Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he used to sort of ask you questions you know , sort of sit there and pick on you and if he knew you did n't have the faintest idea what he was going on about he 'd ask you all the more , see , and if you could n't answer it , he used to come up to you , look at you , would n't say nothing , give you this funny look and tell you to get in the next room . |
| 2 | This meant that they would n't be back before the pubs closed , but I also knew that if they knew who I was going out with they would have locked me in . |
| 3 | However , this carries the risk that what is being implemented may need to be later unravelled because of second thoughts and if the original putting together of a change costs effort and resentment , going back on it may create further difficulties of relationships . |
| 4 | In the case of light , therefore , this means that stars moving away from us will have their spectra shifted toward the red end of the spectrum ( red-shifted ) and those moving toward us will have their spectra blue-shifted . |
| 5 | Soon after the introduction of GREAs the government recognized a danger that some authorities might use them as targets , with the consequence that some authorities spending below their GREAs might be encouraged to spend more , while those spending far above them might find the task of cutting back to GREA level too difficult . |
| 6 | Such methods are outside the scope of this book , but those who are interested in reading more about them will find relevant books in Suggested Reading on p. 141 . |
| 7 | Now just breathing deeply with it will help you relax . |
| 8 | A strange circle — not all of one tribe or one nation , but ever-present , as though rubbing up against him would give them some strength . |
| 9 | Changing out of them would risk destroying the brand image they 've developed over 20 years . |