Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping him from snapping at the heels of Normandy is bad enough . ’ |
| 2 | Last week , Virgin said it was ready to settle if BA dropped a clause forbidding it from referring to the matter in future . |
| 3 | what about doing it without looking at the book ? |
| 4 | It only would have been like The Housemartins watered down if they 'd have kept doing it without believing in the band . |
| 5 | The Forum reacted furiously to Mr Adamec 's resignation , virtually accusing him of lying to the public . |
| 6 | They said , ‘ We 're arresting you for loitering with the intent of prostitution . ’ |
| 7 | He put his hands on her shoulders , stopping her from running to the door . |
| 8 | The open aspect of the village , positioned to enjoy day-long sunshine and spared the dominance of high mountains , suggests a calm and friendly environment , especially appreciated upon reaching it after travelling through the exciting scenery of the Highlands . |
| 9 | In a tract written in defence of the petitioners , Lord Somers , the Junto chief , bitterly inveighed against the House of Commons , accusing it of encroaching upon the executive powers of the Crown by seeking to impose punishments without the King 's authority . |
| 10 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |
| 11 | Scuffles ensued when the demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon preventing them from marching to the tomb of the unknown soldier . |
| 12 | The germanium layer confines the charges just under the skin , preventing them from bumping into the surface and scattering from their designated path through the transistor . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the film deploys sounds and images with intense effect as it explores the inner experience of a little girl closed off from the world , for whom her family is a cage tightened around her and preventing her from communicating with the world . |
| 14 | In 1972 , a strike picket held a placard in front of a vehicle on a highway , urging the driver not to work at a site nearby and preventing him from proceeding along the highway . |
| 15 | In particular , surplus countries often neutralized an inflow of gold by preventing it from adding to the domestic money supply . |
| 16 | They might have been intended to catch the blade of an opponent , thus preventing it from sliding past the hilt , and injuring the holder . ’ |