Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their acute hearing had already informed them that only one set of feet was running in the night , the light footfalls vibrating to them through the drum-like quality of the primeval forest floor . |
| 2 | That was when he saw the thin figure jogging towards him in the gloom , and heard the roar of engines come up fast behind him . |
| 3 | So the Bangles disbanded and Hoffs walked into the sunset , a thousand corporate cheque books glinting behind her in the sun 's twilight glow . |
| 4 | Next day Gabriel took the form of a monk and returned to the tree ; this time he found all three brothers lying under it in the shade and talking together , while the white blossom fell on them like snow . |
| 5 | The other girl made no attempt to hide her disgust as she turned back to the books lying before her on the table , and Rory felt her spirits sink still further as she headed for the door . |
| 6 | They crossed the road to face the oncoming traffic and had just passed a 40 mph speed limit sign when he looked over his shoulder and saw a car heading towards them on the wrong side of the road . |
| 7 | And this is what I think the dream is trying to tell me , a message so clear now you have shown me the way to understand these voices speaking to us from the hinterland , so to speak . |
| 8 | Tiny green balls of light phosphorescing at us from the dark of the bracken . |
| 9 | Elinor said , pointing to a figure marching towards us along the riverside . |
| 10 | And it was then that she saw Christie Goldsborough coming towards her along the path , his spectacular , fur-lined driving-cape swinging loose around his shoulders , his feet encased in the finest quality leather , his carriage — a shiny , high-perch sporting phaeton — waiting for him just there , in the road beyond the church wall , whenever he had a mind to take the reins in his gloved hands and go dashing off to drink champagne and eat bride-cake at Frizingley Hall . |
| 11 | What time is Lucy coming to you by the way Terry ? |
| 12 | He turned , watching the priest coming towards him through the falling snow . |
| 13 | Tim and Oliver were on the balcony , their voices coming to her across the warm stillness . |
| 14 | All in all it was with a feeling of indescribable joy that on the sixth day I saw a familiar figure coming towards me among the prompt arrivals . |
| 15 | We had sergeants and inspectors jumping on us for the least little thing and very often trying to get us into trouble , whereas young fellows learning the job , what we needed was assistance . |
| 16 | ‘ Good evening , Fabia , ’ he greeted her smoothly as the housekeeper melted away , his dark eyes flicking over her from the top of her golden head , taking in her features and perfect complexion before travelling over her long-sleeved fine wool lime-coloured dress , its straight lines hiding none of her femininity , before his all-assessing gaze ended at her neat two-and-a-half-inch-heel shoes . |
| 17 | There should be a car waitin' fur us at the airport when we get in to Lima . |
| 18 | Father was a huge figure bending over him in the dark . |
| 19 | Those of the 26th Regiment who had fled south inflicted heavy casualties on a force hastening towards them from the direction of Telnitz . |
| 20 | He glanced in to find Nadine Cunningham smiling at him from the driver 's seat . |
| 21 | He tensed , eyes shooting to hers in the mirror . |
| 22 | Mr. Back Q.C. , for the appellant , contended that if Mr. Occhi consented to the appellant taking the £6 , he consented to the property in the money passing from him to the appellant and that the appellant had not , therefore , appropriated property belonging to another . |
| 23 | It was an hour before he was discovered missing and we spent the rest of the afternoon searching for him in the woods and plains surrounding the house . |
| 24 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 25 | From our balcony we could see the great Bugis sailing prahus scything past us into the harbour . |
| 26 | As I did so I became aware of a youngish man with long hair looking at me from the pavemented walk on the Hammersmith side of the river . |
| 27 | The surety often takes the position from motives of friendship to the debtor , and generally not as a result of any direct bargaining between him and the creditor , or in consideration of any remuneration passing to him from the creditor . |
| 28 | Rincewind pounded down an alley , paying no heed to the screams of rage coming from the picture box , and cleared a high wall with his frayed robe flapping around him like the feathers of a dishevelled jackdaw . |
| 29 | Being certainly lost an opportunity by not being it 's only body there is an editing element in the book publishing section from the P G B and there are elements relating to us in the S P G of the Periodical Training Council and there will be bits of them in the public relations in the marketing one of which I 've got a copy of the draft , but you know there is nothing all embracing B T E C do graphics and journalism but there is no single forum , I mean that 's what so astonishing and interestingly somebody at B T E C told me the other day there 's been a bit of a problem about the the book editing part of the editing level three element um , and that 's partly political as to editing versus production because production 's level four and editing is level three , and that has made some problems apparently |
| 30 | I could see I could see Li er Charlie and Pete looking at me from the other side of the room , Charlie smiled and I just did I just went like that , you know ? |