Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then his iron control seemed to give way for a moment , his fingers clenching as he pulled her roughly against him . |
| 2 | There 'll be new acts coming in yet and there 'll be acts goin' before we hit 42nd Street . |
| 3 | Trees were bursting into leaf and birds singing as they wandered along the banks of the river , their arms entwined round each other . |
| 4 | Tsu Ma leaned forward , his teeth flashing as he smiled . |
| 5 | The Democratic incumbent , Richard M. Daley , was re-elected Mayor of Chicago on April 1 , with unofficial returns suggesting that he had received 73 per cent of the vote . |
| 6 | To understand chemistry at all you 've got to have some idea of optics , for example , because you 're actually looking at the reactions happening and you 've got to appreciate what you see . |
| 7 | She glared at him , her eyes flashing as she felt the lingering shudder of sensation rippling across her skin . |
| 8 | MORRISSEY left thousands of fans fuming after he pulled out of Sunday 's Madness reunion concert . |
| 9 | Chairman , I 've listened with erm interest to Professor erm weasel words explaining that he did n't mean what he 's been saying for the past three years and trying to explain away what he 's effectively and he might as well admit it a complete volte face worse than that his agreement to an arrangement which he knows is second best . |
| 10 | Frozen , she shot her head round towards the noise , her eyes widening as she saw Travis 's still figure not a dozen yards away . |
| 11 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 12 | He smiled , his eyes twinkling as he told Iain how he had had a glimpse of the lower decks , which had all been cut away in the centre and some sort of plastic covering installed . |
| 13 | Images flickered across the disordered screen of her mind — Rune provocatively , dominantly angry at their first meeting ; Rune , eyes shuttered , playing ‘ her ’ song ; Rune , mouth tender , eyes laughing as he had watched the children playing at the funfair in Tivoli ; Rune , seeking her out at her hotel , deliberately drawing her into his life ; Rune , his blond head bent , handling her damaged foot with such tenderness ; Rune … |
| 14 | ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , God ! ’ he said , laughing , his body relaxing and his eyes glittering as he bent his head , his mouth close to hers . |
| 16 | He went on to describe the drivers swearing as they got snarled up in the midday Cairo traffic . |
| 17 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 18 | But , before she could find it in the darkness , he switched on the bedside lamp , and her face flamed with colour as he turned to look at her , his eyes darkening as they swept freely over her nakedness . |
| 19 | Quite unable to stop herself , she too reached out to stroke the satin-softness of his skin , her eyes darkening as she saw the many bruises that came from trying to control the incredibly fast cars that flew so low and hard round the Grand Prix circuits . |
| 20 | They were chatting beneath coloured umbrellas , their giant pincers waggling as they gestured . |
| 21 | They sat along one wall by unspoken consent , like a school dance : a grey-haired man in a grey anorak with a once-brutal face now cowed by misery into a sort of gentleness ; an Asian couple , he in a leather jacket , resigned , she pretty and solicitous ; another grey-haired man who looked as though defeat was what he was born for ; a bearded man with a red scarf , lips twitching as he rehearsed things to say , things which would not help . |
| 22 | The mixture will leave young cricket-lovers wondering whether they want to ascend to the spotlight or make do safely with their humdrum jobs . |
| 23 | ‘ At least you 're honest enough to want to end one affair before starting another — ’ He broke off abruptly , his eyes narrowing as they rested on her tense face . |
| 24 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 25 | ‘ The man next door , ’ he drawled , eyes narrowing as he closed the front door . |
| 26 | And besides , it occurred to her , her eyes narrowing as she continued to watch him , there was something different about him today , some quality that had definitely not been there yesterday , and that in her initial agitation had eluded her till now . |
| 27 | Shannon glanced back towards the set , her eyes narrowing as she watched actors and crew clustering round one tall , powerful-looking figure like bees round a honeypot . |
| 28 | His mind recalled the familiar ambience of his trade ; men moving like black shadows behind the glare of the arc-lights the police cars tidily parked ; the flap of the screens , desultory voices conferring as they watched for the first lights of his approaching car . |
| 29 | Her breathing quickened , her eyes dilating as they stared into his . |
| 30 | Leonora blinked , her hand closing over him involuntarily , and she smiled in triumph as he groaned , his eyes dilating as they stared down into hers . |