Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [verb] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 2 | Hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't like this conversation , if you do n't mind , ’ Jenna said primly , wanting him to stop at all costs . |
| 4 | His eyes kept looking away over one of my shoulders or the other , never meeting my gaze , and I got the impression that like his wife he was constantly waiting for something important to happen , expecting someone to arrive at any moment , as though they both could n't believe what had happened and it was all a dream or a ghastly joke and they were just waiting for Clare to come gangling through the front door , kicking off muddy green wellies and loudly demanding tea . |
| 5 | They went about their business , expecting him to appear at any moment . |
| 6 | ‘ Is it alive ? ’ she asked , expecting it to move at any moment . |
| 7 | I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to speak at this conference and to say that I am very pleased to be here . |
| 8 | And er , I think , I wo I would wish to extend my thanks to all the finance staff , er , particularly Ann in helping us to arrive at this position . |