Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood for a minute or so gazing down expressionlessly at the pale , bloodless face of the Prophet . |
| 2 | The statues came tumbling down all over the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah just like to know the company Ah 'll be keepin' down there in the Southern Ocean . ’ |
| 4 | She was walking on ahead up the narrow path now , he following behind pushing his bike , when he said , ‘ Your people live here ? ’ |
| 5 | Yes , well fortunately this whole Gulf thing seems to have died down will be dying down just at the right time . |
| 6 | Larger areas of track can be lifted off by applying Sellotape , pressing down firmly onto the offending artwork , and then lifting off sharply . |
| 7 | So how about having a look at disability — perhaps then we 'll be seen as people and not charity cases capable only of living our lives in day centres away from the public , instead of blending in harmoniously with the able-bodied world . |
| 8 | His back was to her , he was toddling along purposefully in the same direction as her , across that bleak empty landscape . |
| 9 | The picture on the last page shows the father walking off alone along the darkening street , leaving the brightly lit house behind him . |
| 10 | A central body of granite trending NNW — SSE is flanked by a marginal belt of veined gneisses , the veins dying out away from the central body of granite . |
| 11 | Passing on now to the Cretaceous , there were Complications at the beginning of that period , perhaps related to the poorly dated orogenies of other parts of the world . |
| 12 | He was standing there , at the window , looking down thoughtfully through the broad crowns of the trees . |
| 13 | ‘ Mighty magic , ’ commented the barbarian , pushing down heavily on the complaining blade with a hand the size of a ham . |
| 14 | Filling in perfectly for the missing men , women filled in the gaps in such important industries as agriculture , to provide food , weapons and munitions manufacturing , and railways and transport . |
| 15 | She came full circle around the house , and opened a door to find herself looking up again at the dangling corpse statue . |
| 16 | I slithered in his wake , looking up hopelessly at the great smooth wilderness rearing above us . |
| 17 | ‘ Entirely unnecessary , although for the sake of complete understanding you might like to know that this , ’ Lacuna turned abruptly to the blond girl , who recoiled , ducking her head , and then looking up meekly at the tall woman , ‘ is called Britta . ’ |
| 18 | There were in France some memorable new stations : a group like Noyon ( 1929 ) and Deauville ( 1930 ) in a sturdy Norman provincial style with half-timbering , heavy roof-beams , a steep ridge-and-furrow roof and dormer windows ; Rouen 's Gare de l'Ouest ( 1928 ) with an elegant arched frontage , an elaborate clock-tower , and twin statues supporting the central pediment , presenting a stylized refinement of fin de siècle forms ; the Gare des Bénédictins , Limoges ( 1923 ) , with its dome , rounded rowers , and half-naked statuary , looking back defiantly to the ornate voluptuousness of the vanished pre-war courtesans . |
| 19 | And Darren looks like an oversized leprechaun , all dressed in green and ready to go , meanwhile I 'm reporting this excellent news to you guys if you are listening out there from the national library association , er , er , er , er |
| 20 | So we 're meeting back here on the twenty fifth of April at two thirty . |
| 21 | And then she glanced out of the main kitchen window , the one that had a partial view of the terrace ; Angelica looked as well , and saw that they had a few customers arriving and looking around uncertainly at the unstaffed deck . |
| 22 | Work was also going on independently among the main groups of professional care staffs to determine the future pattern of psychiatry within the area . |
| 23 | It was presented in a further long meeting , going on well into the early hours of the morning , when George Elvin , having conferred with several of his senior colleagues on my telephone , returned to say that they would accept the proposal . |
| 24 | Quite a lot of the clean-up work had been going on apace of the actual stripdown of the engine so when the latter was finished , the former was not far behind . |
| 25 | While the weight of the waste we all throw away has been going down slightly over the last twenty years , ( because things like glass , plastic bottles and cans have become thinner ) , the volume of waste has been rising . |
| 26 | The impression was reinforced by Elton squatting down comfortably on the front-stage light box mid-story . |
| 27 | Lining up tonight in the 450 metres event are the highly-rated Belle Vue racer No Joe Soap , Powderhall 's Rhincrew Legend , Dawn Milligan 's Smashiton , Sheffield-based Ragus and Gordon Rooks ' Movealong Sharp , which won three on the trot at the East Boldon circuit before losing on the run-in last week . |
| 28 | Yesterday 's match-winning pair up front , Aberdeen 's Booth and Dundee United 's Duncan Ferguson , were lining up together for the first time during the current campaign . |
| 29 | She then went into the kitchen and wrote a letter to her mother , which she would have ready for poor Monica Waters , who would certainly be turning up here in the next day or two . |
| 30 | In my case , growing up just before the new wave of feminism , I consider that the transition from adolescence to adulthood was effected by participation in a strong peer group of girls at school . |