Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a great beach but it 's not like my home beach of Port Philip Bay , in Melbourne , which is a bit messy , but seeing the sea I get a great urge to swim in it . |
| 2 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 3 | On sighting the item it gives a flick of the tail and anal fin and tilts towards it . |
| 4 | Within weeks of forming the campaign we had a chance to advertise on a television show with a huge audience ; Mandy even got Wogan to agree to display the campaign 's recently acquired address and telephone number . |
| 5 | After turning the Disc you have a tighter fit , but not necessarily a better one . |
| 6 | We had gone about two miles in this order , when on turning a corner I saw a man sitting on the road , herding buffaloes . |
| 7 | While feeding the meter I had a sudden blank on whether my meter was in front or behind my car . |
| 8 | ‘ After flying the plane I have a lot of respect for the guys , who at 20 years of age and with only a limited number of flight hours in a T-6 , soloed in this plane . ’ |
| 9 | I suppose if you are always breaking the law it creates a lot of pressure . ’ |
| 10 | As I was closing the door I saw a car turn into the end of the street , very slowly and very quietly , driving on sidelights only . |
| 11 | The only thing which was missing was the recognised transport qualification , a Certificate of Professional Competence , so , determined not to let this official piece of paper prevent her from doing the job she undertook a study course and was soon legally qualified to run the fleet . |
| 12 | Approaching a bridge he received a message telling him there was firing ahead . |
| 13 | Shortly after reading the play she paid a visit to the poet . |
| 14 | Consequently , on reaching the surface they have a comparatively low residual pressure and explosive activity is very limited . |
| 15 | On reaching the room he found a chair lying in one corner . |
| 16 | The first voice made a request for permission to use the campsite area for a group of boys during the next school break , and after stopping the machine she made a note of the name and address to which she would send confirmation . |
| 17 | There is a direct correlation between morale , motivation , job satisfaction and absenteeism and staff turnover , if people are happy they generally want to stay for us they 're much more loyal and work harder and when we 're managing an area it becomes a lot easier because we are not having to , people are well trained they do the things right first time , you 're not having to correct their mistakes . |
| 18 | It had taken on the private circulating libraries and won , but in winning the battle it lost a war , perhaps even the war that Gladstone so acutely saw they were fighting . |
| 19 | This one held a baby in her arms , and kept curtsying every time she finished a sentence . |
| 20 | In playing a part you have a whole journey of rehearsals behind you . |
| 21 | Integrating integrating a sine you get a minus cos so cos Z okay |
| 22 | His salary at this time was £1,000 , and upon leaving the service he received a pension of £600 p.a . |
| 23 | Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded . |
| 24 | Just before leaving the path we heard a frantic rustle and spied a baby adder slithering away . |
| 25 | Engaging the baitrunner I met a firm resistance which judging by the earlier fish suggested that this might be somewhat better . |
| 26 | Crossing the road it follows a path across country to a small road leading to Ballagh Cross and goes on to Armagh Manor . |