That he was not abstracting water but merely utilizing it and returning to the river the same amount in improved condition , because contact with the turbine had aerated it , and it was better for the fish . |
| 11 | and I 'm running it and doing like the advertising for it |
| 12 | You 're actually giving yourself and planning for a two thousand pound pay rise . |
| 13 | She could feel the muscles of his arms jump where her hands were touching him and exulted in the power she seemed to have over him . |
| 14 | Tom 's mother was highly critical of the way the mainstream school was handling him but agreed to the assessment because she felt it might help him . |
| 15 | When John returned from lunch — very punctually , just before half-past one — Ianthe found herself studying him and taking in the details of his appearance . |
| 16 | Beinn Alligin is the third of the great Torridon giants and more amenable than its fellows , and more honest , the whole effort of climbing to the summit ridge , traversing it and descending at the far end to return down the corrie being assessed at a glance , although probably under-estimated . |
| 17 | The headman 's house was already full of men , warming themselves and talking round the central fire . |
| 18 | If Agrippa gave an order they obeyed with alacrity , but sometimes I caught them watching me and shuddered at the amusement in their icy , pale-blue eyes . |
| 19 | ‘ What is it ? ’ he said , watching her and flooded by a feeling that he had not expected . |
| 20 | ‘ Ah Christ , ’ he says , leaving her and stomping round the room . |
| 21 | Without another word she went back into the kitchen then came out to him , closed the front door after her without locking it and got into the car . |
| 22 | And er she got it away eventually bathing it and talking to the little girl and then she said to her now I want you to come here every day she said so I can I see to that for you . |
| 23 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the Queen watching us and talking to the Director . |
| 24 | But I mean i i certainly if you go through the , the early bits erm I mean i i i if you take well okay the , the organization bit to begin with , but then hitting the landlords politically er you know y you 're , you 're checking their accounts , you 're imposing their fines when they 've been a bit naughty , you 're letting contributions erm you 're crowning them and going through the streets , you 're locking them up , you 're banishing some of them , you might be executing some of them but i it 's , it 's only specifically where they 've offended against your , your view of the moral economy , where they , where they 've sort of been naughty in terms of |
| 25 | By your own admission , when you 're not quizzing him about everything , you 're confronting him and toying with the idea of hitting him . |
| 26 | He scarcely even looked at the price of his Magimix before grabbing it and racing to the cash tills . |