Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I have fished a poison-tongued mermaid from the sea , ’ he 'd grinned , straightening and gazing down at her as if inspecting her thoroughly for the first time . |
2 | Studying him now , dispassionately , without the emotional blindness of the aftermath of her accident , or the initial shock of finding that he was last night 's rescuer , it was like seeing him properly for the first time … |
3 | He looked at Mitch , studying him closely for the first time . |
4 | I had been telling him so for the last few weeks . |
5 | Until that moment they were reconciled to leaving him behind for the proposed four-week tour . |