Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A method for toning down after concentrating on the outside of the body , while at the same time exercising the internal organs , was invented by the old Chinese masters . |
| 2 | She leaned on the wide sill , looking out with longing at the part of Gullholm visible from the window . |
| 3 | is looking forward to expanding in the USA . |
| 4 | PUPILS at Darlington 's Polam Hall school are looking forward to packing in the crowds with their latest stage production My Fair Lady . |
| 5 | He was known for wanting to be photographed from every conceivable angle and vigorously applauded when making his inflammatory speeches , and I was looking forward to seeing in the flesh this extraordinary man of whom my parents had brought me up to disapprove . |
| 6 | She was that looking forward to living in the Daye House , once they 'd got planning permission . ’ |
| 7 | The group are looking forward to participating in the federation arts and craft event at the Assembly Rooms , Alton on April 11th . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to competing against the best from other parts of the world and I 'll give my best for Scotland . |
| 9 | ‘ Now I am looking forward to winning over the Linfield crowd . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to playing with the likes of Garry Schofield , Ellery Hanley and new signing Gary Mercer , who is one of the best forwards in the world . ’ |
| 11 | Miss Perrie said later she was now looking forward to returning to the three-nights-a-week series . |
| 12 | ‘ But I am very disappointed as I was looking forward to going to the West Indies and seeing what promised to be a great series . ’ |
| 13 | The whole family was looking forward to going to the United States . |
| 14 | Mr. Stogdon , who plays cricket for Ropley in the Hampshire League , said : ‘ I am looking forward to working on the Winchester sub-division which offers a fresh challenge and a new dimension to my career . |
| 15 | He is also looking forward to working within the progressive and well-equipped eye department at the university hospital . |
| 16 | She should also be at school , and Noreen threatened to send her back to Uncle Michael who would take her to school every day , if she did n't stop going on about coming to the theatre . |
| 17 | You may have only intended to have a small black coffee but given all the antecedent events ( that is , the things we have described leading up to walking into the café ) , the probability is high that you will break the diet . |
| 18 | Turning round by steering into the wind and stepping around the front of the mast . |
| 19 | Think of the prospect of John Major lining up at the London Marathon , or Neil Kinnnock limbering up before taking to the squash courts . |
| 20 | Getting up from rummaging in the wastepaper basket , she bumped her head , very lightly , on the sink . |
| 21 | Malachi clucked his tongue , shook the reins and the mare , happy to be moving again after standing in the cold for so long , trotted briskly away . |
| 22 | There is a small harbour , and skeletons of boats decorate the stony beach , the road coming alongside after passing between the terraced cottages of the village . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've been used to fares running off without paying in the past , ’ said one . |
| 24 | Fig 94 Sailing backwards by pushing on the wrong side of the sail — a valuable skill |
| 25 | Just closing a little bit on the vehicle in front , waiting for these hatchings to finish then gently accelerating through after checking in the mirror again . |
| 26 | Slowly I aided upwards , thinking only of getting to the sling ; the rest would be a later worry . |
| 27 | Sam came back frowning and , stretching inside without stepping into the water , pressed the three switches that had been unresponsive two days earlier . |
| 28 | It is worth shopping around before choosing as the scope of cover , sums insured and premium costs vary considerably . |