Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Kopyion , ’ the Archon said , walking over to the police officers . |
| 2 | As a result , they feel themselves not only homeless but in a total existential crisis — ending up on the dossers circuit removes the last residues of respectability . |
| 3 | Stephen nudged Christina , pointing to a couple walking out of the customs hall at Grantley Adams Airport . |
| 4 | When they had gone , Maria glanced at Luke , but to her relief he was looking down at the photos Florian had left behind , his expression inscrutable . |
| 5 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 6 | Thus County Armagh Free Presbyterians , looking back on the explosives cases and the charges laid against Free Presbyterians , recollected that far from supposing these people might be guilty and hence in need of church discipline , they assumed their innocence and believed that the charges were just another part of the plot to discredit Paisleyism . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm going down to the Customs House . ’ |
| 8 | Now look here , if you honestly think that I 'm going down to the police station and verifying a story like that then you can think again ! |
| 9 | the fastest time down the hill at Eastnor for those that managed to stay on was about one minute. , .16 seconds … the top 16 will be racing off for the champions crown but win or lose … fast or slow … they all seem to enjoy themselves … so what 's the fun of it … |
| 10 | the fastest time down the hill at Eastnor for those that managed to stay on was about one minute. , .16 seconds … the top 16 will be racing off for the champions crown but win or lose … fast or slow … they all seem to enjoy themselves … so what 's the fun of it … |
| 11 | Crowds waited outside the venue to catch a glimpse of pop stars turning up for the awards ceremony , being televised on ITV by Carlton tonight . |
| 12 | Pat rung up and wanted me to fetch the dressing table on Tuesday night I said yeah alright I 'll do Wednes but I forgot I was going out with the girls Wednesday so I went out Tuesday and she would n't let me have it , cos Tuesdays they 're not working in the kitchen |
| 13 | Well going back to the boards point about take over theatre as we did on making a loss . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't feel like spending the rest of my life waiting around for the parts David Niven turned down , ’ was how he expressed it . |
| 15 | Well income revenue of hundred and twenty five thousand a year to manage the potential for getting in on the partners plan . |
| 16 | Though Connolly also headed straight at the goalkeeper in the 88th minute — that was probably the time McLean slipped off his sandbag — an even better opportunity for United to secure a share of the spoils was squandered by substitute Christian Dailly , who failed to even get his shot on target after getting in behind the Hearts defence . |
| 17 | is I do n't see that the the excess er access problem has a problem holding up with the highways authority , as far as this enquiry 's concerned . |
| 18 | As they were getting out of the police car a royal blue Land Rover drew up beside them and a coastguard officer got out . |
| 19 | It was not a position which enhanced his personal popularity , but while he was still coming up with the stories Murray 's position was unassailable . |
| 20 | One more now , as long as they do go out because erm Oh I 've got one that will be coming back from the careers service soon , erm he 's supposed to be ringing tomorrow morning . |
| 21 | I notice it 's not coming out of the police authority budget , it 's coming out of publi , er this , this er committee 's budget . |
| 22 | I do n't remember what the man looked like but he was coming out of the Arts Centre with his wife , took off his glasses and stepped in between the thugs and me . |
| 23 | In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers ' union branches . |
| 24 | This was the case in the dispute arising out of the restrictions Egypt imposed in 1951 upon Israeli shipping in the Suez Canal . |
| 25 | It is to that ‘ twilight zone ’ that we should direct our attentions , waiting and watching on as the edges waiver , become indistinct , and blend . |