Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though she was wishing that , after all , she 'd taken a seat , for she suspected he was rather enjoying letting her stew in her own juice . |
| 2 | The procession moved through the prison at a leisurely pace , Nicholson answering the visitors ' questions with the minimum of elaboration , constantly struggling to hide his contempt for some of the more idiotic queries they presented him with . |
| 3 | ‘ Another thing your mother and I did , ’ Diana went on , obviously enjoying defying her hostess , ‘ was to hang all the chamber pots outside the third floor windows , just as Queen Mary arrived for her stay . |
| 4 | Unable to stand it any longer , Sheila went up to him and before he had time to react seized both envelopes , feverishly tearing open her own and handing the other to Mona , who appeared almost unable to take it . |
| 5 | He could not help her by attacking Havvie and creating an even worse scandal ; that would be self-indulgent , merely seeking to exorcise his own guilt for not believing her . |
| 6 | He wondered in passing what Mr Ryan might be doing so far north ; perhaps seeking to expand his chain of hat shops ? |
| 7 | Marketing is by its nature an expansionist , aggressive activity and those concerned with it are constantly seeking to improve their performance by increasing the scale and selectivity of their approaches . |
| 8 | ‘ Almost anything , ’ said Roland , suddenly wanting to put him off the trail . |
| 9 | Mademoiselle stood alone trembling wondering what was happening . |
| 10 | Starting with a fascinating selection of photos taken during Mosquito production at Hatfield ( UK ) , Downsview ( Canada ) and Bankstown ( Australia ) , further sections deal with the fighter and bomber variants of this maid-of-all-work , only serving to illustrate what an aesthetically pleasing aircraft the Mosquito was from all angles . |
| 11 | For example , in the relationship between Marcel and Albertine , which is the chief of several memorable love affairs in the novel , we find Marcel feverishly seeking to understand himself , to define himself , in relation to Albertine . |
| 12 | And if we can , we 're only looking to improve ourselves by five percent we 're not looking to improve , or increase double sales next week are we ? |
| 13 | During my inglorious years as a concert agent I used to reduce my clients to tears by stubbornly refusing to call them ‘ artistes ’ . |
| 14 | Despite its unhurried style and careful attention to detail , the firm achieved 170 placements with eleven consultants in 1979 ; now , with thirteen consultants , the firm annually completes far more , but is not necessarily seeking to maximise its volume , and certainly not at the expense of quality of service . |
| 15 | This is a similar fallacy to that of those in my profession who are constantly aspiring to bring everybody up to the average . |
| 16 | The kid comes out hard , apparently wanting to make it a real fight . |
| 17 | But as the child again made to run to her mother Aggie held her firmly and the wardress pushed the woman through a door ; even so contriving to keep her head turned towards her child . |
| 18 | Then , obviously wanting to leave us alone , our friend said that he had to go to the village of Lalatta for a short time ; he would be back in twenty minutes , by which time I would have to start making my way back to Lagrimone . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sure you must be , ’ Giles said politely , and , turning to Sophie , who was on the point of moving on , he asked , obviously wanting to detain her , ‘ Have you got a veterinary nurse ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ After you , Mademoiselle Bryant , ’ he insisted harshly , waiting with ill-concealed impatience and obviously wanting to speak his mind and depart swiftly . |
| 21 | If his growing army of fans are only writing to say they like Merton 's own TV series , then they are either shy or lying . |
| 22 | It would be misleading to profile school teachers as only seeking to maximize their own prestige by cultivating exaggerated interests in sport among black schoolkids and thus jeopardizing their chances academically . |
| 23 | I 've got to be so careful , that 's the trouble , I never know when my boss is suddenly going to bite my head off . |
| 24 | No perhaps going to bring it back , to you , I know that we did it all but not now . |
| 25 | So even at ten and a half percent rejection , if you look at the latest figures , it costs you thirty pounds a month for an Eagle Star low-cost super super-duper endowment , but at the end you 're only going to replace your money , if you 've got erm the ten and a half growth rate , ten and a half percent , which is unlikely i in current circumstances . |
| 26 | However , having been off last week , I have n't been able to do that , but I have made all the amendments and I was only going to talk us through those that needed everybody to know about them . |
| 27 | I 'm only going to say it once . |
| 28 | I 'm only going to give him his medicine . ’ |
| 29 | Here we are not only going to give you technical details , but also try and tell you what it means to us as a Community . |
| 30 | ‘ But I 'm only going to kill him , ’ I said reasonably . |