Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [verb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1829 Elie de Beaumont put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting and argued that compressional stresses set up in the crust as a result of the cooling of the Earth 's interior would give rise to faulting , folding and thickening of the crust , and eventually to the formation of mountain ranges . |
| 2 | ‘ I love yer very much an' I 've bin 'opin' an' prayin' that one day yer 'd realise that yer 've fallen in love wiv me . ’ |
| 3 | Critical comments are frequently made in the press stating or implying that Swiss law lends itself particularly well to illegal trafficking in works of stolen art . |
| 4 | And then she kind of jumped into this absurd thing of suddenly saying that meant that all women were housewives , and that wages for housework was the thing that united all women . ’ |
| 5 | The claim was made by Tottenham Hotspur chief , Alan Sugar , who told the High Court about soccer 's behind-the-scenes transfer market wheeling and dealing and alleged that former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough liked a ‘ bung ’ a personal payment in cash . |
| 6 | The claim was made by Tottenham Hotspur chief Alan Sugar who told the High Court about soccer 's behind the scenes transfer market wheeling and dealing and alleged that former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough liked a ‘ bung ’ a personal payment . |
| 7 | ‘ Pathos means longing ; yes , longing and feeling that wonderful things are possible but not really happening ’ |
| 8 | Pathos means longing ; yes , longing and feeling that wonderful things are possible but not really happening . |