Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He froze for a second , praying that no one had heard . |
| 2 | Dougal cowered back , praying that no one would hear it . |
| 3 | I think I left the Bench at least with an impression that they had someone very special to deal with , I was , of course , all the time praying that no one for the police would ask for his Conduct Sheet , which they overlooked after making a dutiful response to the Bench , and I hurried away to be met outside the Court by Stewart , who at once asked me to lend him a pound . |
| 4 | Praying that the links would n't catch on my clothes … in my knitted sweater … should have stripped … head under , metal lying on my face , push the links up with hands , full strength , take care , do n't rush , do n't snag clothes , get free of the jumble of things on the mud around me , hold onto the wire outside , do n't let go , the current in the river was appreciable , tugging , keep straight , hang on , shoulders through , raise the links , back through , bottom through , legs … links … short of breath … lungs hurting … careful , careful … unknown things round my ankles , hampering … had to breathe soon … feet catching … feet … through . |
| 5 | Crouched over the table at home endeavouring to scarf up all those little facts they required of you in those days ( what is Bauxite ? when should you employ j'eusse , tu eusses , il eusse ? what are the consequences of heating copper in a stream of chlorine gas ? ) and praying that the fuckers would leave the lights on until you 'd done just this bit ? |
| 6 | A farmer working a pair of shire-horses , and probably ably praying that the weather would hold , moved into his line of vision giving a touch of life to a scene that might have been painted in oils . |
| 7 | Praying that the real me is in touch with the real God . |
| 8 | Vicki is praying that the rescue ship she knows is on its way will arrive in time to save them all . |
| 9 | 17–6–1848 They forwarded a memorial to Lord John Russell praying that the Post Office should be caused to be shut throughout the Kingdom on the Lord 's day ; and on 19th February 1849 they petitioned the shareholders at Perth against running trains on the Sabbath . |
| 10 | She began inching towards him , hugging the face of the cliff , praying that the rock beneath her would hold . |
| 11 | Folly followed her guide , praying that the girl would n't ask why she wanted to see Luke Hunter , and trying to think up a good excuse in case she did . |
| 12 | Athelstan blessed Meg , sprinkling the open coffin with hob water and praying that the sweet Christ would have mercy on her soul . |
| 13 | I beg to move , That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty , praying that the Social Security ( Adjudication ) Amendment ( No. 2 ) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. , 1991 , No. 1950 ) , dated 30th August 1991 , a copy of which was laid before this House on 30th August , in the last Session of Parliament , be annulled . |
| 14 | That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty , praying that the Social Security ( Attendance Allowance ) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. , 1991 , No. 2740 ) , dated 5th December 1991 , a copy of which was laid before this House on 5th December , be annulled . |
| 15 | That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty , praying that the Social Security ( Claims and Payments ) Amendment Regulations 1991 ( S.I. , 1991 , No. 2741 ) , dated 5th December 1991 , a copy of which was laid before this House on 5th December , be annulled . |
| 16 | That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty , praying that the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance ( Consequential Provisions ) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. , 1991 , No. 2742 ) , dated 5th December 1991 , a copy of which was laid before this House on 5th December , be annulled . |
| 17 | Sophie relayed the information to Mr Miller , who shrugged irritably and told her to be as quick as possible , but the traffic was heavy as she drove out of the town and all the time she was praying that the cat 's leg would not be really broken . |
| 18 | Carly 's parents are praying that the operation will succeed . |
| 19 | The most we can get is convincing parallelisms between the two and the fact that some parallelisms are much more difficult than others and have hitherto not been attempted is no reason for denying that a choreographic genius like Massine has the right to attempt this . |
| 20 | Two weeks ago , President Askar Akayev , a quantum physicist by profession and a liberal of impeccable credentials , was forced to issue a statement denying that a mass deportation of Russians was planned . |
| 21 | There is no denying that a person 's beliefs about the likely consequences of his acts are relevant to his normative situation . |
| 22 | There is no denying that a good aromatherapy massage is a truly divine experience ; and giving massage can be enjoyable too . |
| 23 | After a period of time , silence on the part of a third party ( the most likely response ) could estop it from denying that a novation had occurred . |
| 24 | King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz declared that the disaster was " God 's unavoidable will " , and government officials described it as an " accident " and due to " panic " following the collapse of a pedestrian access bridge , denying that a power cut had halted the air supply in the tunnel . |
| 25 | ‘ It led us to speed it up , ’ he said , while denying that the alleged single market would of itself promote business . |
| 26 | And of the Cobra , ‘ There can be no denying that the Cobra is an extremely exciting car to drive , or even passenger in . |
| 27 | There was no denying that the Soviet Embassy was large , enormous , one might say , making lilliputian a convoy of Russian lorries parked outside from which , mysteriously , soldiers in olive green and red were taking canteens of food . |
| 28 | There is no denying that the miners suffered a humiliating defeat , but was this true of the wider trade union movement ? |
| 29 | On balance the evidence suggests that the Liberal decline began before the First World War , but there is no denying that the war speeded up this process . |
| 30 | Their flimsy ruse blown , British and continental federalists try the unconvincing tactic of denying that the French and Germans mean ‘ federal ’ when they use the word , saying it means something else in other languages . |