Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A day or two later it can be picked or rubbed off leaving a neat professional finish . |
| 2 | We undertake to reimburse you upon your first written demand any sum or sums not exceeding a maximum aggregate amount of £ [ ] should [ client name ] fail to make available to you this sum within the stipulated date required by yourselves , but no later than [ date ] . |
| 3 | He spoke after Bronson 's owner appeared before York magistrates and admitted not keeping a dangerous dog under proper control . |
| 4 | It 's possible to spend the entire night enjoying oneself and ending up having a good Copenhagen breakfast of meat and cheese , yoghurt and wienerbrød … ’ |
| 5 | During this time I lost 8 ¾ pounds and came away feeling a new woman ! |
| 6 | Then he got back in and came out holding a mobile phone , which he crammed into a coat pocket . |
| 7 | I put on some gold dangly earrings I 'd found in the bottom of my bag and came out feeling a new woman . |
| 8 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 9 | ‘ O-oh ! ’ the youngsters groaned in disappointment , and went on discussing a blasphemous film they had seen . |
| 10 | I shook my head and regretted not slipping a large vodka into my alcohol-free beer . |
| 11 | I ignored it and carried on taking a long break . |
| 12 | Their skin splits and rolls down revealing a smooth , brown hard-shelled object , the pupa . |
| 13 | He became assistant to Arsenal chief trainer George Hardy , and set about making a special study of anatomy , massage and electrical treatment . |
| 14 | The bird jumps from its nest at the last minute and runs off making a special squeaking call . |