Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to its startled owner , she shouted , ‘ You filthy brute , touching my bottom in a crowded train ! ’ |
| 2 | The small flock of eight flitted before me along the hedgerow , drawing my attention to a white post in a bed of slender St John 's wort and wood sage . |
| 3 | I am helping my Pa with the outdoor work , as is right and proper . |
| 4 | I sat eating my sandwiches in a grumpy sulk at the top of a mountain recently , while the pack of men surrounding a paraglider prepared him for take-off . |
| 5 | Overcome with necromancy , greed and competitiveness , she rushed out and began stroking my jacket in an ingratiating manner . |
| 6 | Just as well the control panel 's on the outside , Bernice told herself , saves me wasting my energies on a futile attempt to crack the combination . |
| 7 | I plucked one of the torches from the wall and crouched down , wrinkling my nose at the mild sour odour . |
| 8 | Soon I was groping my way up the tight , black corkscrew , mole-mode . |
| 9 | The three ruffians pummelled me , banging my head against the wooden slats . |
| 10 | Tempest or not , I was in a constant state of ecstasy , huddled in the back seat between the sleeping-bags and wellingtons , pressing my nose against the steamy window to get a better view of these monsters that disappeared into the mist above us , as we drove to our moist destination . |
| 11 | I 'm really , really , really changed dramatically from not eating very much to scoffing my face at every single available opportunity . |
| 12 | On closer inspection — this time basing my judgment upon a different kind of evidential event , viz. an experience of disappointed expectation — I might decide that there is really nothing there . |
| 13 | I gave a short address with one foot on each side of the peace-line [ a sleeping policeman — concrete ] basing my theme on the marvellous passage in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke — the song of the angels , seen and heard by the shepherds , ‘ Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all people ’ . |
| 14 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |
| 15 | I HAVE A PHOBIA ABOUT BEING CAUGHT DRIVING MY CAR ON A PRIVATE road , although I have no idea where this unreasonable fear emanates from . |
| 16 | waiting shrinking my will to a small red glow |
| 17 | I can imagine ending my days in a lovely Georgian house in the Paragon or Cornwallis Crescent , gazing at this wonderful view . ’ |
| 18 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 19 | Thus alerted , a sub-committee of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association met on the following morning and resolved that the danger could only be met by " a central organization of owners for the purpose of protecting their interests against the unreasonable demands and actions of trade unions or combinations affecting such interests " . |
| 20 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 21 | Every computer user should seriously consider protecting their system with an uninterrupted power supply . |
| 22 | It is to the reptiles themselves one must turn to find the greatest display of armoured scales that are all-enveloping , protecting their wearers over the whole surface of the body . |
| 23 | Other walkers were struggling up the dusty track , sweating and wheezing their way to the high plateau . |
| 24 | It is not the West End galleries however who have been opening their doors to the new generation . |
| 25 | The argument is , then , that a greater surplus can be extracted from this sector by not employing its members on a regular wage-earning basis . |
| 26 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 27 | They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round . |
| 28 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 29 | Fran hurried across the street , weaving her way between the busy traffic towards the underground car park favoured by the staff at the radio station . |
| 30 | Suddenly , I see a boat weaving its way between the improbable pink granite rocks and I experience both relief and excitement . |