Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [to-vb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexanders , the jewellers , have been a Rolex concessionaire for over forty years now enabling us to offer you a service that we firmly believe is second to none . |
| 2 | She could feel the anger surging inside her and she fought it down , not wanting him to know what a fool she felt for not having been made aware of that fact . |
| 3 | ‘ And I 've no intention of allowing you to give me the slip tonight . |
| 4 | Your paying me to keep it a bit tidy , I said and that 's what I 'm paid for , I said I ai n't paid to pass an opinion whether it 's clean or dirty he said you sound just like me June , I said oh do I ? |
| 5 | but he used , instead of him buying the wood or getting me to give him the money for the wood , he cannibalized the fucking wardrobes and used the sides and the |
| 6 | The shameless bitch openly encouraged her young admirer 's attentions , summoning him to fetch her a drink , move the parasol , even to rub sun cream on her topless back . |
| 7 | Quigley stopped , clearly expecting her to give it a bit of movement , but , instead , she went into a sort of mammoth clench . |
| 8 | Write a letter of enquiry to : asking them to send you a brochure and price list giving details of their goods . |
| 9 | Or failing the gift of a sum in cash , I am asking you to make it a business transaction , to buy what you clearly must need and what we can no longer afford to keep . |
| 10 | She felt a deep , sensual pleasure as she held his leaping , quivering manhood in check , but the heat of him was so dangerously exciting that she arched herself in mute supplication , begging him to give her the release that her body craved . |
| 11 | ( For instance , one veteran listed a pair of jogging shoes left behind on the islands among his painful memories : another recalled a letter he wrote to his girlfriend from the trenches , asking her to tell me the truth , if she did n't love me any more or was going out with another boy ’ . ) ’ |
| 12 | There are many who arrive actually on their 60th birthday , asking us to find them a job because they have no intention of retiring . |
| 13 | His eyes were intent , the golden gaze compelling , almost willing her to give him the answer he wanted ; his features were uncompromising in their strength . |
| 14 | He had disappeared entirely , leaving me to wonder what the hell he was playing at . |
| 15 | Work out the pros and cons of what you are considering , and if your instinct is telling you to give it a try then go ahead . |