Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 2 | some paper them toilets cos er , I 'm , you know , I say , from our our , both side is something that 's er I mean , everybody 's looking purely from and return sales . |
| 3 | She had n't moved from the cockpit sole , but crouched there looking aft as if mesmerised by the towering storm front . |
| 4 | Well it was n't , it was n't that bad but like it was really weird because like you could see like , people like , especially the lads , just sort of looking at you and then like not meaning to be pervy but just like , looking again as if to think why has Emma got a , a extraordinary lump on half the top of her boob , you know ! |
| 5 | ‘ Right you are , ’ said Hilary , turning away as if terminating the interview . |
| 6 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 7 | Iris closed her eyes and began speaking slowly as if reciting a lesson . |
| 8 | In other words , the choreographer should set out to create a particular style for the whole dance design , yet within it be free to vary the way of performing a step without breaking away from or distorting the overall rhythmic quality and phrasing of his enchaînements . |
| 9 | Rigid demarcation lines can leave users with no choice at all about who they wish to be treated by , and getting along with and trusting the professionals who are responsible for providing help is a crucial factor in whether a service user will stay in touch with the services and persevere with treatment . |
| 10 | Tearing off her single garment , she stood naked before them , proud little breasts pointing upwards as if to offer the cherries of her nipples to the Papua moon . |
| 11 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
| 12 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |
| 13 | It seemed to Joan that the wedding-ring was burning her finger ; it caught the light , glistering brightly as if wishing to draw attention to the fact that it was embellishing an alien hand . |
| 14 | standing stiffly as if boxed by shadow : |
| 15 | Lucenzo tensed , his eyes glowering dangerously as if to threaten her . |
| 16 | But finally he drew away from her lips and buried his face in her neck and hair , breathing heavily as if exhausted and spent . |
| 17 | Almost impossible to control this initially welcome addition to the aquarium soon becomes a nightmare causing mayhem by settling close to and attacking other invertebrates . |
| 18 | McKillop seemed to be thinking hard as if struggling with some mathematical conundrum . |