Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Frege argued that in asserting an existential proposition one is in effect saying something about the relevant concept , namely that certain things fall under it , or , conversely , that nothing falls under it , i.e. that the concept is empty , as the case may be . |
2 | Still , Will had driven from his Stockport home for the twin purposes of getting some exercise and talking about his book , and neither he nor I fancied a day in sad cafe ambience doing nothing but the latter . |
3 | Newman and Copland walked to the edge of the entrance , a grenade silencing one post a mere 25 yards away ; over the water the searchlight of the Mole could be seen beamed on the river . |
4 | Meanwhile , single mothers will sit and watch the TV and watch the advertisements which all show either happy couples or one single person doing something for an unseen other : ironing his shirts , organising their mortgage , driving his Audi to visit her . |
5 | On the west side , Ingleborough is a shadowy giant revealing none of the many wonders that attract its legions of pilgrims ; and to the east , green slopes rise with little incident to dark moors forming a distant skyline . |
6 | There was a shadow on the shower curtain , a human-shape holding something in an upraised arm . |
7 | A young man went downstairs early one morning wearing nothing but a short nightgown . |
8 | There was no rope connecting one with the other but this might have disintegrated completely over the years . |
9 | The providers of training ended up playing the government 's games and giving it credibility when it was in reality doing nothing in a serious situation . |
10 | Apprehensively , Robbie clung tightly to the tiller as he closed the gates behind them , his muscular strength making nothing of the massive balance beam which swung the heavy gates to . |
11 | Fritzy , bleerk with Ministry , breaks his hand hitting someone in the same brawl . |
12 | The work is of a very high standard , with several children who have recently joined the school writing something for the first time . |
13 | He stood up , his face betraying nothing but a ruthless determination . |