Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] for [adj] " 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 | With the ground sorted out , Breeze will now be looking to bolster his team for next season . |
| 3 | The incident suggested that the movement was seeking to extend its campaign for political dominance beyond the province of Natal . |
| 4 | Still , the Lo Life is beginning to lose its allure for many of the faithful . |
| 5 | The Lo Life is beginning to lose its allure for many of the faithful . |
| 6 | Any member failing to pay his subscription for one year or more may be dismissed from membership by the Council at a duly convened meeting , or by a postal ballot of the voting members of Council . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Menzies , was preparing to clear his desk for one last time and transfer to Sir Hugh 's enormous office overlooking Whitehall , an office so secret that it had a private door and staircase that could not be overlooked . |
| 9 | It seemed to Kelly that she was trying to catch her eye for some reason . |
| 10 | He 's a shareholder and a season ticket holder , but he 's so annoyed by recent events he 's already considering not bothering to renew his pass for next season . |