Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mild-mannered visitors to the West Cliff on Friday might find themselves behaving like Madonna or Elvis after Adam Night has cast his spell . |
| 2 | The bedroom door was pushed right back and , from where she was lying stretched out on her reclining chair , Bella could see him climbing through the window . |
| 3 | Tessa could hear him breathing on the threshold outside for several minutes more , as if he were trying to summon up the courage to return and say something . |
| 4 | Occasionally , a sentence or a phrase would leap out , and Duroc could hear it issuing from the Elder 's lips . |
| 5 | She was worried lest Uncle Vernon or Lily might see her going into Philip Neri 's and was relieved when they went instead to St Peter 's in Seel Street . |
| 6 | Robbie could hear him talking to the intruder . |
| 7 | Cowley could see him sitting at the garden table , staring blankly into the distance . |
| 8 | By the same token , away from home Kent may find themselves batting on a missile launching pad , but that is another matter . |
| 9 | And though there was something immeasurably sad about this hopeless daily wait , yet sometimes , just briefly , Creggan would catch her looking in his direction in a way that spoke of support and encouragement . |