Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Windy come here Windy am I smelling or do you normally call me that ? |
| 2 | Can I put it another way to you , that if houses are provided for people who have migrated from West Yorkshire to North Yorkshire , that the failure to provide for employment of an equivalent level , because I well appreciate we are not going to stop Mr Laycock driving or commute I beg your pardon commuting each day from Harrogate to Leeds , that failure failure to provide an adequate level of employment for those new residents would be contrary to the advice in P P G twelve and P P G 14 about reducing the need to travel ? |
| 3 | I can choose not to do things that do n't excite me , but fortunately things are happening that do you know . |
| 4 | However , by gaining that trust we can look forward with confidence . |
| 5 | ‘ Keep on walking and talk your way out of it , ’ I told myself . |
| 6 | Naturally I welcome the fact that the reforms are revealing the extent of NHS underfunding , but this will only be of benefit if you acknowledge what is happening and do something about it . |
| 7 | What kind of ‘ authority ’ will you be representing and have you given enough thought to conveying it in a non-threatening way ? |
| 8 | Gatsby decides to take the blame and pretend that he had been driving and take whatever punishment comes , which in the end meant that he was shot by the dead woman 's husband . |
| 9 | Napoleon marched through it on his way to Moscow , but today the road is used by those who wish to avoid the pressures of autobahn driving and see something of the pleasant , rolling countryside of Westphalia . |
| 10 | I 've never been one for crediting animals with human feelings , but the expression on that dog 's face definitely said " Stop laughing and get me out of here " . |
| 11 | If you wan na lo , if you wan na lose some go just go swimming or do something |
| 12 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
| 13 | Ronni kept her gaze fixed seawards as her stomach leapt inside her , remembering that dance they 'd shared together . |
| 14 | She nursed his ailments too , and with a needle from a certain yucca picked out the chigoes from his feet , neatly , so as not to burst the sac in which the nits were hatching and release them into his flesh : the insects between his pink and white toes were just like a shrimp 's roe . |
| 15 | ‘ Or stop looking and make their minds up they 're better off single , ’ said Preston 's , who thought monogamy had its drawbacks , too . |
| 16 | Actors have to learn acting and study it . |
| 17 | Give up smoking and increase your intake of fresh fruit and vegetables and clear water . |
| 18 | So , for example , it would be better to stick your head out of the window and take in six large gulps of air instead of smoking a cigarette than to cut out smoking and put nothing in its place . |
| 19 | Either he could hang about drinking and flirting and achieve nothing , with the risk of embarrassment if Fedorov arrived , or he could try the direct approach . |
| 20 | Have them by your side while writing and use them . |
| 21 | We might get a good ideas of the shape of the man we are promoting but do we really know the " shape " of the job he is going into ? |
| 22 | ‘ I can not give any indication on which companies we are meeting but suffice it to say that one is trade and the other two venture . |
| 23 | So I 'd ask you Madam to go along with what I 'm suggesting and make him the subject of an absolute discharge so that he does n't have any previous court er any , any convictions or anything like that on his record . |
| 24 | 1 am happy to hear that Henry was drawing and trust he will be attentive to you in every way . |
| 25 | So get phoning and voice your vote for the Scouseology superstars . |
| 26 | If you see your small child trying to hurt a playmate , pull her away firmly without slapping and find something else to interest her . |
| 27 | Did you ever feel that it would be nice to give up struggling and close your eyes and sleep and never wake any more ? |
| 28 | When the majority have formed their beautiful chrysalises , which can vary in colour from bright green to spangled gold , it is a good idea to collect those caterpillars that are still eating and release them into a large clump of nettles so you can concentrate on hatching the rest . |
| 29 | Now I have been digressing and let me say quite clearly that I never knew the answer and I do not know it now , how the tremendously high level of morale was sustained , not just in the Pathfinders , but throughout the Command as a whole . |
| 30 | ‘ She 'll bring back hanging and do something to get rid of all those blacks , ’ said the lady . |