Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm enough enough of slagging slagging the little shit I think |
| 2 | Friedmann is accused of focusing attention excessively on the structural inadequacies of the Soviet system which make such show trials necessary , rather than highlighting what Nizan considers to be the treacherous acts of the Trotskyites and Bukharinites conspiring to overthrow the Soviet state itself . |
| 3 | It 's worth pausing to examine the peculiar animosity which Rushdie seems to arouse , quite unconnected with Muslim wrath at his supposed blasphemy . |
| 4 | ‘ Here you are talking and holding forth , ’ says the latter , ‘ but tell me this : are you going to kill the old woman yourself ? ’ |
| 5 | He was going to kill the evil headster whatever he did . |
| 6 | they 're going to interview the Macho Man it 's that actually Yeah . |
| 7 | But his main preoccupation during the latter part of his life was in attempting to obtain the public recognition which he felt he had been denied . |
| 8 | Normally he handed over responsibility for the routine maintenance of their relationship to Ellen , but she was letting him down , so he was going to try the only technique he knew : drop some explosive overboard and see what floated to the surface . |
| 9 | CHAMPAGNE BILLECART SALMON ( Oddbins , £16.99 ) : If you 're going to drink the real stuff it might as well be the best . |
| 10 | In attempting to understand the imperial question we need to bear in mind the complexity of relations between the princes , especially the lay princes . |
| 11 | I 'm happy to say I 'm going to marry the young man who has been courting me , Sergeant Troy . |
| 12 | Says Marcus Lyon : ‘ You are always going to get the lazy buyer who wants a barn conversion because they do n't want to take the time and trouble to do it themselves . ’ |
| 13 | I was going to raise the very question you raised . |
| 14 | So it all depends how you different people different personalities and that and erm right though I do n't agree with them at all what they 've done , erm as I said , If I do n't speak or if we do n't whatsit we going to ruin the whole thing we 're fighting for . |
| 15 | With an explosion of breath Rostov straightened his forearms , attempting to gain the momentary advantage which would permit him to disengage and then to cut at his opponent 's unguarded left . |
| 16 | The draft agreement of November 1986 between the teachers ' unions and representatives of the local educational authorities indicates the extent to which ‘ formalism , is beginning to replace the informed individualism which once characterised English schools . |
| 17 | The President said that if the United States and Pakistan were really serious in wishing to settle the Afghan problem they should acknowledge the new reality in Afghanistan , where seven months after the departure of Soviet troops the PDPA had become more united and strengthened , while the guerrillas were in total disarray . |
| 18 | Although Darwin had turned in the right direction , he could do very little with mind and culture during his lifetime for the same reason that he was helpless before the mysteries of heredity : the basic information and modes of thought were lacking to produce the stable foundation which he correctly viewed as essential . |
| 19 | Having dismissed the logical difficulty there is an empirical problem as far as methods 1 and 2 above are concerned . |
| 20 | Having solved the two-cylinder problem we are not much wiser ; we still do n't know how to tackle a general problem . |
| 21 | However , one aspect I did like is the way you can select merge codes from menu choices rather than having to remember the correct syntax yourself . |
| 22 | And having smoked the odd joint I do n't really feel |
| 23 | We have to think ourselves back into a social system and culture very different from our own if we are to respond , in the way P. C. Wren required , to the improbable events and exalted sentiments of the three Geste brothers who , to serve their adored aunt and their fraternal obligations , vanished into the Foreign Legion , taking upon themselves the imputation of having stolen the blue diamond which she had long ago sold and replaced by a fake for the sake of her extravagant husband . |
| 24 | We tend to take plants for granted , seeing them as just another aspect of the environment and failing to appreciate the vital service which they perform both for ourselves and for all other living creatures on this planet . |
| 25 | At the time , Shana a picture researcher was expecting the couple 's second child and , having miscarried the previous year there was a fear she might do so again . |
| 26 | Having discovered the true position he successfully claimed recovery of all dues paid in respect of exempted limestone . |
| 27 | Having outlined the snowballing process itself , the following sections will present the findings concerning the two principal tasks that it sought to accomplish-measuring the size of the hidden heroin sector and identifying variations between the profiles of known and unknown users . |
| 28 | He continued to campaign successfully without ever managing to secure the British title he wanted to win and retired in 1939 with the racist rule still intact . |
| 29 | Managing to repair the Time-Space Visualiser he acquired from the Space Museum , the Doctor affords his companions the unique opportunity of viewing history as it happened . |
| 30 | The scene itself may have been unsatisfactory as a subject , with flat lighting and dull colours combining to produce the sad-looking picture you see on the screen . |