Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] of the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In on the fourteenth of July of nineteen ninety three the defendant took out a summons with a view to having all the outstanding matters resolved and er this summons came before erm deputy master on the twelfth of August nineteen ninety three and he gave various directions including an enquiry in relation to how the surgery premises er ought to be dealt with as in court in the winding up of the partnership and that matter went before Mr Justice long in December and he decided those issues and gave directions in relation to and how the premises are to be sold , the effect of the directions very vaguely , is that the premises have to be offered to the partners , if only one of the partners shows any interest then there is provision in the relevant deed for ascertaining the price and this is put to that partner at that price , if more than one partner wishes to buy the premises then there is provision for a fixing of a minimum figure and then each of the partners has to put in sealed offers er and the premises will be sold to the partner , the former partner who put in the last offer , that broadly speaking I think is the substance of Mr Justice order . |
| 2 | Startled , she turned to see a man with a gun walking out of the folly and then , to her relief , a dog at his heels . |
| 3 | So I said I know what he 's like , comes back and he turns up he says we 're just off now , I said oh you 've come back then I thought you were a bit rude just storming out of the funeral and not saying cheerio to everyone , he said I 've been insulted long enough by your family , I would n't be , I was n't prepared to be insulted any more |
| 4 | Then they were formal again , and the company was trooping out of the courtyard and into the cold breeze that billowed down from the distant mountains , their faces set towards the east . |
| 5 | So by keeping out of the way and staying at sea he hoped to put himself right . |
| 6 | Virginia supplied wryly , climbing out of the car and helping Lucy out . |
| 7 | For one mad moment he thought of climbing out of the seat and sliding down a girder to safety : ‘ No , you berk , they only do that in films ! ’ |
| 8 | Dave said , ‘ The most frightening part of the jump was climbing out of the plane and having to crawl along the wing before jumping , but I look forward to doing it a second time just for fun ! ’ |
| 9 | After a few seconds the novice , with tea spilling out of the cup and down his arms , cried , ‘ stop ! no more will go in ’ . |
| 10 | I was sitting there looking out of the window and suddenly this wonderful record came on . |
| 11 | Changez stood there looking out of the window and scratching his arse , completely ignoring his father-in-law , who had no choice but to carry on with his explanation . |
| 12 | ‘ I fear we have to make a quick decision , ’ said Oliver ironically , looking out of the window and seeing a departing victoria . |
| 13 | It was between Peter Unsworth 's ‘ Escape ’ , a print of a volcanic geyser erupting behind a climber scrambling out of the crater and A D Nicoll 's haunting picture of ‘ Footprints ’ disappearing over pristine sand dunes towards distant , mysterious mountains . |
| 14 | At the going down of the sun and in the morning |
| 15 | At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them . ’ |
| 16 | He slipped the knife and the corkscrew back into his pocket and walked away , turning out of the yard and into St Martin 's Street again . |
| 17 | He asked me when I wanted to do the interview , I was going out of the hotel and so we 'd do it when I got back . |
| 18 | going out of the classroom and using what you know is an extremely important part of language learning . |
| 19 | So it is not as though it 's a young player who 's going out of the game and you 're telling them I 'm sorry your not going to make it with Warwickshire . |
| 20 | Always tell her when you 're going out of the room and , when she can understand , that you 'll be back soon . |
| 21 | ‘ We 're moving , ’ said Masklin , still peering out of the hole and almost glad of anything that would stop the argument . |
| 22 | Two farm hands came rushing out of the barn and ran across the field to the motionless figure . |
| 23 | Now there was another noise — a police siren screamed into the car park and in a minute there were people everywhere , rushing out of the shop and crowding round the crumpled car . |
| 24 | Zoser came hurrying out of the church and joined his wife . |
| 25 | I got into the seat next to him and he quickly drove off , heading out of the village and down the road towards the Orne bridges , leaving a cloud of dust following close behind , no doubt attracting the attention of the German gunners and mortars a short distance away across the fields . |
| 26 | Eventually , he was rewarded by the sight of Inspector Sammy Pike heading out of the library and off towards the gentlemen 's cloakroom . |
| 27 | Both these concerns were in the Tilling Group of Companies and in a splitting up of the area and districts with certain other companies , the United Counties took over most of the local services , with the Eastern National taking a minor role . |
| 28 | The garrison conjectured that the sepoys ' powder had been soaked by the downpour … there was even wild talk of breaking out of the enclave and escaping to safety . |
| 29 | There was indeed , an air about the place : it was moving out of the west and by the late afternoon , gusting in winds up to 40 miles per hour , would turn over benches . |
| 30 | A man came from the house as Jenna was getting out of the car and she was quite impressed . |