Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw now she was softening me up just to ask me a favour . |
| 2 | Therefore I am entreating you most earnestly to send me those men you aught to send , well armed , as soon as possible as we are going to assemble beside Colrane and the general is to come shortly to make a muster there … [ to fight the Irish rebels ] . |
| 3 | As quick as a flash , Mildred pulled out a lasso of rope which she had hidden in a drawer and slipped it over the astonished girl 's head and shoulders , yanking it tightly enough to bind her arms to her sides . |
| 4 | They 're not giving the talk aimed at telling you how best to invest your money . |
| 5 | It makes me mad to think Big Business is slowly polishing me off so's to increase its profit margins on pesticide . ’ |