Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The procession moved through the prison at a leisurely pace , Nicholson answering the visitors ' questions with the minimum of elaboration , constantly struggling to hide his contempt for some of the more idiotic queries they presented him with . |
| 2 | Still , the Lo Life is beginning to lose its allure for many of the faithful . |
| 3 | The Lo Life is beginning to lose its allure for many of the faithful . |
| 4 | Clara often thought that Mrs Maugham 's attitudes towards the television typified her whole moral outlook ; before acquiring it , she had considered it infinitely vulgar and debased ; after acquiring it she considered all those without it as highbrows , intellectual snobs , or paupers , while still managing to retain her scorn for all those who had had it before the precisely tasteful , worthy and perceptive moment at which she had herself succumbed to its charms . |
| 5 | It seemed to Kelly that she was trying to catch her eye for some reason . |