Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poachers used stones to frighten their rabbits into the net , walking about and rattling one against the other . |
| 2 | It bases the idea of obligation to law , reasons for acquiescing in or committing oneself to legal process , on the value of the ends which thus become attainable . |
| 3 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 4 | by way of ensuring staff knew what was going on and had something by way of training . |
| 5 | He wants to get out of that office , get out into the areas , find out what is going on and do something about the problem , or I will kick his backside for him . |
| 6 | Now one of the things that it must be very tempting to do is say , Yippee I 've got my list and go dashing in and phone everybody in sight |
| 7 | Well me Auntie Jean and me Mum got passed once , like they 'd been going down and scrubbing it from side at bath and everything . |
| 8 | Then follows the practical experience of time , resistance to pest and disease , a too-similar competitor nipping in and beating you to it — these are just some of the hurdles and obstacles to commercial profit . |
| 9 | Jekyll lived in fear of waking up and finding himself in Hyde 's body , with all Hyde 's evil passions . |
| 10 | Are you all going out and leaving me in here ? |
| 11 | She loved them , and she loved the work though it left her with little time for going out and enjoying herself in the evenings . |
| 12 | You think going out and killing oneself for a few shillings is normal to a Masai ? |
| 13 | He said : ‘ Money 's available to George , but there 's no point in him rushing out and spending it for the hell of it . |
| 14 | ‘ I was always drifting off and losing myself in my head , which I suppose is no different to anyone else except I carried it further , wrote it all down . ’ |
| 15 | Today , when I see people on marvellous new motorbikes , just flying about and knocking them to bits , it makes me feel so sad . |
| 16 | ‘ Come in , ’ she said , stepping back and waving him into the flat . |
| 17 | that they thought they could develop and hav hold events on , and er , he said , like we , we came up with some good ideas , put forward some ideas , really good ideas , for things to do on this land , and he said , the trouble is that all these councillors back on to these pieces of land , and he said , er , they do n't want people coming along and enjoying themselves on it , because they want to go and walk their labradors on it . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't want any kid coming along and beating me in my twilight years . |
| 19 | Champion of the underdog and believer in the nobility of the common man , he lost no opportunity to teach his daughter the importance of never giving in or allowing herself to be beaten by lack of courage . |
| 20 | The story ends with the teacher coming over and praising him for this reaction and Little Turtle receiving a very good report card that term . |
| 21 | You can soon go and ask them cos some git 's gon na be coming over and hitting you for taking the |
| 22 | ‘ Ross … ! ’ she cried , running over and throwing herself into his arms . |
| 23 | Indeed the only real drawback , if you can call it that , is that people are continually coming up and congratulating us on our victory over England . ’ |
| 24 | They kept bloody coming up and hitting you in the face . |
| 25 | He came running out and took me by the sleeve in the darkness . |
| 26 | He , along with his three brothers is very lively and is always running about and making plenty of noise outside my house . |
| 27 | ‘ I always thought it was solid , ’ said Billie , coming up to it , reaching out and touching it in awe . |
| 28 | He was mortally disappointed when it was officially declared an accident and there 's nothing he 'd like better than to find some excuse to start ferreting round and upsetting everyone with his ‘ interrogations ’ . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But I ca n't see Philip sitting back and doing nothing about it . |
| 30 | Then she fell upon him , leaning out and abandoning herself to his grip , throwing both legs up until she was rammed to the hilt of him , and feeling that marvellous pulse as he squandered his month of continence into her , spending on and on . |