Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [vb infin] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you can come in my mouth for another fiver , ’ she said , deliberately pushing her hip into him , letting him feel the soft flow of her limbs . |
| 2 | The possibilities for recasting the UK accounts are being examined , with the intention of making them reflect the real resource use , or output contribution , of the public sector , rather than simply its share of expenditure . |
| 3 | One of the first problems faced by the Republic was that most of the colonies outside New England were loyal to the Stuart monarchs , and so in the early 1650s considerable effort had to be put into making them accept the new government . |
| 4 | It will not fight by raising its wings and clashing its talons and making noise ; but quietly , cleverly , making you see the Men as friends , making you fear the wide world outside , so that when opportunity comes you will not take it as you should but hide behind excuses like ‘ The time is n't right yet ’ or ‘ I do n't think I can do that ’ . |
| 5 | He blames Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell for making him sign the public immunity certificate . |
| 6 | They caught him unprepared , before he could blank out his mind , making him remember the last time he had heard that sort of ringing , last Sunday . |