Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for some reason she knew he was my brother , and she asked me how he was keeping these days . ’ |
| 2 | I 've got caught in the post office once or twice on pension day when I was buying more stamps for my fruitless job applications . ’ |
| 3 | That 's why we 're wearing these gloves . |
| 4 | A canon may not be a bad thing in itself , but within the institution it is worthwhile for both staff and students to ask why we are studying these texts ? |
| 5 | They have drawn up a Strategy for Success , which will be outlined at a meeting on Thursday , when they are urging all members to attend . |
| 6 | In view of the hardships endured by many peasants , even at times when they were making some gains at the expense of their lords , it is hardly surprising that there were outbreaks of discontent , some of which took violent forms — indeed it has been said that peasant movements were as much a part of seigneurial society as strikes are of large-scale capitalism . |
| 7 | For example if you think of the Vauxhall Cavalier advert where they 're crashing these Cavaliers all over the place , if you had a silicone er a silicon-based steel instead of crumpling nicely the steel would actually crack and break . |
| 8 | He did n't know why he was saying these words ; deep down he knew that he should be running back to the truck and getting the rescue organized . |