Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | These birds , with now and then a solitary Rhynchops and frigate bird ( Tachypeles aquilus ) , were all of the feathered race that I observed in these heated latitudes , a part of the voyage which always hang heavily upon those destined to visit these distant regions ; by me , however , it was not so much felt , the monotony being relieved by the occasional occurrence of a whale , whose huge body rolled lazily by ; by a shoal of porpoises , which sometimes perform most amusing evolutions , throwing themselves completely out of the water , or gliding through it with astonishing velocity ; or by the occasional flight of the beautiful flying fish , when endeavouring to escape from the impetuous rush of the bonito or albacore . |
2 | If we experience the mercy of Jesus , we will naturally share mercy with others , rather than hiding from them as mere observers . |
3 | ‘ More like a full metamorphosis , ’ he drawled , leaning back against the huge , craggy trunk of the tree and gazing at her with wicked eyes . |
4 | I pictured this Somebody as a kindly woman sitting on the other side of a roaring log fire knitting a thick brown woollen sweater and listening to me with rapt attention . |
5 | She found herself opening her eyes , and looking at him with dazed longing . |
6 | At other times , mostly when he smiled in that particular way of Tyler 's , leaning his head sideways and looking at her with incredible love in his sparkling green eyes , she found it unbelievably painful . |
7 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
8 | With the baby , he was gentleness itself , playing with him and caring for him with true devotion . |
9 | Other causes of distortion include our reliance on our own pet theory of personality ( ‘ Its worked well so far ’ ) , selective perception ( ‘ I know what I want to hear ; do n't confuse me with the facts ’ ) , the so-called halo effect — forming opinions on one piece of information and generalizing from it to other pieces of information ( e.g. ‘ She was brilliant in the Geneva post ; she 'll be brilliant wherever we send her ’ ) , or its opposite , the horns effect ( ‘ He was hopeless in Paris . |
10 | Through the open door I could see Harry hanging on to the horse 's head and staring at me with frightened eyes . |
11 | They were sitting and staring at him in complete absorption . |
12 | ‘ I ca n't help it , it 's this horrible cave … ’ she complained huskily , her fingers finding the spring of his curly hair at the nape of his neck , and raking through it with shameless provocation . |
13 | Uncle Philip broke the armour off a pink battalion of shrimps and ate them steadily , chewed through a loaf of bread spread with half a pound of butter and helped himself to the lion 's share of the cake while gazing at her with expressionless satisfaction , apparently deriving a certain pleasure from her discomfort , or even finding that the sight of it improved his appetite . |
14 | The co-operation of these voices might be seen as the very essence of critical commentary : to interpret the text while refering to it with varying levels of precision . |