Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [v-ing] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went to the afterguard and said our boats are not optimised or going as fast as I would like and asked for recommendations , ’ said Koch . |
| 2 | The landlord will nevertheless wish to ensure that the premises are occupied and trading as soon as possible , particularly if they are located in a parade or shopping centre where the landlord 's adjoining premises could benefit from customers to the premises . |
| 3 | His eyes were fixed on the forms which he was signing and stamping as fast as he could go . |
| 4 | The steps in the process involve some individuals surviving or breeding more readily than others . |
| 5 | Outside , the storm was growling and whistling as loudly as ever . |
| 6 | It is when an outgoing fish ceases to swim with the shoal and skulks , perhaps with fins folded and respiring more rapidly than usual , that something is suspect . |
| 7 | Always in the leading group , McMahon pushed to the front before the last where he was challenged by the favourite Over the Edge , but keeping his mount perfectly balanced and running as straight as a gun barrel , McMahon found something left in the ‘ Tank ’ and went on to score a snug success . |
| 8 | He 'd been working and playing pretty hard since he 'd arrived in London though , and after eating he felt so tired that he would n't get dressed . |