Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are Scottish ? ’ and each time she touches my kilt with her hand , throwing her head back and laughing as we spin around the dance floor . |
| 2 | CHARLES REALLY THOUGHT he was dying when he woke up the next morning . |
| 3 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 4 | ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery . |
| 5 | I started sweating when they called out the bloke ahead of me in the high jump . |
| 6 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 7 | Mum was crying as she picked up the money and slipped it into her purse which she kept down her bosom . |
| 8 | A BUSINESSMAN 'S van was purring when he drove down the A1 in East Lothian . |
| 9 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 10 | Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina 's flat . |
| 11 | Because of our late start and leisurely progress , the light is thickening as we stumble along the forgotten stretch of ridge between Bwlch Ciliau . |
| 12 | Everyone said I was playing when I got out the clay or plasticine , but really I was training myself without knowing it . |
| 13 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |
| 14 | Information and Planning , he was thinking as he walked up the ramp , shoulders stooped to further alter his appearance . |
| 15 | We took a two-hour tour of South London with Eva drinking Guinness and hanging out the window cheering as we passed down the Old Kent Road , stopping beside the famous site of Dr Lal 's surgery and the dance hall of love , where Mum met Dad and fell . |
| 16 | Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path . |
| 17 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
| 18 | Her heart was hammering as she went up the narrow , cheerless stairs she 'd last climbed before her interview . |