Example sentences of "[v-ing] i for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 2 | Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action . |
| 3 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
| 4 | I now see that Travis is so smitten that he would n't accept anything but that , meeting me for the first time when I called at your apartment , you at once became very much attracted to me . |
| 5 | Do n't you think you can manage to stop needling me for a few hours ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 're asking me for a snap judgement , Miss Levington ? ’ |
| 7 | He 's been hiding me for the last couple of days . ’ |
| 8 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |