Example sentences of "of [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the carriage stopped at Langley Dene , the butler seemed more deferential as he opened the door and Mrs Langley , instead of merely rising from her chair , came half way across the drawing-room to welcome Alexandra . |
| 2 | Instead of just relying on your union , . |
| 3 | Cos I was sort of like listening to my music and it was , I think it was about half eight , nine o'clock cos I 'd only got some homework done for ne , to do for next Tuesday , so I thought I 'll leave it |
| 4 | Nicky , however , had no intention of even looking for his brother in New York . |
| 5 | If a person is suffering from a fairly severe mental disorder and has close friends or relatives who sympathize , encourage early treatment and make full rehabilitation possible by providing a tolerant but secure home after hospitalization , then the person has a fair chance of ultimately coping with their illness without it handicapping their general performance in life too severely . |