Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sorry about the kites , and I knew that I 'd have to give up flying them for good to keep the act looking realistic , but it was worth it . |
| 2 | He carried it home and patiently set about restoring it to full health , hand feeding it for days . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ I think it is marvellous he kept on supporting us from inside prison . ’ |
| 4 | You got about five of them went round giving them to other people just so you could say that to Chris did n't you ? |
| 5 | It is what children do quite naturally and in many under-developed countries people carry on doing it into old age . |
| 6 | When you send a fax , a dialogue box pops up telling you in plain English just what is going on , while an animated fax machine , complete with a document feeding through it , shows you how far things have got . |