Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] and [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chrissie leaned down , placing the school lunches on Linda 's lap and wiping at the girl 's eyes with a handkerchief . |
| 2 | After all , they reasoned , if this was 2.30 in Glasgow , they would have only just got to a club , ready for a full night 's dancing and drinking till the almost daylight hour of 5.30am . |
| 3 | Another person who was around the scene at the time was Chrissie Hynde who , after Malcolm 's shop and writing for the NME , had really been scuffling around . |
| 4 | NLD deputies convened in Yangon on July 28-29 , when a tough statement was issued attacking the " shameful " delay in the transfer of power , denouncing the military 's July 27 statement on the role of the People 's Assembly and calling for the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners . |
| 5 | A Charter making Stockport a free borough was granted by the Earl of Chester in about 1220 ; and a second Charter granted in 1260 gave the right to hold a market each Friday and an annual Fair , commencing on St. Wilfred 's Day and running for the seven days following . |
| 6 | She was used to her old mistress 's pallor , to the skeleton thinness , to the heavy , bruised-looking eyes but walking into her bedroom on the beautiful summer 's morning and looking towards the bed she was stopped in her progress and forced to control the exclamation of horror that rose to her lips . |
| 7 | Outside , Goldman was looking down at Schmidt as if he were standing on a cliff 's edge and peering at the drop . |
| 8 | From a Lions viewpoint , Best stressed he was extremely pleased with Scotland 's performance and judging by the displays of the Irish and Welsh against McGeechan 's men there should be a fair tartan representation in the 30-strong Lions squad which will be announced the week beginning 21 March . |
| 9 | Dad 's Army and waiting for the final push — ( l-r ) Hill , Teague ( obscured ) , Winterbottom , Dooley , Probyn and Ackford ( the only one to have retired so far ) . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're putting on weight , ’ said the manager , picking up Arthur 's belt and looking at the notches . |
| 11 | After using the probe on the sheep 's belly and looking at the monitor screen , Derek can tell within seconds if a ewe is pregnant . |
| 12 | William of Jumièges ' statement that he later offered the æthelings a share of England is very difficult to credit ; it may owe something to Dudo 's story of the offer made to Rollo , or result from confusion with the events of 1041 , when Edward returned to England at Harthacnut 's invitation and according to the Chronicle C text was sworn in as king . |
| 13 | A petition was presented to Henry McCubbin , the Labour Euro MP for North-east Scotland , stating the Timex workers ' case and calling for the introduction of standards of employment protection equalled to those in other European countries . |