Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [noun] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first two involved vanishing actress and dancer Mollie Mozelle , and wealthy Edith Rosse ( Sue Johnston ) , who died shortly after refusing to lend money to her friend Maundy Gregory . |
| 2 | Retrieving a comb from her bag , she was seated by the fire , attempting to restore order to her hair , when she heard Travis come back . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not going to make love to your ankle , ’ he breathed heavily as he came to lie down beside her , passionately gathering her into his arms . |
| 4 | The decision to hold the elections eight months before they were constitutionally due increased speculation that the aged President was preparing to transfer power to his son . |
| 5 | His hands seemed to be everywhere , sliding over her , trying to find entry to her bra , covering her neck with hateful kisses . |
| 6 | The Great Supremo was trying to attract customers to his stall at the funfair . |
| 7 | Please do n't think that I 'm just trying to raise objections to your event . |
| 8 | Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunPics division has announced a joint technology and marketing deal with Adobe Systems Inc , hoping to add value to its NewsPrint open network printing technology ( UX No 360 ) with imaging technologies such as Postscript and Display Postscript . |
| 9 | ‘ Thanks , ’ Paul replied stiffly , ‘ but I was planning to take Luce to my hotel for a meal . |