Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tommy had started and trimmed one side of my head , then noticing that it was six o'clock said ‘ Sha n't be a minute ’ and was gone for ten . |
| 2 | I 've been painting since I was old enough to pick up a brush . |
| 3 | Lydia did not castigate herself for so disliking a fellow-being , believing that it was sufficient merely to refrain from overt unkindness . |
| 4 | Do this as a separate routine after writing if you are concerned not to interrupt the flow of composition . |
| 5 | ‘ We will be interviewing him about what happened but obviously he is in no fit state for us to talk to him yet and we will be waiting until he is well enough , ’ a police spokesman said . |
| 6 | He said I 've got a new system now I 'm going and what is that then ? |
| 7 | ‘ The party 's only just got going and it 's quiet up here , peaceful . |
| 8 | ‘ We have a patient with multiple lacerations of the face and neck and our fascio-max is away — I was just wondering if you were good enough , ’ she replied bluntly . |
| 9 | Although the maker and even country of origin of these pieces surprisingly remains unknown , one view holding that they are German rather than French , this uncertainty did not matter to the bidders as it sold to an anonymous private collector for $1,700,000 ( £944,400 ) . |
| 10 | Oh , it 's , it 's terrifying that we 're all actually sitting here in enormous anticipation , because I think we 're going to er present an astonishing amount of money this time . |
| 11 | The man obviously needed to overcome his feeling of inferiority by demonstrating that he was brave enough to leap into the river , in spite of the danger . |
| 12 | The tray with its conical basket ‘ hat ’ covering the food was in the centre of our circle but no-one would consider starting until we were all together . |
| 13 | Right , that 's the other element , it 's what you think they think you should be doing and it 's amazing how few people , yeah that 's the yeah |
| 14 | I 'm sure many of you will have younger sisters who are already Rainbows or are , perhaps , thinking of joining when they are old enough . |
| 15 | The truth was that , while large sections of the media were insisting that it was all terribly different in Scotland , and while some politicians managed to convince themselves that the constitution was the issue above all others in the minds of Scotland 's electorate , most Scottish voters were declining to have their agenda set for them . |
| 16 | " I was always creative John ! " she said again and again , as if I kept impiously insisting that she was creative only sometimes or not until recently . |
| 17 | " I was always creative John ! " she said again and again , as if I kept impiously insisting that she was creative only sometimes or not until recently . |
| 18 | Still she lifted her chin slightly and tried to ignore the media attention , knowing that it was all really centred on Ace and that she was nothing more than a decorative addition to his charismatic presence . |
| 19 | It is knowing that you are capable enough which is the difficult thing . |
| 20 | She glanced at Luke apprehensively , knowing that he was mature enough to control his dislike of Florian — but probably only as long as Florian refrained from being provocative ; if he did n't , and one never knew with Florian , Luke might say or do anything . |
| 21 | last week , they went past me in car , they were pipping and they were both together , she were driving . |
| 22 | It must be remembered that an important objective for the financial institutions is to sell their services , and this aim may not always coincide exactly with the interests of those learning how best to buy those services ( and , sometimes , learning when it is best not to buy them ) . |
| 23 | I thought it was a bit of a cheek seeing as I 'm due here mornings but I 've nothing against Mrs. Schofield and if she wanted me I was n't above obliging . |
| 24 | Excitement had been steadily rising in the crowded chamber during the closing stages of the debate on a new clause to be added to the Criminal Justice Bill , but jubilation found vent in a roar of cheering when it was evident how the vote had gone … |
| 25 | Quickly , Hari ladled the soup into bowls and cut a few thick pieces of bread , suddenly realizing that she was hungry too . |
| 26 | There was a thermometer on the wall displaying the temperature , ensuring that it was constant so that the paintings were preserved correctly . |
| 27 | I got round this potential danger of tonal contrasts by ensuring that I was near enough to the boat to see it mainly in its own shadows ( figure XX ) , thus reducing the glare of white , and thereby allowing a less contrasting tonal interplay between boat and background . |