Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If whatever happened to Summerchild that year had n't happened — if he had n't been found lying with the garbage in Spring Gardens — if Millie had n't stopped playing in the orchestra — if I 'd gone on seeing her week by week — grown up with her — become easy with her — married her — then Timmy would still have a mother at home . |
| 2 | ‘ Rents should be related to the capital value of the property , thereby reflecting its popularity in market terms ’ . |
| 3 | As she joined him , rather shyly accepting his glance of approval at her slim body in its white bikini , the wind stirred his hair , blowing it out of its rigidly swept-back style . |
| 4 | Guido sat back a little , mercifully obscuring his eyelashes in shadow . |
| 5 | Suzie looked from one to the other , obviously enjoying her moment of glory . |
| 6 | This time , however , his dozen men engulfed by thousands of Highlanders , Molloy was forced to surrender , on favourable terms , the victorious Jacobites eagerly seizing his stock of food and then using its own gunpowder to demolish the barracks ; the resulting ruins remain to this day . |
| 7 | He stood in a familiar , flamboyant posture with his hands on his hips and his chin stuck out , constantly turning his head from left to right and back again , to take in his entire audience . |
| 8 | With a strong crosswind I sighted over my mentor 's left shoulder during the approach , only moving my head from side to side in the final stages to get a symmetrical perspective for the flare . |
| 9 | These men were not only violating my peace of mind but all other sorts of peace . |
| 10 | Soeur Dosithée , perhaps breaking her vow of poverty , kept all the letters that her sister sent her charting the progress of her little niece . |
| 11 | Some teas are now available with the caffeine removed and these appeal to people who find ordinary tea too much of a stimulant , perhaps disturbing their sleep at night or generally upsetting their metabolism . |
| 12 | Obviously taking her silence for agreement , he gave a little snort of disgust . |
| 13 | She came in carrying his bowl of porridge . |
| 14 | If its policy seemed more or less radical at different times it was n't necessarily changing its view of land reform , but it was keeping its final goal of socialism in sight so it had to make short term expediencies . |
| 15 | Their study , although greatly increasing our understanding of tumorigenesis , has provided little information about normal haemopoietic mechanisms . |
| 16 | Merely supplying their populations with food and money does not remove the true nature of the problem — far better that the conditions be changed by giving opportunity to the inhabitants to provide for themselves , because when the money of the charity runs out , the unsolved problems and starvation return . |
| 17 | It is as rude as spitting to turn the soles of your feet toward anyone , so stretching your legs in front of you becomes nearly impossible . |
| 18 | We have , for example , pioneered the re-injection of drilling wastes , so reducing their release at production sites . |
| 19 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 20 | He castigated the illustrator of Time Wasted Away for not bringing his work in line with that of Miss [ sic ] Vanessa Bell and , among other things , for depicting the sun as an eight-pointed starfish in the sky . |
| 21 | Astronomers made strenuous efforts to observe Vulcan , generally attributing their lack of success to the fact that a small body so close to the Sun would be incredibly difficult to detect . |
| 22 | It is ironic that Scotland , with an over-production of electricity , is already contracting its surplus to industry south of the border . |
| 23 | ‘ Just using your powers of observation , how would you have described her ? |
| 24 | The German industry was already outstripping its rivals in innovation , and the British companies combined their strength to avert global German dominance . |
| 25 | It 's a music that boasts some kind of spiritual superiority to the allegedly ubiquitous synthetic rubbish' that is elsewhere smothering our lives like nylon . |
| 26 | Administration officials also cast doubt on the environmental statements of other Northern governments , claiming that the French , German and Japanese , among others , were not matching their rhetoric with action . |
| 27 | Abraham talked on , not noticing her lack of attention . |
| 28 | ‘ We are not basing our views on emotion , but on pure business . |
| 29 | The Stoddard players would like to thank their Captain for not upstaging their team on behalf of Lyles . |
| 30 | Each applicant had applied for his respective daughter to be admitted to the school in September 1991 , thus expressing their preference in accordance with the appropriate arrangements under the Education Act 1980 . |