Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much love to you both — and renewed thanks for including me last week . |
| 2 | There was something about seeing him that way , first thing in the morning , dressed as she 'd never seen him before , in a cotton knit shirt and snug , faded jeans , that had made her throat tighten . |
| 3 | The BMC praised Land 's End reasonable attitude and thanked it again for allowing us all to use the car park . |
| 4 | We are also indebted to the Minister and the Whips for allowing us adequate time in which to adduce our arguments . |
| 5 | Thanks for seeing me this evening er |
| 6 | Right that 's , that 's , that 's lovely Ian anyway thanks very much for seeing me this evening erm well as I say I 'll go away and prepare some figures and then I 'll , I 'll see you what , what say Wednesday next week ? |
| 7 | ‘ And much better for seeing you all here . ’ |
| 8 | I could see no reason for keeping me alive . |
| 9 | Kate Taylor has lots of ideas for keeping him amused — and they wo n't cost you a single penny ! |
| 10 | Under dangerous conditions , his chief concern is for the welfare of the film stock and equipment , whereas mine is more for keeping us both alive … |
| 11 | ‘ Well , thanks for explaining it all to me , but I 'll have to be going too , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The nice thing about keeping it small and knowing each other well is that it 's very flexible ; if one of us has an emergency it does n't create problems or ill-feeling . ’ |
| 13 | " I 'm right grateful to ye for gettin' me this grand dog . |
| 14 | Thanks to improved fragrance technology , perfumers are now able to offer us subtly differing strengths of the same scent for different moments during the day : eau de parfum ( freshest of all ) eau de toilette , parfum de toilette , esprit de parfum , parfum — or even , for some famous names , parfum extra , ideal for knocking 'em dead at several paces . |
| 15 | I was surprised when Newsround came and we had to sing Ding dong merrily on high again after singing it three times before . |
| 16 | He wondered why she had turned against him after cooking him such a nice meal and being so kind to him while Smallfry was away . |
| 17 | One deaf electrician from Gillingham , Kent , a Thomas Pearce , was shot dead by a sentry in Southport , Lancashire , to which place he had been sent to do a job : he had failed to see the sentry in the dark and the sentry shot him after challenging him three times . |
| 18 | My feeling now after driving them all again is that the direction , the aspirations of the range , are as middle of the road as ever . |
| 19 | ‘ After driving you all that way , I should think she was entitled to be a bit boring . ’ |
| 20 | Yesterday , the Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based house-builder reported first-half profits nearly doubled , from £2.5 million at £4.8 million , and the restoration of the interim dividend at 1p , after passing it last time . |
| 21 | Mrs Browning had declared it was all too bad , too dreadful an imposition to have been responsible for and that she would not be able to look the Ogilvys in the eye ever again after causing them such vexation . |
| 22 | It was from something on a thin silver chain around her neck , and after snapping it free he stood up to inspect his find in the available light . |
| 23 | Nottingham Crown Court 's been told that a taxi driver sexually assaulted a woman passenger after ignoring her This report from Chris Throup . |
| 24 | After supporting them all day I could use some support myself . ’ |
| 25 | I was very pleased with the finished result , but I must confess , after wearing it several times , a few of the cut floats have worked through to the front . |
| 26 | South Korean President Roh Tae Woo dismissed two members of his Cabinet and the governor of North Chungchong province on Sept. 19 , after holding them responsible for the massive damage which resulted from severe flooding earlier in the month in Seoul and the central region of the country . |
| 27 | After asking them all about their latest film , their hobbies , their lovers , wives , husbands , children , and anything else of interest , our researchers will come back with their tape-recorded notes , pick out the best bits of their interview and write up a biography . |
| 28 | Generally in relation to the mortgage of movables , it recommended a simpler scheme , together ‘ with power to the lender to sell off the security in the event of the borrower failing to repay , after giving him due notice ’ . |
| 29 | The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind . |
| 30 | What if , like my poor neighbour , I was to be so riddled with cancer , that after cutting me open , they just sewed me up and sent me home ? |