Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had seen salvation for him in McAllister , that was for sure , and if Neil was more doubtful , about that and about her , with Havvie 's hateful words still ringing in his head , and his memory of her tortured face growing the more painful whenever he recalled it , the passing of time only accentuated the agony of his loss . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've probably lain like that with dozens of women , ’ she threw back at him , not caring what she said as long as she could exorcise the intimate pictures still flashing through her mind . |
| 3 | Johnny yelled , his eyes nearly starting from his head . |
| 4 | One way of summarizing the results of European economic progress before 1914 is to group nations roughly according to their increase in wealth . |
| 5 | ‘ Mercy me ! ’ uttered Mrs Diggory , sitting down plump on the bed , her eyes almost popping from her head . |
| 6 | She might think her identity concealed with her tell-tale tresses under the poke of the new chipstraw bonnet , but by a window overlooking the terrace a gentleman stared in horrified disbelief , his once sensuous eyes almost popping from his head . |
| 7 | He spent seven years just sitting on his backside in the house . |
| 8 | Antoine sat , colours still fidgeting through his crown , that smile still lighting his face . |
| 9 | THAT night Maggie had a dream she had not had for over two years and woke up sweating and anxious , her own cries still ringing in her mind . |
| 10 | Out own men are still on the critical list , " he added , but Katherine was n't interested in the condition of the two men who had gone to Hyde 's rooms two days ago looking for her son . |
| 11 | Had I not gone to Normandy just over forty years ago wearing on my shoulder the same emblem , that mythical beast , the Wyvern of Wessex , half dragon , half eagle , that had fluttered over the heads of the English at both those battles ? |
| 12 | With so many memories already jostling in his mind , it seemed that weeks had passed since the killing . |
| 13 | There is substantial evidence that people who have migrated to Britain quite commonly send sums of money on a regular basis to assist relatives still living in their country of origin . |
| 14 | More police officers visibly going about their business is the most commonly advanced solution to street crime . |
| 15 | Mynne 's son and heir , also George , who died three or four years later , left cash legacies largely in the form of sums still owing by his father 's debtors . |
| 16 | Besides , in the week of Back To The Future II ( Empire PG ) , with its trailer for the third episode shamelessly tacked on to the end , and dozens of trade names shamelessly glaring through its mise-en-scene , Field Of Dreams seems positively purist in its appeal . |
| 17 | During employment the employee may damage his employer 's business in the following ways : ( a ) working for a competitor during his hours of employment ; ( b ) working for a competitor in his spare time ; ( c ) making preparations in order to compete with his employer after he has left ; ( d ) disclosing or using the employer 's business secrets ; or ( e ) failing to disclose information which may be of use to his employer and in some instances personally profiting from its use . |
| 18 | Olga , and one or two old friends still living in my home town , kept in touch . |
| 19 | Our rotten mainmast began whipping sickeningly to and fro and required five men constantly clinging to its lee mainstay to cushion the strain . |
| 20 | However , local authorities have had a duty , since 1968 , to provide adequate sites for gipsies normally resorting to their area and , where they have done so to the satisfaction of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment , they have criminal powers to remove illegal campers . |
| 21 | Eyes bulging , he collapsed , hands feebly clawing at his mouth . |
| 22 | His eyes were glued to the two men now sitting on his couch . |
| 23 | Not only from the luxurious , all-enveloping warmth of the soapy water , but from the hands lightly moving across his chest , the fingers caressing the dark hair . |
| 24 | There were few birds , only small groups of tysties feeding near the shore , the newly fledged youngsters in grey and white plumage , and the adults already moulting into their winter shades of grey . |
| 25 | It is a treadmill , but if an artist is n't prepared to do it , there are two or three hundred others just waiting for their chance . |
| 26 | We are the ones miserably fiddling with our shell necklaces while we wait to turn from anaemic to lobster . |
| 27 | This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest . |
| 28 | It was further suggested that there were considerable regional contrasts with some local authorities close to achieving their requirements and others seriously lacking in their provision of adult training facilities . |
| 29 | At the hall cupboard she stopped , taking a deep steadying breath to calm the currents suddenly eddying through her body . |
| 30 | Oh , if only Anne were n't miles away staying with her family , she thought miserably ; she would have come to my rescue . |