Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 2 | Poor people do n't want a millionaire among them reminding them of some way in which they failed to make it . |
| 3 | ‘ Be there — or you 'll really get fucked , ’ he hissed , jabbing a manicured index finger at my face and transfixing me with lifeless black eyes . |
| 4 | The act of the king touching them in this way protects them from the otherwise dangerous consequences of being in contact with the power of the king . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're using me as some sort of buffer between yourself and your feelings for Claire . |
| 6 | He said that he will be continuing with Mary 's work of dealing with residents ' worries and complaints — ‘ pointing them in the direction of the right person to help them ’ — and assisting them with official forms , etc . |
| 7 | Several older NCT children have started school this year so we sha n't be seeing them at Open Houses now … |
| 8 | I remember seeing them on Ready Steady go and liking Ronnie Lane 's smile . |
| 9 | In summary , his presentation allows readers to suppose that the Pioneers were wrong in establishing , or attempting to establish , the producers ' societies as bodies separate from the consumers ' societies , and wrong even in seeing them as genuine co-operatives . |
| 10 | Bankers welcomed the appointments , seeing them as positive moves which would revitalize the QMA 's management of the economy . |
| 11 | Feminist psychology also finds it difficult to deal with apparent irrationalities in women 's subjectivity except by pathologizing the women , or seeing them as social victims . |
| 12 | Twelve interactive computer terminals allow visitors to take an ‘ electronic walk ’ through Pompeii 's forum , theatres , amphitheatre , villas and baths , seeing them from various perspectives . |
| 13 | You flatter me by insisting on seeing me as some sort of Casanova figure . |
| 14 | ‘ Why do you insist on seeing me in this horrible way ? ’ she finished up . |
| 15 | His cord trousers are still rolled down round his ankles and get in the way and we have to stop and turn him over and pull the trousers back up , fastening them by one button . |
| 16 | The role of the museum is to present the collection in a fresh way , both showing unfamiliar paintings and hanging them in natural light ’ . |
| 17 | Martin 's phoning me at eight o'clock . |
| 18 | An official media campaign criticized the leaders of the DU ( formed in May 1988 — see p. 36038 ) , accusing them of personal ambition , corruption and links with anti-Soviet emigré organizations , and of seeking the overthrow of the social system . |
| 19 | So when the station came clean , they had to field several angry calls accusing them of pro-Nottingham Forest bias . |
| 20 | Now a group of about 4,000 former residents of the institutions in the 1950s and 1960s has filed a lawsuit against seven religious orders that operated a dozen orphanages or mental hospitals , accusing them of physical , sexual and psychological abuse and seeks damages of almost £1 billion . |
| 21 | The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police might care to ponder why it is that juries increasingly dismiss the sworn evidence of his officers in favour of those accusing them of gross impropriety . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're accusing me of burning dogs again , are n't you ? |
| 23 | She is mistaken in accusing me of that . |
| 24 | The hallway and various passages off it were full of visitors helping pyjama-ed relatives in and out of chairs , plumping cushions for them or fetching magazines from a well-stocked rack , or encouraging them to that last little drop of cocoa from what seemed to be a standard issue purple mug . |
| 25 | It is a moment that is likely to reshape the strategic thinking of traditional , print-on-paper publishers , perhaps encouraging them at last to re-define their activities and participate more extensively in information media of all kinds . |
| 26 | England has an excellent crop of young players , but my role as Captain and Selector precludes me from naming them in these pages . |
| 27 | Looking back on the decision a few years later , he interpreted it in these terms : " What I wanted was some counterweight to my changeable and restless inclinations , a science that could be pursued with cool impartiality , with cold logic , with regular work , without its results touching me at all deeply . " |
| 28 | It 's just great to have Marie touching me like this . |
| 29 | He began gathering the books together , handling them with exaggerated care and opening them a second time to gaze at Melissa 's signature . |
| 30 | Exporters can raise prices in sterling terms ( so maintaining them in foreign currency terms ) without losing competitiveness . |