Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [v-ing] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bonington was impressed with the Darc Star climbers when he met them training on the Scottish peaks last winter . |
| 2 | These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record . |
| 3 | The postman eventually found him canvassing on the High Row and handed over the State secrets there and then ‘ I was very impressed , ’ says Fallon . |
| 4 | When she got out of bed , she found him sitting on the top stair , listening to Dad and Mother downstairs in the kitchen , and crying . |
| 5 | The only thing that kept me going on the last lap of the journey was the rhythm of my steps . |
| 6 | One morning , on his way down to breakfast , Dada saw her kneeling on the left-hand flight of the double staircase ; thinking she was saying her prayers , she was bent so low , Dada stepped past her politely . |
| 7 | Evans ' 100 inch fixed gear was too small for him on the way out , but he kept it turning on the harder return leg to edge ahead of the Phoenix rider repeating his eight second win over him at Newtownards last week . |
| 8 | Evans ' 100 inch fixed gear was too small for him on the way out , but he kept it turning on the harder return leg to edge ahead of the Phoenix rider repeating his eight second win over him at Newtownards last week . |
| 9 | ‘ When we finally got there , tired and bedraggled , the custodian sent us packing on the next ferry because we did n't have the 2/6 entry fee ! ’ |
| 10 | The wedding between the two young gipsies was a moving ceremony , although Christian 's lengthy sermon had everyone fidgeting on the hard bench seats before it was ended . |
| 11 | Well I worked there and then er quite a bit I had to w they had me working on the main road . |
| 12 | His fears of not making the grade evaporated when ITV talent scouts spotted him wrestling on the amateur circuit . |
| 13 | His nurse had brought the paper back from her lunch break and left it lying on the low coffee table during his appointments with his two previous patients . |