Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I need n't be frightened of the mole-woman : she 'd be too busy making beds and totting up last night 's proceeds to wonder whether I was a truant from a Youth Custody Centre or a prostitute on an overnight break . |
| 2 | In our half-hour chat , I meet Little Brother ( ‘ He always comes in when you want to shag your girlfriend ’ ) ; the Gits ( ‘ They like looking through the obituaries and camping out next to accident black spots ’ ) ; Lee and Lance ( ‘ a couple of garage owners , they spend all their time putting Garfield stickers on cars ’ ) ; and Euro-Man ( ‘ as far as he 's concerned , the Euro-Parliament is just one big Amsterdam squat ’ ) . |
| 3 | They all speak excellent English and going on last year , are so pleased to be in Britain and so appreciative of everything arranged for them that they make an easy and rewarding group to entertain . |
| 4 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 5 | But coming up first , Alison MacDonald continues her adventures with the kids in buggy land . |
| 6 | But coming up first , Christian Slater reveals all about True Romance and tights . |
| 7 | But coming up first , the women returners revisited . |
| 8 | But coming up first it 's open surgery with Dr Kathleen Long . |
| 9 | But coming up first , fashion goes to bed as carol Smillie takes her pick of the pyjamas . |
| 10 | But coming up first , the trials and tribulations of moving around with kids . |
| 11 | But coming up first … the Mod comes to Airdrie — how will Airdrieonians cope ? |
| 12 | We sat down rather disconsolately on a rock to eat a couple of fun-sized Mars bars while pondering out next move . |
| 13 | Robinson , who is primarily a one-day opener but who scored two fifties when going in first in the final game of last year at Old Trafford , may press Alikhan , as could Paul Atkins and Ally Brown , a gifted striker of the ball who has tightened up his game . |