Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I am in the car I am competing professionally and I commit myself to the job . |
| 2 | Well , you know , it you see , time were , I do n't know I suppose , I do n't know but I never seemed to be afraid and I used to have my or something round my waist , a belt with the keys hanging on and they supplied me with a as well , one of these , I do n't know what they 're made of they were n't all that heavy but still they were heavy enough to keep on . |
| 3 | Feeling the heat of his gaze right through the thin material , she folded her arms protectively , realising only when she saw his mouth curve into a mocking smile that she had merely pushed her breasts upwards , making them clearly visible above the ribbons and lace of the bodice . |
| 4 | his music thing has n't he ? , he likes music he likes to be on his own , ooh that nails sticking in if you trim your nails properly |
| 5 | He would sit eating alone while we watched him . |
| 6 | I was over-qualified and signing on and I realised there was more money to be made taking my clothes off ’ . |
| 7 | I was over-qualified and signing on and I realised there was more money to be made taking my clothes off . |
| 8 | She was walking down and I shout you bloody old troll . |
| 9 | Walking home and you work it out . |
| 10 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 11 | ‘ Ca n't take it , huh ? ’ she teased , then yelped and began laughing helplessly as he yanked her up and rolled to hold her captive beneath him . |
| 12 | No I do n't , no that was just a nickname they give him for years ago , matter of fact I the other day , I was walking up and he called me , so I took me father 's name you see , nickname , that was . |
| 13 | And of course with hoods on you ca n't hear the poor soul behind you squeaking indignantly as you work your way up their ankles . |
| 14 | Stop being so rude to her father — walking out when he gives her advice . |
| 15 | ‘ We are walking out because we feel we have not been given a hearing , ’ Inkatha negotiator Joe Matthews said as he left the talks . |
| 16 | In fig. 123 the violent diagonal of the hero 's body , twisting back as he throws himself across , lies over the counter-diagonal of the bull , carved in low relief on the background but it too turning its head out and back . |
| 17 | He 's been happily dying here since you phoned me . ’ |
| 18 | Jonathan was snoring loudly as she detached his hand from her breast and slid from the bed . |
| 19 | Before Joseph could agree or disagree , his brother had mounted up and was laughing loudly as he urged his coolie along the boulevard at top speed . |
| 20 | Well you were just talking about children erm my feeling is that we 're all children , there is no division between being a child and an adult and I think that they can accept a whole lot , but there 's a whole lot of adults that ca n't accept the shocks that are happening today and they put them into their subconscious and unfortunately it comes out in so many other ways — it comes over as a neurosis or as a mental disorder at some later date . |
| 21 | ‘ With all these Commandos walking about and you playing your bagpipes , the whole German Army will be disturbed . |
| 22 | She was still shaking her head from side to side and laughing softly when she shooed him from the kitchen and returned her attention to her magazine . |
| 23 | And Dinda said she needed a filling , a re-filling actually and she said it 's the first that she 's been to a dentist that she could remember that she did n't notice the needle coming in , part she hates is the needle in the gum . |
| 24 | I did n't think he 'd be cooking tonight cos I knew they were n't shutting the |
| 25 | I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . |
| 26 | ‘ They had been living together but she said she was leaving him , ’ said Mr Ben Hemo . |
| 27 | ‘ I knew that Alan liked the odd drink but it was n't until we were living together that I realised her was more or less an alcoholic , and violent with it . ’ |
| 28 | You let everything go for weeks and weeks and obviously find just getting a meal tiring enough and you know I do n't want you to do anything that 's too much for you . |
| 29 | Cutting down on food , I was University missing whole meals , telling people I was training , I 'm a P E teacher so sport and the perfect body was very much up front , so the more weight I lost the better I was told I looked until it became totally out of control and I was eating an apple and black coffee a day and then vomiting so that I had nothing in me . |
| 30 | He turned at the sound of her voice , anger ebbing away as he saw who it was . |