Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firminus , comes of the Auvergne , tried to prevent his name going forward , but Avitus reached the court of king Sigibert , and was consecrated in Metz , although according to the canons the ceremony should have taken place in Clermont . |
| 2 | The fighting was caused for three reasons : different sides kept stealing cattle ; everybody was searching for new land ; and according to the Romans the Celts liked fighting . |
| 3 | Once you get in the habit of really noticing what you eat , and expecting from the restaurants the same care for quality and ‘ real food ’ value you try to achieve at home , making the healthy choice becomes second nature . |
| 4 | The shares jumped 5p to 75p on the figures but reading between the lines the group 's remaining operations are not exactly dyanmic . |
| 5 | Hands are also important in body language , usually to provide points of emphasis , while shaping with the hands the object being discussed , or an event , or signalling directions . |