Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This scene came towards the end of an episode in which Frank had already caused havoc in the local library , succeeded in unintentionally dismantling his neighbour 's chicken house and attended an interview for a job selling farming products . |
| 2 | Pears was whisked off still wearing his goalkeeper 's jersey and limping heavily after being hurt in the final minutes . |
| 3 | Of course , windmills could be placed offshore , then perhaps there might be something attractive to seeing these structures out at sea at some distance — they could even be beyond the horizon — but they thought that they are whirling round usefully providing our energy I think could make them acceptable , and there is no doubt that the worldwide research and success in windmill research at the moment would suggest that wind power is within sight , but the economic investment and the problems of siting certainly mean that it will be only introduced gradually . |
| 4 | Willie jumped and turned round hurriedly placing his arm over the picture , but it was too late . |
| 5 | I have found great relief from back pain , my tension and worry is very much reduced , and my doctor has given up even taking my blood pressure . |
| 6 | United could miss out again following their slip to 10th after four games without scoring . |
| 7 | The ITT job of 1959 was also the first instance in which headhunting was shown for all to see as directly proving its value . |
| 8 | This is my department , and I wo n't have you lolling around here undermining my authority — ’ |
| 9 | Far from being a zero-sum game , far from being fixed in the amount that is technically available , those in possession of academic freedom can go on continually expanding its scope . |
| 10 | Felix 's wife went on stoutly reading her poetry as if she were not shy , roaring to keep the beat against the Vietnamese and walking round and round the dining table in time with herself . |
| 11 | Tom nodded agreement , and went on rapidly assembling his camera . |
| 12 | Why we have gone so long using our branch network as though it were doing the information job . |
| 13 | It was certainly obscure to Theo , who had gone off sadly shaking his head . |
| 14 | Halfway there , said van blew up nearly taking their gear with it . |
| 15 | Although I can recall so clearly seeing my father off to the war , and even more clearly the Zeppelin , the mid-twenties are not so clear . |
| 16 | If not , speak out — do n't let them get away without doing their share . |
| 17 | The princess , wearing a red jacket and black skirt and hat , was spotted soon afterwards making her way to the paddock , chatting happily with Andrew Parker Bowles , husband of the Prince of Wales ' friend Camilla , who was not seen at the meeting . |
| 18 | Examples are circling your arms around from your shoulders ; toe-touching ; standing upright then bending your body sideways to the left then right ; lying on the floor then raising each leg as high in the air as possible ( keeping the leg straight ) . |
| 19 | sitting there maybe picking their nose or nails or , I mean really its that |
| 20 | This means great savings for you and your family — so there is more to spend on really enjoying your holiday . |
| 21 | The messages from her brain to turn and walk away seemed to take so long reaching their destination , she thought she might be riveted to the ground forever . |
| 22 | He put in a kitchen and he thought there was something funny about these people erm they did n't want to give him money up front for the fabric , you know , the woods and things and he was n't asking the full amount anyway and he said , you know , a things are very tight in business and I do not want to run up any more debts if you will let me have some of cash , some of the cash fo for the wood as soon as the wood 's delivered I 'll come and do the job , it 's not as though your money is going to be tied up in any way and there was a bit of a face pulling and saw this woman drop to , sort of , always hovering around always putting her motty in and erm when th when the job was nearly completed madam steps forward with the cries of that is n't quite right and that is n't quite right and Nev was putting hours doing nit-picking fussing about getting things absolutely perfect got it absolutely perfect but when it came to the final bill they knocked off six hundred because there was the tiniest little scratch on one of the panels ! |
| 23 | Then the excuse for a trip had turned up , and they 'd driven down to Stranraer in a trail of tourist cars , and she 'd played cassettes and talked a little in her soft English voice , while he sat there hardly believing his luck . |
| 24 | ‘ You 've just spent heaven knows how long checking our approach to Ibiza . ’ |
| 25 | He picked up a doll from the bed and stood there idly stroking her hair . |