Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [subord] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
| 2 | This time he did n't open the door for her , and she had difficulty keeping up as he took the front stairs two at a time . |
| 3 | The tabby a couple of houses away on the other side is a cheeky sod and was due a lesson next time I found him walking around like he owned the place . |
| 4 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |
| 5 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |
| 6 | We then continued our journey , pushing on until we reached the city walls and lodged at one of the fine taverns on the Southwark side of the river . |
| 7 | Although all of us are deeply concerned to know precisely what happened in East Timor , will she bear it in mind that , since Indonesia took over East Timor a few years ago , there has been considerable development of the infrastructure in that country , and that , although no one condones that massacre , we must know what has been going on before we adopt the language that we heard from the Labour party ? |
| 8 | Yeah , I thought something was going on cos you left the sound |
| 9 | The sun was already going down when I reached the top of the hill . |
| 10 | I was just going in when I saw the sign . |
| 11 | ‘ Christ , they were quick off the mark , Piper , ’ remarked the driver , swinging the jeep round and heading back along the road to Brigade H.Q. Nos. 3 and 6 Commando were pulling out as we entered the village ; no sign of 45 Royal Marine Commando . |
| 12 | On feet that tried desperately to be silent , Belinda crept away , not stopping or turning round until she reached the looming mass of the house . |
| 13 | She began to drift and was just dozing off when she heard the squeak of Nathan 's deck shoes on the ladder . |
| 14 | They came out into the corridor together , Rostov holding back as he allowed the older and more senior man to go before him . |
| 15 | There was a Dan-Air flight coming in as he crossed the asphalt lot , dropping like a gull with its undercarriage outstretched . |
| 16 | ‘ I saw his leg coming up so I pulled the rope off and I jumped , ’ he added . |
| 17 | When the radiator is empty , undo the other coupling and stuff tissue paper or rag into the radiator inlets , to stop sludge dripping out as you lift the radiator off its brackets and carry it out of the house . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , how lovely , ’ she breathed , her imagination taking off as she pictured the scene in her mind 's eye . |
| 19 | Anger was forgotten ; the long habit of self-flagellation came roaring back as she remembered the — the puppet ? |
| 20 | The uniformed copper on the door told me he was only hanging about until he got the word on his ‘ talking brooch ’ radio that the forensic boys had n't forgotten anything and would n't need to come back . |
| 21 | What happens if you stay standing up when you confront the Mayor ? |
| 22 | He might even have been standing up as he tasted the first mouthful . |
| 23 | The report from the accountant confirmed his initial impression that the business was worth investing in so he paid the accountants modest fee of £500 in full . |
| 24 | On his desk was a map of the Fairfax property which he had been working on when he had the telephone call from the owner telling him that he was cancelling all the arrangements . |