Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we 're hanging on to each other trying to get on the plane . |
| 2 | For 15 years he served as warehouse foreman before stepping down from that position to take responsibility of the new pre-mix plant . |
| 3 | The suggestions of heaviness , reference to lead weights , and the body sinking down under this weight continue throughout the procedure . |
| 4 | The industry thus managed to maintain its freedom on this central aspect of commercial policy making , but its competence in living up to this challenge left much to be desired . |
| 5 | Those who gave smoking up in later life occupy an intermediate position . |
| 6 | He said the alternative view was to take the standpoint of a fully-developed person looking back to some point marking the moment of creation . |
| 7 | This was predictable , though , looking back at historical evidence relating to a Friday Christmas . |
| 8 | So we were looking around for interesting stuff to push — sounds like drugs , eh ? — he-he-he ! — and someone mentions Walter Machin . |
| 9 | He noted that return on individual lots would obviously be better for vendors at 9% than Christie 's current 15%-10% but that the levelling off to one figure meant that Christie 's will look more competitive overall whenever they enter the market . |
| 10 | Does the growing up on fragile ice create , if you like , metaphorical value in your cancer work ? |
| 11 | In the days leading up to this fight to decide who would fight for the world title next year , Violet had been steeling herself to be tough and resilient for the sake of her son . |
| 12 | I was going out with this guy called John Colley whose relations were sort of minor gangsters in London and I went to work for them because they did n't mind my not being English . |
| 13 | It is already clear , though , that cosying up to each other involves sizeable risks for both AT&T and the unions . |
| 14 | Two tired men holding on to each other to stop themselves falling down . |
| 15 | ‘ Recent months have shown a slowing down in new house starts throughout the country although refurbishment remains relatively stable , ’ says Chris Williams , Marketing Manager for Steetley Roofing Products . |
| 16 | I tell you , she actually laughs at me — ; breaking off from this inquisition to laugh at the thought of me being a pacifist . |
| 17 | Pain and need were rising up in equal measure to swamp him , and he knew he did n't have what it took to turn away from her . |
| 18 | Mr Colin Walker , a senior manager at Autotype International , said he would be reporting back on possible business links after the summer visit . |
| 19 | She spread herself out , descending through her body into the chair , then seeping through the map , feeling the contours of the City , spreading out like spilled water seeping into the paper . |
| 20 | Afterwards Martha provided ham and a salad with hard-boiled eggs like gleaming bald heads sticking out from limp lettuce leaves for the few people who turned up . |
| 21 | Cutting down on conditioning time does n't mean cutting down on conditioning , so check out your chemist or salon to see what 's new . |
| 22 | On the subject of overseas coaches or players coming over for big money to coach Irish clubs Armstrong has strong views . |
| 23 | No other industry has such a long history of coming up with environment-friendly selling points that are profit-friendly too . |
| 24 | Perhaps you would phone me at home ( ) during the week running up to this date to let me know where I need to meet you . |
| 25 | Finnan was staring at Madra , and Riven could see her staring back with one eyebrow raised , eyes steady . |
| 26 | They had weathered Bridgend 's early fury , conceding a try before coming back with some confidence to score three of their own . |
| 27 | The thought of la belle dame de Bruges coming out with such stuff beggars belief . |
| 28 | I 'll tell you what anyway Jim I 'm coming back next week to er give you a few answers coming out of this fact find so |
| 29 | Some are slow , sedate affairs where the player must hesitate and ponder after every move , while others see you hurtling along with little time to catch your breath — let alone scratch your head ! |
| 30 | Oh fuck he 's drinking out of that cup look look he 's a devil , he 's a |