Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made some weak excuse when she telephoned to break the appointment , but she knew perfectly well that she was apprehensive about going out in case the weather changed and it began to rain . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's really upset about falling out with Bert . |
| 3 | She says , I 'm ever so sorry for coming up at that time she says , but I did notice Maggie 's light were n't on that 's |
| 4 | Sorry for coming in under the wire at er nine fourteen according to this clock . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sorry for barging in without ringing the bell . ’ |
| 6 | ULSTER spacers have been shy about signing up for inter-galactic travel . |
| 7 | At the orphanage I was complimented on me English composition , but I 've always been a bit shy about speakin' up for meself . ’ |
| 8 | For instance , she never felt guilty about lying down after lunch . |
| 9 | Reports published in Beirut newspapers on Aug. 28 and quoting a senior source in the Shia Amal movement claimed that Arad was being held by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Iran , having been captured by Amal in Lebanon in 1986 after bailing out of his aircraft , and then sold by Amal to the Revolutionary Guard for $500,000 . |
| 10 | Stephen Chamberlain is believed to be depressed after splitting up with his girlfriend . |
| 11 | Make a hitch with the tarred string around the stake adjacent to the top of the sacking collar , lock knot it between stake and stem , and leave 3–4 inches ( 8–10cm ) hanging ( you will need this for tying off at the end ) . |
| 12 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 13 | You were very insistent about going back for him . |
| 14 | I 've tried to be sensible about getting back into it , which is strange for an athlete , and it 's forcing me to temper my enthusiasm and take the training easy . ’ |
| 15 | They may be worried about how to be gay , but far fewer of them are as desperate not to be and though they may be afraid of reaching out to the gay world , mostly they know it exists . |
| 16 | She was afraid of running out of time before she got to the point . |
| 17 | Teresa 's on about erm a she were asking me if anybody 'd be interested into going on to higher er education after this ? |
| 18 | To prevent this from running down on-to the rest of the body and the swaddling clothes , it was immediately covered by a narrow linen band known as the ‘ chrysom ’ ; and it was the custom , should a child die before it was one month old , that this chrysom was used as the head-covering to the funerary swaddling . |
| 19 | So you 're going to follow through in position one , and erm if the situation allows it and there 's not much traffic on the roundabout and you can see that the exit side is the same width as the entry side , is there anything wrong in following round in that position ? |
| 20 | We were interested in moving on in ministry , wondering if it could be to YWAM 's Nuneaton base where the UK Crossroads course is run , to help in the ministry team there . |
| 21 | and if you 're for instance dealing with a purchaser who 's interested in buying around about December what was the system that you had about saying what the service charges might be ? , |
| 22 | He asked if I was interested in coming in as partner . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've had businesses and lots of youth groups contacting me extremely interested in going out in the boat . |
| 24 | But there had been little doubt he would go from the moment Micheal Hurley had called during the Thanksgiving holiday to say he had at last been funded for a major operation in the Middle East and would Coleman be interested in going back to Cyprus as a DEA contractor ? |
| 25 | And I 'd got them here and I thought well I do n't know what to do with them and I b b interested in I 'm interested in going back in time , I 'll go anywhere where I can see something and I 'd been over there and they 'd got some Home Guard stuff in a case , only a small show , and I asked them if they 'd like it and they said yes . |
| 26 | Club members are interested in linking up with a club from England , to share machine knitting ideas and problem solving . |
| 27 | I shall certainly be interested in carrying on with it as part of my natural diet now . |
| 28 | A couple I knew who adopted three children found that only one of the three was at all interested in finding out about his natural parents . |
| 29 | The purpose of these days will be to join with others who are interested in finding out about the work of Cafod or Faith and Justice and to support and encourage those working with poverty both in our own diocese and in other parts of the world . |
| 30 | IDEAL HOME and Vi-Spring are interested in finding out about your bed , whether it 's comfortable and what features you would look for when choosing a new one . |