Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] it [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nest was built whilst the truck was in use , so the bird must have been patiently waiting for it to return after each journey so that it could carry on with nest building . |
| 2 | The voluntary movement seems determined to retain its traditional role , and the government is apparently relying upon it to do so . |
| 3 | But you 're just waiting for it to happen . ’ |
| 4 | It soon became evident that the orchestra was fractionally behind on several entries — not enough to unsettle the soloist-aware listener , but after a while I was just waiting for it to happen . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're just waiting for it to rise to the surface are we , Sergeant ? |
| 6 | After 16 years you ought to be fluent in the language and , if you make this a priority now , you 'll be enhancing this phase of your life instead of simply waiting for it to pass . |
| 7 | Thus , if you want to study the use of the word ‘ true ’ in Arthur Hugh Clough , rather than generate a massive concordance containing all the words in Clough 's poems , and then leafing through it to find the word ‘ true ’ , you use the concordance package commands to generate a concordance which contains all and only the uses of ‘ true ’ . |
| 8 | Allen went on sorting out the rope and every now and then tugging at it to test it . |
| 9 | Your dramatic gestures will certainly mesmerize them , but they will be staring apprehensively at the glass , or laughing hysterically waiting for it to fall ! |