Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] and [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I rang the club I was appearing at and informed the Con-Sec that Marta Cane would be appearing in place of Zoe Bond who was ill . |
| 2 | But I think the ingenuity of chemists and scientists and physicists and astronomers is such that , yes , we could do it — if we knew what we were looking for and had the right ideas . |
| 3 | Is it about time that the Government took the opportunities of our youngest children seriously , gave their parents the opportunities that they are looking for and made sure that children receive the very best start , which is something that is taken for granted in other European countries ? |
| 4 | After a moment , she seemed to find what she was looking for and stepped up to the door . |
| 5 | He found the house that he was looking for and went into a long , low room . |
| 6 | He pawed at the Daily Telegraph but failed to find whatever he was looking for and lit a cigarette instead . |
| 7 | I bought the dress she was looking at and chatted to her about it . |
| 8 | I was going to and had no graph paper . |
| 9 | She displayed no interest in any of the social events he said he was going to and wondered if he might see her at . |
| 10 | Slowly , he put down the silver pen he had been toying with and stood up , walking to her at the windows . |
| 11 | I shouted that he did not know what he was talking about and held the telephone away from my face . |
| 12 | Terry left the group he was sitting with and joined me . |
| 13 | The boy told his family last week he was unhappy at the special school he 's supposed to be studying at and planned to escape . |