Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were they paid just for tying the boats up or for bringing them up the estuary as well ? |
| 2 | Ideas exist in our own minds and we need to master the skilled techniques for bringing them forward for evaluation and application to our problems . |
| 3 | For the day , for bringing them down . |
| 4 | I was just worried that you 'd be furious with me for bringing them down here when you were out of the country . |
| 5 | But it is by no means certain what the law is when the goods are on the premises of one who was not responsible for bringing them there and who has committed no tort with respect to them . |
| 6 | I 'm all for bringing them in . ’ |
| 7 | Thank you ever so much for bringing me round , it 's very nice of you . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank you for bringing me here , ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ Thank you for bringing me here , ’ she said . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Swinton has so much already , ’ Alexandra said , her voice almost steady , ‘ that he asked if you might have the basket for bringing me out here on Christmas night . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you for bringing me home , ’ she said in a light voice , and David glanced briefly at her as she climbed from the car . |
| 12 | ‘ Thank you again for bringing me home . ’ |
| 13 | Abruptly Clare said to David , ‘ Thank you for bringing me back . |
| 14 | HOW arrogant of David Mellor to blame the tabloids for bringing him down when it was his own folly . |
| 15 | During his absence Luce had had time to think about his reasons for bringing her here . |
| 16 | ‘ She 'd chuck you out if you were , and me as well for bringing you here , ’ said Joe . |
| 17 | And they 're using the principle of devolution and delegation , of participation and decision making as a vehicle for bringing us about . |
| 18 | ‘ Thanks for bringing it up . ’ |
| 19 | Thank you , thank you for bringing it forward . |
| 20 | So that was my excuse , for , for , for bringing it in . |
| 21 | Thus it can not be expected that a consideration of the species present in an assemblage will identify the predator responsible for bringing it together even for large sample sizes ( Mason & Macdonald , 1980 ) . |
| 22 | Anyway , on a brighter note … apparently the Arsenal mailing list are pissed off by the Scum mailing list for slagging them off . |
| 23 | One reason for including them here is that the bombings and assassinations of today are the legacy of the civil disturbances of the 1960s . |
| 24 | I 'm a bit apprehensive about seeing her again , but I 'm sure she 'll have fun seeing the old hag in her new colours . |
| 25 | One can imagine some teachers using the same figures as evidence for using them less . |
| 26 | Indeed there is a strong case for using it generally , even among lower quality systems when the lack of setting up is taken into account . |
| 27 | You feel guilty about enjoying it so much . |
| 28 | Another figure may be responsible for drawing us out , eliciting all kinds of pained and disagreeable reactions . |
| 29 | It will be understood from this brief commentary that in standard form contracts the haulier should remain on his guard and not be afraid to seek professional advice , especially on insurance matters , before making a contractual commitment to a document which , naturally , affords wide protection to the contracting party responsible for drawing it up and seeks to limit the scope of protection afforded by law for the other party . |
| 30 | Almost as if , having proclaimed himself paralytic in court , he was setting about proving it over and over again . |