Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The newcomer listened in his turn to the description Mrs Zamzam had given me of the events that led her to run away from Um Al-Farajh , occasionally nodding agreement or interrupting to correct her account . |
| 2 | My father overheard and , without consulting me or waiting to hear my reply , forbade him the house . |
| 3 | If the retaining bar on the main bed is worn , that is , with the sponge damaged , worn out or having lost its spring , you will get problems when knitting . |
| 4 | With Cosmos your holiday price already includes your transfer from your hotel to the entrance of the fabulous EURO DISNEYLAND Theme Park and back again to your hotel in the evening , so you do n't need to worry about the extra expenditure or having to find your way around . |
| 5 | A tiny anonymous figure is represented , in isolation against a background of vivid colours , as a self-willed individual , kneeling , crawling , sleeping or learning to see its reflection in a pool . |
| 6 | causing bad feeling or trying to upset her trade , I mean we know she 's rubbish but erm I , I said er I just said well the children who enjoy it enjoy it I said but he never really settled and er we felt that between us we 'd got over twenty years ' experience of working with children , we reckoned we knew a little bit more about what makes children tick . |
| 7 | But it was very trying and I do n't know if it was like a part of me that was being grabbing or trying to weasel my way into David 's affections . |
| 8 | ‘ I have wandered round the galleries but there 's no painting or carving to arouse my curiosity . |
| 9 | She used treats and kindness rather than nagging to persuade her mum to kick the habit for at least two weeks . |
| 10 | However , he accepted that the council was ‘ involved in an exercise of trading ’ rather than attempting to manage its debt and that local authorities can not be involved in trading activities without a specific power to do so . |
| 11 | The irony is that having frittered our energies away in our endeavour to possess the object of our desire , having done all we can , even lied or deceived in order to obtain the object of our desire , we lose interest in that object because , whether consciously or not , we realize that we have not found lasting satisfaction or peace of mind . |
| 12 | We are now being told by this arrogant and incompetent lot that having given us record unemployment , bankruptcies , house repossession , liquidations , factory closures etc , that they are the only ones fit to govern when surely that record should make them hang their heads in shame . |
| 13 | Britain also rejected the proposal , presumably on the grounds that having to bring its standards up to those of the rest of Europe , it would lose out on the lucrative waste disposal trade it presently invites . |
| 14 | This may be easier in the long run than trying to hack your way through the jungle of your local community health or social services departments . |
| 15 | Rather than trying to bluff your way through , it is better to say something like , ‘ Right at this moment it 's rather difficult to remember the exact details , could I possibly look over the advertisement again ? ’ |
| 16 | A seasoned assessor will soon spot someone who is not taking an active and full part in the activity and it will be regarded as no better than trying to force your way on to the centre stage . |
| 17 | The Khmers Rouges , by far the most active of the three external factions in the military sphere , appeared to be consolidating territorial gains made over the past year , particularly in the south , rather than trying to extend their area of occupation . |
| 18 | You 've decided you would like to make love to me after all and what better way to do it than trying to win your way into my bed with flattery ? ’ |
| 19 | By changing your dietary habits and helping to keep your blood sugar on a more constant level , we would hope to have you in better physical and mental shape . |
| 20 | Detroit is shabby , poverty-ridden and struggling to keep its head above water It has a huge crime problem . |
| 21 | No doubt the bull-leapers and their teams used the power of suggestion as well as enormous skill and daring to excite their audiences . |
| 22 | He was caught by the Germans and spent seven months in a prisoner of war camp before being freed and returning to continue his army career , retiring as a captain in 1955 . |
| 23 | And the truth is that driving on the M25 can be far more frightening than a Grand Prix because so many drivers on the road lack the finesse and understanding to control their cars . ’ |
| 24 | She said how glad she was they had somewhere nice to stay and that she hoped they were being good and making their beds and helping with the washing up and remembering to clean their teeth . |
| 25 | ‘ Bloody , bloody typical , ’ mutters a smart , young City-type , rolling back his eyes and snapping shut his briefcase in wrath . |
| 26 | Overlong stretches of moralising and politicising mar his fairy tale , written ‘ to inspire love and reverence for nature ’ , and it sells more commonly today in an abridged version . |
| 27 | These notions are not inconsistent with attaching significance to the provisions of international treaties to which the United Kingdom is a party and seeking to give them effect where possible . |
| 28 | These topics fall into three main groups : ( a ) recognising the pattern of variation and seeking to correlate its occurrence with some environmental factor ; ( b ) seeking to find some differences in ability or behaviour between morphologically-different animals ; ( c ) searching for evidence of selection . |
| 29 | Most of all , by writing poetry and seeking to enhance his skills at it . |
| 30 | He bids farewell to sorrow , hoping henceforth to unpick with patience the lock of his disease , taking his punishment , and seeking to amend his life , giving thanks , and asking for mercy . |