Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I carried on dealing in Sevens , servicing them , repairing them and did some racing until the economy picked up again in 1965 . ’ |
| 2 | So you 've , is there then a choice between going for socialism now , going straight into collectivization or delaying it and keeping that end product in sight ? |
| 3 | This illusion was achieved by slightly blinding them with blue lamps facing them and lowering dummy bodies from the flies . |
| 4 | Despite Hojjatoleslam Rafsanjani 's assurances that the object of Karbala No 5 was not Basrah , Iran had not quite abandoned all hope of taking it and made another attempt in April , again approaching by way of Fish Lake and claiming numerous Iraqi losses . |
| 5 | Tell you the truth , I 'm sick to death of the lot of it , but I ca n't think of anything to do with it that wo n't have my old man haunting me and have other people 's feelings hurt . |
| 6 | During his four years in office the Association 'S branches numbered more than one hundred for the first time , and he was constantly visiting them and planning new ones . |
| 7 | After crossing himself and pushing two nuns into a car , he was about to leave when Lady Antonia 's companion intervened : ‘ Excuse me Father , ’ he said , ‘ this lady is the daughter of the good Lord Longford — you know , Lord Longford — and she is making a study of the wicked usurper , Oliver Cromwell . ’ |