Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leon Kennedy passed a hand across his face , drawing off expression and swallowing . |
| 2 | At one end of the heavier door , now held up on trestles , Donald had hefted a stone jar of whisky into position and Donald McLaggan was drawing off cupsful and handing them out . |
| 3 | The building industry , given an open field , competing for purchasers and paying a competitive price for its materials , will automatically be stimulated to invest in developing these modern methods , knowing that the reward of successful enterprise will in due course be reaped . |
| 4 | We flew round corners and bounced over cobbled junctions , ignoring traffic lights and scattering innocent pedestrians , speeding through puddles and swerving to avoid the steaming manhole covers . |
| 5 | But though people listen enthusiastically to Mister C slagging off hardcore and singing the praises of progressive house , you get the feeling things are just a bit different here . |
| 6 | But er do you quite like singing for folk that know you ? |
| 7 | The car , a Ford Fiesta , lost control on the nearby roundabout before crashing through railings and dropping about 15 feet into the subway , blocking the walkway completely . |
| 8 | They need oiling and flouring for cakes and soaking for jellies . |
| 9 | Meanwhile an ebullient three-year-old bounced over the people and the furniture , clamouring for conversation and met with exhausted expletives , " Shut up … get … off do n't … " |
| 10 | They tell y' stories about the past , y' know , the war , or when they were fightin' for food an' clothin' an houses . |
| 11 | WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun . |
| 12 | You could see them struggling for answers and coming up with nothing at all . |
| 13 | That we are really praying for peace and identifying ourselves with peace struggle in Ireland . |
| 14 | Worshippers gaze reverently through temple windows , praying for offerings that adorn the altars to consumption ; shiny shoes , gift-wrapped talcum powders , personal stereos , costumes and cars . |
| 15 | There was no clear path , she was just winding through trees and keeping as close as she could to the direction he had shown . |
| 16 | I assume your Land Rover is a petrol and , if so , the problem is probably dirt in the carb which is being disturbed when driving off road and blocking a jet or the accelerator pump . |
| 17 | The Indians said that the loggers were using the area indiscriminately , driving off wildlife and polluting water courses . |
| 18 | The season was effectively over for Glentoran ; they had won nothing , had no chance of qualifying for Europe and had succumbed to Carrick Rangers in the County Antrim Shield final . |
| 19 | Instead , the selectors opted for Peter Richardson , who silenced the critics by qualifying for Barcelona but suffered a first round knockout by Stone 12 months ago . |
| 20 | In the winters of ‘ 88 and ‘ 89 Ruggia came close to signing for Honda and spent too long dilly-dallying . |
| 21 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 22 | Both the Augustinians and Dominicans sought to combine the qualities of actives and contemplatives in their way of life and teaching ; they stressed the need for penance and man 's dependence on God 's grace for that illumination of understanding through faith and love that they believed was knowledge of God . |
| 23 | Because choosing both the right type or investment and the particular institution with which you are likely to feel happiest is such an important decision , even after you have chosen a scheme you will have a 14-day cooling off period that gives you a chance to change your mind . |
| 24 | Henry picked up another set of handles and in a moment Prince Charming was walking towards Cinderella and bowing from the waist . |
| 25 | Wan na see a dirty movie with Muppet look-alikes taking drugs , dying of Aids and making blue movies ? |
| 26 | Equation ( 5.60 ) ignores the current yield effect : all payments are assumed to be received on the basis of par , and this understates the value of the coupon for FRNs trading below par and overstates the value when they are trading above par . |
| 27 | There were ways of treating prisoners properly , and of recognising that they had certain claims upon their captors ; there were also rules about the taking , sharing , and disposing of booty and pillage ; there were signs of formal war , such as the unfurling of banners or the setting off of a cannon at the start of a siege , which informed all those present that a certain legal situation now existed , hostilities having been formally declared . |
| 28 | But in an increasingly urbanized society it took new forms more apparent to political opinion and more threatening to life and industry ; and there were very many more large populous areas devoid of the most elementary arrangements for disposing of waste or supplying pure water . |
| 29 | The prison governor tells them they are about to be shot and offers them the choice of dying like men or wearing blindfolds . |
| 30 | But he needs to be seen grappling with arguments and displaying mastery in public , not just biffing John Smith at parliamentary question time . |