Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pron] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 While other newspapers were wrongly calling it a second honeymoon , TODAY revealed that virtually the only time the couple acknowledged each other was when Diana intercepted a phone call from Charles to Mrs Parker-Bowles and a screaming row erupted .
2 Graham felt oddly satisfied at seeing life go on around him like this ; he felt almost smug at walking past people and them not giving him a second glance , at least not now he 'd got rid of Slater .
3 Two indeed were peers , one the Lord Belasyse with whom Willys again quarrelled fiercely , perhaps even sending him a second challenge .
4 Alice thought she could not leave her only child , her baby daughter , that she might never see again , without holding her once more , without at least giving her a last kiss .
5 It was part of a nationwide celebration of the six million adult students currently giving themselves a second chance .
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