Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a good thing for you I 'm driving or I might just show you whose woman you really are . |
| 2 | So far I 'd managed to avoid giving him the exact address , but now he asked for it with a determined note in his voice — " Just in case I 'm down that way " and I was forced to invent one , praying that he 'd never check up on it . |
| 3 | By denying that we could empirically identify the linguistic framework employed by other agents ( or , indeed by ourselves ) , Quine challenged the claim that we can have a substantive prior conception of truth which can be used to formulate questions for transcendental reflection . |
| 4 | I contrasted two quotations : an epigram of Goethe , saying that through reading Plutarch he learned that we were all human beings , and a passage from Hegel denying that we can ever understand the men of classical Antiquity because they represent a different stage in the evolution of the human mind . |
| 5 | The same circumstances required that Franca should sleep downstairs ; Franca had herself , promptly forestalling embarrassment , simplified the rearrangement by announcing that she would now occupy her boudoir ; and letting Jack and Alison assent silently , and without having to murmur ‘ please ’ or ‘ thank you ’ . |
| 6 | It 's worth stepping back a little and considering your own personality before drawing up a birth plan or vowing that you will never have an epidural whatever the circumstances . |
| 7 | Is it not extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition is incapable of understanding that we might frequently find that monetary and interest rate policies were wholly inappropriate to the requirements of this country if we join a single European currency ? |
| 8 | It taught me a lesson about drinking and driving that I 'll never forget . ’ |
| 9 | He raised his black eyebrows in a look so disbelieving that she could only repeat what she 'd said . |
| 10 | The period of foreign aid is ending and we must now cut our coat according to our cloth . |
| 11 | So we want to draw a picture , that 's all a graph is , a picture so it 's eas so we can get a good idea of what 's happening and we can also read off at any time . |
| 12 | ‘ He 'd pretend it was n't happening and it would still be a shock to him . ’ |
| 13 | It was too hot for sunbathing and it would still be stuffy below decks . |
| 14 | Other African countries were vocally hostile to allowing any legal trade , which , they said , would merely provoke an upsurge in poaching since it would effectively be impossible to check the origin of products offered for the market . |
| 15 | Some of the country 's top wheelchair tennis players have been proving that they can still serve up top-class sporting action . |
| 16 | One of the most famous sportsmen in the world , Muhammad Ali , is proving that he can still pull the crowds . |
| 17 | I am not suggesting that one should even form an interpretative overview , merely that details of notation , phrasing and articulation , tempo , dynamics and so on are considered alongside balance , texture , and even acoustical implications . |
| 18 | A much higher proportion of Bristol women had been treated with mastectomy , suggesting that they may also have had more extensive , but undetected , disease than was recorded . |
| 19 | ‘ My dear Constance , I am not suggesting that you should no longer visit me . |
| 20 | I am not suggesting that you can never have another cup of coffee or tea but that here , as in many other areas of life , moderation is the best policy . |
| 21 | Often the only paid member is the chairman , suggesting that he may really be in charge . |
| 22 | ‘ The golden rule of conduct , therefore , is mutual toleration seeing that we will never all think alike and that we shall always see Truth in fragment ( sic ) and from different angles of vision ’ . |
| 23 | If then you have invited the artists of Europe to send in plans for a Plan which we have no intention of executing , two questions will arise — the first is who will pay the Premiums which you propose to offer for these Plans , seeing that we could hardly propose to Parliament to vote Premiums for Plans that are not to be executed , and secondly whether the Artists of Europe will not think that they have been trifled with in being asked to send in Plans for an undertaking which the Govt had on consideration determined not to attempt . |
| 24 | One of the members [ almost certainly Francis Maginn ] intended to urge the adoption of the word " deaf " only at the Congress , but seeing that it would only cause much loss of time to no purpose he allowed his motion to drop for the present . |
| 25 | It is nigh on impossible to get the mirror and glass completely clean , so you will have to make a slight compromise by accepting that there will always be a certain amount of dust caught between the two layers of glass , due to static electricity . |
| 26 | It means learning how to create money easily and effortlessly , trusting that we will always have ‘ enough ’ . |
| 27 | I could n't help reflecting that it would almost have bought another bottle of malt , but I did n't grudge a penny . |
| 28 | Realising that she would probably be dismissed on the spot if Esther should discover her , she closeted herself in the pantry and proceeded to pour herself a glass of sarsaparilla from the big earthenware jug there . |
| 29 | ‘ I hope I have n't held you up for too long , ’ she apologised quickly , realising that he could well have an appointment , and that he was on the point of leaving . |
| 30 | Maria hesitated fleetingly , realising that he must still believe there had been something between her and Florian six years ago . |