Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 2 | For the sake of convenience in discussing problems of surveying we will use the ordinary house-to-house survey as the general case for discussion . |
| 3 | If chain shot were capable of removing a ship 's rigging it should do the same for the jungle . |
| 4 | ‘ If yer miss payin' 'e 'll do the same as 'e did wiv us . |
| 5 | He was crowned European indoor champion in Genoa early in the year and went to Barcelona believing he could reach the 100 metres final and challenge for a medal . |
| 6 | It was fitting he should score the late winner . |
| 7 | ‘ Because there I was , ’ Mrs. Mounce ran on , as the blue haze of cigarette smoke thickened in the dusk , ‘ honestly , darling , without a stitch on , and this lunatic hammering on the door and shouting he 'd wake the whole hotel if I did n't open up … ’ |
| 8 | When people apologized to her for breaking a glass or making a remark which , upon sober reflection , they found themselves regretting she would smile the vague smile of the hostess who is at once too preoccupied and too superior to notice the faux pas of those around her . |
| 9 | Strictly speaking we should add the various National Insurance contributions to the total for direct taxation . |
| 10 | And if everything is expanding , at the same time , then relatively speaking it must remain the same size . |
| 11 | But I would say that for recording I 'd use the passive sound ; it 's warmer , more mellow , and would sound good — although I 'd still prefer to gig with the Vester . |
| 12 | and who have never ever been assertive oh well whatever you 're having I 'll have the same . |
| 13 | That was er this chap who answered the phone , Aye that 's er Street saying you can take the full month for learning . |
| 14 | Members of a hospital support group in Castlewellan wrote to all three European MPs in the province and Dr Paisley is the first to respond , saying he will lobby the Eastern Health Board to prevent the proposed run-down at the hospital . |
| 15 | IBM Corp is also positioning PowerPC against Intel Corp 's Pentium , saying it will offer the same performance at a much lower cost . |
| 16 | In so far as literature would inevitably play a substantial part in any such course , the students reading it would learn the appropriate cultural codes rather than being expected to know them already . |
| 17 | The steering committee implementing it should include the functional heads of finance , personnel , automation and operations at the two banks , under the chairmanship of a senior manager from the acquiring bank . |
| 18 | Talking I shall try the Talking Yellow Pages . |
| 19 | Many of those who have attended the Tories ' daily press conference have effectively written off their chances , at best predicting they will form the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 20 | A SERBIAN warlord stormed out of the London peace conference on Yugoslavia yesterday — claiming he could wreck the vital talks . |
| 21 | If they have upset you , perhaps they are hoping you will make the first move . |
| 22 | I was hoping we 'd avoid the political discussion , Betty . |
| 23 | ‘ Now I 'm hoping we can see the best of Barnes because since I 've been Liverpool manager it is something I 've not seen . ’ |
| 24 | We had discussed this business of how people 's appearance literally alters in the eyes of their lovers , and suddenly I blushed , for it seemed to me he must be remembering this too , and that we must be looking for the same thing , as one might take down an old book in a moment of hungry nostalgia and start to re-read , hoping it may provide the same remembered enchantment as before . |
| 25 | She took several deep breaths , hoping he would put the sudden bright colour in her cheeks down to the hot coffee she had just swallowed . |
| 26 | He reads the game very well , and has played both right and centre back … meaning he can cover the full backs . |