Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something else I 've left hanging rather dangerously in the air is another and rather different hint , and because of the close correspondence of their careers , the milestones along their way , Stephen Daedalus is merely another name for James Joyce , so that the portrait itself would be a blow by blow account of its author 's story so far , with the relevant identities politely concealed under pseudonyms . |
| 2 | It holds regular ministerial meetings to co-ordinate different aspects of policy amongst the Gulf States , including most controversially in the defence and security fields . |
| 3 | Since 1925 , it is true , gas has been used in some conflicts , including most recently in the Iran-Iraq war . |
| 4 | They waited for some long-legged creature to come stepping delicately out of the trees . |
| 5 | It looks as if there 's a wall sticking right out over the shingle . ’ |
| 6 | She heard him call after her and got into one of the swing boats with a pale , freckled little boy who was hanging nervously on to the rope while his plain , doting parents stood beside the boat , saying encouragingly , ‘ Go on , Sidney , it 'll be such fun . ’ |
| 7 | Laura gasped breathlessly as he raised his dark head , gazing fondly up at the man she loved so much . |
| 8 | As Ross watched her gazing fondly down at the babies , whose heads were already covered with dark hair , and — so Laura had firmly informed him — were carbon copies of their father , he knew that he was an incredibly lucky man . |
| 9 | We 'll go no more a-screwing So late into the night , Though the heart is still as loving And the moon is still as bright . |
| 10 | That was why she was reacting so badly to the news that he had left Taipei . |
| 11 | Surely , she mused , it had n't been raining long enough for the water levels to rise that far , and even though the middle of the week had proved consistently wet she felt confident she would arrive at the cottage long before the possibility became a reality . |
| 12 | OFF to a good start on the field , Crook 's cricketers are faring less well in the clubhouse . |
| 13 | Our confidence thus bolstered , we were now stepping eagerly out of the tent bound for Ancohuma . |
| 14 | The tide was rising : it came filtering gently in through the salt-marsh vegetation , washing up the beach and receding , leaving ribbons of foam along the sand . |
| 15 | About now , the first Hooray of spring can be seen stepping gingerly out of The Admiral Codrington and standing with his G 'n' T in the middle of the road . |
| 16 | It 's a shame , happening right here at the fête and all . |
| 17 | But these are frustrating conditions for a dedicated drifter who does n't feel entirely happy unless at least one drifting vane is bobbing somewhere out on the horizon . |
| 18 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 19 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 20 | The day before our return , as we looked out over the battlements , we saw a succession of thick black clouds driving slowly in over the sand flats and camel grass . |
| 21 | They were climbing slowly back towards the cottage from the water 's edge . |
| 22 | The first thing she saw , though , was Julius walking slowly back to the house . |
| 23 | She had been walking slowly back to the terrace doors with him jogging at her elbow . |
| 24 | After a long study , I have concluded that I like chairs which have slightly curved rear legs , flairing outwards slightly from the seat both up and down . |
| 25 | Before Gifford had his stroke they used to go painting together all over the place . |
| 26 | All the same she was mortified to discover on returning much later to the apartment that the detested clothes were waiting for her in her room . |
| 27 | As a director myself of music films it 's great to know the Festival is contributing so imaginatively to the re-emergence of Birmingham as a major city of culture . |
| 28 | He was walking purposefully through into the garden , a huge lawn with an abundance of mimosa and roses , and untamed greenery bordering the edges . |
| 29 | He explained his reason for returning so hurriedly to the crew of the Stranraer goods train . |
| 30 | Lederer ( 1978 ) describes a similar study for spoken language interpreters , where a 3 — 6 seconds ' lag occurs as a base level but with a great deal of interpreting occurring much further behind the speaker 's words . |