Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , I must go and read the children that story I promised them , and then I 'll have to pack my case , ’ he added , clearly considering the subject closed as he patted her hand before rising from the couch and walking away towards the twins ' bedroom . |
| 2 | An inspector approached , walking heavily between the clerks ' desks . |
| 3 | Iago seems to be acting wholly for the others ' good , since , as he challenges us to deny , ‘ this advice I give is free and honest . |
| 4 | And after the curtain call , when he was going upstairs to the extras ' dressing-room and had bumped into Mr Potter — she was n't talking at second-hand but had actually witnessed the scene — far from showing remorse he had confronted him as though he was going to head-butt him for the second time . |
| 5 | Chelsea continued to dominate with Graham Stuart and Dennis Wise running dangerously at the visitors ' defence . |
| 6 | I hate that , I really do , thank God I 'm at boarding school cos I hate , the worst bit is like when they get , I remember when I was at day school and them coming home from the parents ' evening and I was |
| 7 | The wind was blowing hard at the Highlanders ' faces , according to the literature given out at the Culloden Visitors ' Centre , and the two armies were in position at one o'clock , approximately four to five hundred yards apart . |
| 8 | The overall prevalence of simple renal cysts was 17.2% ( n=263 ) , the prevalence , number , and maximum diameter increasing progressively with the patients ' age ( p<0.001 ) . |
| 9 | The student movement formed a distinct current of protest , responding primarily to the students ' own experience . |
| 10 | Before the 1979 election the party took advantage of the Winter of Discontent to toughen its manifesto proposals , promising to curtail flying pickets , or picketing away from the pickets ' place of work , and provide funds for pre-strike ballots of union members and for the election of union officials . |