Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 2 | His piano had a single red rose poignantly lying across the keyboard . |
| 3 | Mrs Shelley Howard , senior biologist of the Severn-Trent Region said the officer cadets had been involved in strenuous exercises which involved repeatedly going under the water . |
| 4 | The mucosa was examined and lesions scored macroscopically according to the presence of petechiae or necrotic mucosa ( Table II ) . |
| 5 | Although covered the radial shields are conspicuous , bar shaped nearly extending to the middle of the disk . |
| 6 | Among those who had received medical advice , knowledge of postcoital contraceptive methods differed significantly according to the source of that advice ( table ) . |
| 7 | The blaze was started in the early hours and fire investigators and staff spent yesterday sifting through the damage . |
| 8 | THE Royal Family spent yesterday preparing for the Christmas festivities much like any other family . |
| 9 | Lewis spent yesterday basking in the afterglow of a phenomenal performance that stretches his unbeaten record to 22 fights with 19 wins inside the distance . |
| 10 | Even the pay of domestic servants varied widely depending on the status of the employer and the sex and duties of the employee . |
| 11 | The door flew open crashing off the wall , |
| 12 | Mrs Beavis looked plumply overflowing at the table . |
| 13 | Continuing our exploration we went northward looking for the Tunnel Cave . |
| 14 | Christmas was eagerly awaited for , but the day itself meant chiefly watching for the postman , disappointment , chapel , a heavy dinner and crackers , some squabbling comparisons of our presents , tea … supper … |
| 15 | She , and could , found she could not fly and laid there looking at the sky . |
| 16 | One felt that the strain proved more inhibiting on the Right and McColl , could not resist the word ‘ gobbledygook ’ in speaking of a remark by Dr Forbes in the second programme about some patients getting better . |
| 17 | Settling down to exotic Fizzy-Fuzzy Navel and Casper Bomber cocktails , we awaited further trilling of the phone . |
| 18 | Whether they had much bearing on the ambition of Otto and his successors to be emperors may be doubted . |
| 19 | But then the argument would apply to other words in that context which had less bearing on the purpose in reading . |
| 20 | There were plenty of examples of schemes and estates in the area ‘ put into place by caring councils ’ , he said also calling for the freeing of sale money . |
| 21 | Cave Squigs were unleashed upon the Dwarfs , but several were killed by Troll Slayers while others ran wild snapping at the Night Goblins , biting off limbs and heads before vanishing into the mountains . |
| 22 | She sat impatiently listening to the teacher 's drivel about the fault in the program he was about to network . |
| 23 | It was a closely fought struggle in Grade Three between the two Ballynahinch teams , with just one point separating them for first and second places , with the ‘ B ’ set just edging into the lead for top honours . |
| 24 | The main honours degrees are listed below , grouped roughly according to the amount of mathematics required throughout the course . |
| 25 | They sat limply messing with the food . |
| 26 | Clare and Jacky conferred briefly in the kitchen while Carolyn stood awkwardly smiling at the woman . |
| 27 | They sat there listening to the gush and scurry of the wind buffeting the car . |
| 28 | I just sat there staring at the bag as it unscrewed itself and the wind took it and blew it up into the air and away . |
| 29 | Fran closed the door and stood silently looking at the mess . |
| 30 | A rock jutted out which others had grabbed as they swung down , but as I tried to do the same there was no edge below for my feet and I whimpered pathetically dangling on the end of the rope . |