Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 2 | For an instant , in her imagination , the ballroom was peopled with guests , and Benedict was partnering her , his gold hair gleaming in the light , his eyes on hers … dancing with the bride . |
| 3 | Mounted on fine horses and riding at a gallop , two abreast , naked to the breech-clout , their faces covered with white , red and yellow paint in fanciful designs , and decked with plumes and feathers and trinkets fluttering in the sunshine . |
| 4 | The only sound was the sea against the rocks and the hollow call of hungry birds circling in the sky . |
| 5 | Foxgloves form the foreground of my design this month , with sunflowers reaching up to the flocks of birds circling in the sky , above the cottage rooftops . |
| 6 | It consists of long chains of sulphur atoms which , at room temperature , break up and reform to produce S8 molecules crystallising in the orthorhombic lattice . |
| 7 | We used to have House matches at the Hurlingham track , and I remember one afternoon competing in the 100 , 200 and 400 metres and the three jumps — high , long and triple . |
| 8 | He remembered him as ‘ a brown bagger ’ , that is a man who to save money brought a sandwich lunch in a brown bag rather than waste time and money eating in the mess . |
| 9 | As it floats away , the spider continues to spin until there may be as much as a yard of thread hanging in the air . |
| 10 | I think there 's another jacket that he 's got and there 's no room to keep them all downstairs on the hook hanging in the passage |
| 11 | The moon was almost full , casting long shadows on the ground and they saw Tock 's cottage glimmering in the distance . |
| 12 | To illustrate the point let me cite the example of Yorkshire , where the majority of the county 's clubs competing in the Courage Leagues have no opportunity of taking part in a national knock-out competition . |
| 13 | THE Football Association are to request that players of all clubs competing in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend should wear black armbands in memory of former secretary Ted Croker , who died at the age of 68 on Christmas Day . |
| 14 | ICE hockey clubs competing in the Heineken League promotion play-offs this weekend are in some confusion over what format the league ladder will take next year . |
| 15 | Yet when he trilled on the water-whistle , he seemed to create birds singing in the branches of invisible trees overhead . |
| 16 | As they moved along the route she became aware of birds singing in the trees , and of sheep grazing peacefully in the fields . |
| 17 | Trent had shrugged and the gunman had grinned at him , teeth flashing in the light from the saloon companionway : ‘ I like you , Trent . |
| 18 | It made him unforgivably attractive with the laugh-lines creasing at the sides of his eyes , and those strong white teeth flashing in the dimness . |
| 19 | She flinched as Stephen laid his hands on her naked shoulders and planted a hungry kiss on the side of her neck his fingers fumbling in the thick folds of the towel , seeking her breasts . |
| 20 | ANXIOUS people inundated Darlington police with calls as election canvassing in the town centre almost got out of hand . |
| 21 | Daisy was screwing up her courage to accost Ricky and ask him for a drink after church when the Vicar launched into the final prayer about being made flesh , and she suddenly remembered the vast ox heart cooking in the oven for Ethel , which would burn dry if it was n't taken out , so she belted home . |
| 22 | She could see him vaguely now , white shirt gleaming in the pale moonlight . |
| 23 | Catering & Allied Services has broken the mould of contract catering in the UK with the introduction of a scheme which allows different companies in one building to share full-service staff restaurant facilities . |
| 24 | I had on the Ring of Luned that brings invisibility , and I saw the Glass Castle and the chains hanging in the Great Tower . |
| 25 | Most of the pellets were already broken up , and it was the bone assemblage accumulating in the soil that was collected . |
| 26 | She says the company is risky after the recent fraud sensation but she is banking on there being no more nasties lurking in the woodwork . |
| 27 | Wirgman influenced the development of Western-style painting in Japan by serving as the first foreign teacher to artists painting in the Western style . |
| 28 | They compose much of the actual substance of the body ( muscles , tendons , the lens of the eye , for example ) , and are the organic catalysts responsible for the chemical reactions occurring in the body , as described in Chapter 6 . |
| 29 | It is further the case that the ethnographic features will give us a value for the deictic forms occurring in the utterance which was actually produced . |
| 30 | Grammar exercises ( each preceded by examples and statement of rule ) on various verb forms occurring in the passage . |