Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1989 we were assured there was no , absolutely no , case for electrifying between Edinburgh and Glasgow : . |
| 2 | He bought a white 1964 Rover 2.6 Litre and spent much time speeding between Morrissey 's Kensington pad Manchester . |
| 3 | ( WES ) After seeing off Tranmere last night , they 'll now face Leicester for a place in the Premier League . |
| 4 | Bangor , beaten for the first time last week , will be keen to bounce back to winning ways by seeing off Ruthin , who welcome back bowler Owen Hughes following a finger injury . |
| 5 | WIGAN fought all the way before seeing off Workington Town 's hopes of a historic first semi-final place in today 's Regal Trophy draw . |
| 6 | But seeing off Michael Meacher proved substantially easier than seeing off the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 7 | It 's Twickenham once more for Bicester RFC who are through to the final again after seeing off Altrincham Kersal in the semis . |
| 8 | They looked impressive in seeing off Malahide in the semi-final and the five-pronged bowling attack will most likely be unchanged for the final , which begins on Saturday . |
| 9 | Further on are some unusual objects , a line of large dishes split by a B road branching off Ermine Street ( C ) . |
| 10 | It was as if he were still competing for Martha : every return to harbour became a race between his ketch and Sam 's ; every catch had to be compared for weight and quality , and every new little luxury Harry purchased for himself or his wife had to be announced that evening in the Russell alehouse as further proof of his superiority . |
| 11 | Within a year , in the summer of 1987 , Brannen was competing for Britain in the European Junior Championships . |
| 12 | Formerly with Chelmsford , she is married , 28 , and now competing for Aldershot and Farnham AC , but as an Essex-qualified athlete , she hit a championship best mark of 54.7 with the discus . |
| 13 | Former Tynedale Harrier Michael Hutchinson , now competing for Trafford , finished second to Bingley 's Mick Hawkins in the 3,000 metres steeplechase , while Australian John Lisiewicz , making his debut as a Valli Harrier , overhauled Elswick 's Alan Johnson for third place in the 5,000 metres in 14 mins 28.75 secs 25 secs behind winner Andy Lyons of Hull . |
| 14 | The 40-year-old veteran , now competing for London club Haringey , was joined on the rostrum by Bedlington policeman Paul Reed , who took the discus bronze medal with 50.70 metres and silver in the shot with a putt of 15.14 metres . |
| 15 | Neufville ran for Cambridge Harriers in South East London though she opted for competing for Jamaica in the prestigious games . |
| 16 | Schools throughout Langbaurgh are competing for Telethon 's dustbin derby by collecting plastic bags for recycling . |
| 17 | This unchangeability was particularly puzzling for Marx since the basis of his writing on pre-capitalist society was , as we have seen , the contradiction between communal and private property and between the social systems these implies . |
| 18 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , he has been caddying for Harley in Europe , and he did win one tournament and finished equal second in the other . |
| 20 | He wonders why I 'm not caddying for Arnold Palmer , so I tell him there 's been a mix-up and he takes me on . |
| 21 | When Mr Palmer arrived I did n't tell him I was caddying for Gary , and I do n't know whether he 'd forgotten or what , but when Gary says to me , ‘ OK , Tip , let's go , ’ Arnold looks at me and says , ‘ What are you doing , Tip ? ’ |
| 22 | Dave was caddying for Roberto de Vicenzo , who looked as though he could win his second Open , but he hit two great shots and then three-putted the 13th in the third round . |
| 23 | Pete Coleman was caddying for Bernhard , and Pete had caddied for Seve , for a time , so he was thinking it was one-up to them . |
| 24 | In 1976 Dave was supposed to be caddying for Fernandez at the French Open , but Vicente had broken his finger , so he was without a bag — until Manuel Ballesteros asked him if he would like to carry for his brother Seve . |
| 25 | Penetrate a fairly gruff exterior , and you will find Dave Musgrove , at one time Seve Ballesteros ' right-hand man and now caddying for Sandy Lyle , an affable philosopher , who will trot out an occasional quotation , from Shakespeare to Dylan . |
| 26 | Caddying for Sandy is different again to Seve . |
| 27 | In the early 1960s I remember caddying for Brian Huggett and Peter Butler , but in those days we caddied for many players . |
| 28 | Sir Gordon Parker had one of the regular Royal St. George 's caddies ; Richie was caddying for Sir Bryan . |
| 29 | The Guildford Four have been canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in Islington . |
| 30 | Yes , I 'm just , just scrobbling about Brenda to see where I 've put my purse . |