Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They include , to give just a few examples , realizing that they have re-read the same page of a book three times without taking any of it in ; nearly getting knocked over crossing the road ; yelling ‘ Tie ! ’ at a pupil they do n't know ; noticing that they are both reading a magazine and watching the television while having their evening meal ; spotting the line of empty wine bottles that has accrued since the weekend . |
| 2 | And DM shoes — I do n't wear them , but a lot of my friends do , and you ca n't help noticing that they 're much better made than the shoes for girls , they last so much longer . |
| 3 | There is obviously something wrong with a portrayal of children as totally lacking in reason until they leap out of bed on their tenth birthday announcing that they are now able to act on principle . |
| 4 | He has refused , so far , to bring the Moroccan troops home , but has issued a pamphlet explaining that they are not under allied command , and will not attack Iraq . |
| 5 | A nesting box must be positioned in an area that has no existing barn owl settlement , after checking that there are enough small mammals to feed an expanding population . |
| 6 | Hello tape recorder , you seemed to go off there for a while , I 'm just checking that you 're still working again , thanks very much . |
| 7 | It is a condition of booking that you are adequately insured on your holiday . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not milling about , I 'm not lurking and I 'm not amassing , ’ Otley said vehemently as Nigel pleaded with him yet again . |
| 9 | it 's a tangent it 's just another thing to be aware of er that certain put their exam but it 's along the same thing cos I know what 's happening and they 're not writing G C S E but they 're writing exam entries so many pupils x number of subjects so many passes okay ? |
| 10 | So that 's all we we do and and interfering cos we 're not . |
| 11 | I 'm laughing cos I 'm so happy . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never been interested in driving and I 'm not going to start now , ’ said Liz , who works at Courtaulds Electrical Insulation at Runcorn in the UK . |
| 13 | One of the great things about watching a good comedy show or film is that people around you start laughing and you are much more likely to join in . |
| 14 | ‘ It is cooling because you are so late . |
| 15 | It is no good complaining about militants running everything if we have not spotted what is happening because we 're so busy doing it the way ‘ we always do ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ But I do n't suppose she 'll be doing much painting while I 'm here . ’ |
| 17 | This is a very important position you 're after , I shall have to be very thorough in checking whether you 're up to it . |
| 18 | ‘ In a large software development team , you can spend a large part of your time on company politics and another large part on documenting when you 're up to it . |
| 19 | The new breeds of patio roses , Polyantha roses , and the modern shrub roses mentioned above , are all excellent subjects for pressing as they are considerably smaller than some other varieties , and bear a constant flow of flowers throughout the summer . |
| 20 | I think you need reminding that I am not your property ; never have been and never shall be ; and that you have no right at all to touch me if I do n't wish it , and none whatsoever to hurt me . |
| 21 | There 's an ecological number sung in typically spacey fashion ‘ The world 's spinning round , like a looney balloon ’ ; there 's an anti-Thatcher song summarising the Prime Minister 's lack of sensitivity in the one charge that she does n't like rock n roll ; and , proving that they are probably the only pop band ready for the single European market , there is an EC tribute : ‘ Down All The Days ( to 1992 ) ’ . |
| 22 | Scientific examination has shown that they are made of bronze similar to that used in genuine Italic figures from Italy and the patination appears to have developed over a long period , suggesting that they are not modern copies . |
| 23 | increase in the number of those in temporary accommodation , but is the Minister suggesting that they are not homeless ? |
| 24 | There is , therefore , a double dissociation between the effects of visual cortex and superior colliculus lesions , suggesting that they are functionally independent . |
| 25 | Prevalence rates for severe mental handicap are , however , considerably lower than this , perhaps four per 1000 , and given the more limited life expectancy in more severe cases , the most frequently quoted rate for severe mental handicap is 3.2 per 1000 suggesting that there are around 160,000 severely mentally handicapped people in the country . |
| 26 | ‘ Attention was called to the Company 's payment of £50 per annum to the Vicar of Stantonbury for managing these schools , seeing that they are about to be handed over to a School Board and it was agreed that the payment be continued as in respect of Sunday School management , but during the pleasure of the Board and to the present incumbent only ’ . |
| 27 | I also wonder , seeing that I am not too old in the tooth , how many other wartime fishing kids are still around and as fishing daft as ever . |
| 28 | ‘ It is hard enough for me to run my practice here , seeing that I am that strange animal , a gentleman . |
| 29 | The reality that there are rights of ownership and that they are liable to , and do , conflict with those of labour can not be exorcised by pretending that they are not there ; and it is the exclusion of the public sector from the Committee 's purview which admits that reality . |
| 30 | It is no good pretending that you are ever going to do fine woodwork with this All Purpose saw , but for rough cutting and shaping it has many uses around the house . |