Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheltering it with a hand the colour of yellow smoke , she shuffled across to the table by the far wall and lit the candle . |
| 2 | In other words , it was costing us about a pound an hour in water . |
| 3 | ‘ Honour , ’ repeated Kit , a smile dancing mischievously in the corner of his lips , giving him for a moment the look of a sprite , a red-gold Puck no stranger to mischief . |
| 4 | As ever , ESP are busy doing the obvious thing , but they 're doing it in a manner a cut above some of the other ‘ rawk ’ guitar manufacturers . |
| 5 | An enterprising firm of accountants , having taken expert legal advice , wrote around to B.C.C.I. depositors telling them of a scheme the accountants had prepared . |
| 6 | After the first day we were two shots behind Dai Rees and Kel Nagle , who we owed one for beating us by a shot the year before . |