Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later that night she came into my room in her kimono , bringing me a glass of champagne and carrying a book . |
| 2 | " The American South where I come from is mighty proud of its good manners , messieurs , " said the senator , flashing them a smile of exaggerated charm . |
| 3 | Mr Major 's appeal to the rest of the EC came as he launched a late plan to bring Denmark back on board by allowing them a range of opt-outs from the Treaty — without altering the terms of the agreement itself . |
| 4 | To deal with this , a group of merchants who wanted to trade in a particular part of the world would ask the monarch for a charter allowing them a monopoly of bringing goods from their chosen region into England , giving them rights to defend themselves against pirates and bandits with their own armed force , and letting them settle legal problems that would otherwise have to wait years until they got back to England . |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Jacobsen , I hardly think my alleged avoidance of you is justification enough for labelling me a man-hater . ’ |
| 6 | They should n't be like that , we should , like , be able to pull cords and curtains as well gathering them a bit . |
| 7 | ‘ You would n't mind organizing them a bit , would you ? |
| 8 | They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure ( this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch ) . |
| 9 | She seemed to be more pleased with that , and flashing me a grin from over her shoulder went off towards the Clubhouse entrance . |
| 10 | It was an unsuitably domestic scene for two people labelling someone a murderer . |
| 11 | ‘ Then you can make it up by purchasing me a change of clothes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Just so that you 'd have a good excuse for keeping me a prisoner here ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Now we improvise , ’ said Surkov , tossing me a cigarette . |
| 14 | By checking ourselves a moment before taking action , we give ourselves time to use our reasoning powers in investigating the most efficient and appropriate way of performing such an action . |
| 15 | He did have street cunning , most if it aimed to keeping himself a mystery . |
| 16 | Also , the process of pre-censorship by what Thorold Dickinson called ‘ ex-colonels and maiden aunts in long flowered frocks ’ made filmmakers complicit with the censors in keeping everything a touch daring , challenging or controversial from the screen . |
| 17 | By calling God infinite , we are denying Him a characteristic of objects in the world . |
| 18 | And there 's another possibility — that the Indians were actually following the argument between the Jesuits and understanding it a lot better than we thought . |
| 19 | ‘ Now to see if it was a real fire , ’ he said with a grin , opening it a fraction . |
| 20 | Won t you forgive me for keeping it a secret ? ’ |
| 21 | In India too people are convinced that the Western nations are seeing test-tube fusion and are keeping it a secret because they have realised that not only does test-tube fusion have great commercial potential , but could revolutionise military strategy . |
| 22 | Ludovico was intent on keeping it a secret , so the ceremony was empty and impersonal . |
| 23 | Furthermore , he was keeping it a secret until the day he moved out . |
| 24 | I mean flipping talk about keeping it a secret ! |
| 25 | Well I think we 're lucky they must be keeping it a bit longer for interest of something to all out . |
| 26 | ‘ I do and I 'm not stopping you working , just delaying it a bit . ’ |
| 27 | She kicked out again , this time cracking it a couple of feet from the juncture with the adjacent wall . |
| 28 | ANNADALE came from behind to beat Glasgow Western 2-1 at Blaris this afternoon , booking themselves a place in tomorrow 's semi-finals against either Lisnagarvey or Ballynahinch . |
| 29 | ‘ When we visited the Ukraine , we had had great difficulty in explaining what a piper looks and sounds like , ’ said Peter . |
| 30 | ‘ No , ca n't pretend ‘ e was , ’ said Charlie , allowing himself a smile . |