Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [conj] [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I 'll tell you , but remember that we did n't know what we were going to find when we finally broke in . |
| 2 | Charles was beginning to wonder whether he actually liked Dottie or not . |
| 3 | Pulling a face , she clamped her lips together in a comical display of acceptance , although she was beginning to wonder if she actually wanted to know . |
| 4 | ‘ He was a middle-aged guy and I was beginning to think that he never saw a guy with long hair before . |
| 5 | ‘ Small wonder Cora-Beth was beginning to doubt if you really existed . ’ |
| 6 | In the seconds when Chesarynth was coming to realize that she actually mattered , another white car distorted the draughts with its brake-force . |
| 7 | DOCTORS treated road victim Bill Healey for a broken nose and then sent him home — failing to notice that he also had a fractured jaw , cheekbone , leg and foot . |
| 8 | Liam Coyle who has scored three of Derry 's four competitive goals so far this season , booked City 's last eight berth with a close range strike in the seventh minute , but thereafter , it was yet another case of Derry flattering to deceive as they quickly ran out of ideas against a United side which failed to test City goalkeeper Dermot O'Neill at any time during the game . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't … ’ she whispered , struggling to think as she blindly put her hands on his shoulders , staring at his chest , his tanned throat , and then his mouth … his mouth … his mouth … |
| 10 | We spent some more time moving around Leicester , going from tavern to tavern trying to discover if anyone else had seen Irvine 's strange companion . |