Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They waited for some long-legged creature to come stepping delicately out of the trees . |
| 2 | About now , the first Hooray of spring can be seen stepping gingerly out of The Admiral Codrington and standing with his G 'n' T in the middle of the road . |
| 3 | There was a thick concrete wall which we were all going to hide behind and we had our helmets on in case any car parts came raining down out of the sky . |
| 4 | Adam ran crashing downhill in a narrow dark ride , almost into the arms of a man who came striding suddenly out of the bushes , sword in hand . |
| 5 | Eachuinn Odhar strode splashing up out of the water to meet Lady Marion . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's shot Caspar , ’ he said getting up out of the bracken . |
| 7 | Hattie opened her writing-case , took out a sheet of paper and her pen , then sat gazing wistfully out of the window over Parker 's piece while she wondered whether or not to co-operate with Edwin 's stratagem that this must appear a chance visit . |
| 8 | He lit a cigarette and sat staring gloomily out of the window . |