Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he had staggered into the yard he could hardly stand up , hitting the ancient , mossy mounting block and tripping over one of the green tubs filled with white geraniums , as Little Chef came bounding out to lick him on the nose . |
| 2 | Mm , you can do it so , the worst one I ever did was just filling a kettle of water and turning round to put it on the , on the cooker . |
| 3 | For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward . |
| 4 | ‘ You look frozen , ’ she exclaimed , stepping back to let him into the hall . |
| 5 | Unfortunately when we went into the shop to buy his gift we met a couple of his ex-girlfriends who insisted on coming along to remind him of the girls he is leaving behind , and to present him with a small , but wonderfully-packaged gift , a token of our friendship . |
| 6 | ‘ If you would n't mind coming along to light us on the way back ? |
| 7 | He is a seasoned traveller as well as an agile ladder climber , often coming up to join us on the roof . |
| 8 | So in a flash of generosity an extra prize will be my personal assurance that Elvira will not be coming around to kick you in the groin in the immediate future . |
| 9 | They would meet in the morning at Mabel 's house , and have a cup of tea and a biscuit before setting out to fortify them for the journey . |