Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity . |
| 2 | I well I 'm on about doing some stuff I am cos I ca n't get , ca n't find what I want , build my own yeah |
| 3 | Well there was erm during the eighties , for instance , there was a lot of talk going on about having some changes within the constitution . |
| 4 | Here 's him — no parents , no roof over his head , on the streets , sleeping God knows where — and here 's me moaning on about waiting sixteen hours for my boy-friend to ring and being terrified that Mummy and Daddy 'll tell me off when I get back to the Nest . |
| 5 | The response to the questionnaire about training has been very satisfactory and it has provided the Training Committee with plenty of information to work on for planning future training programmes . |
| 6 | Those interested in Provençal paintings should move on after seeing this show to the newly reopened Musée national des Monuments français in Paris , which is showing some of the same artists in an exhibition on Marseille until 5 July ( see p. 8 ) . |
| 7 | Diarrhoeas that come on after taking cold . |
| 8 | He was disqualified for leaning on after receiving three warnings in the third round of an absorbing light middleweight semi-final against John Mett of the Phil Thomas School of Boxing . |
| 9 | He finished second to Duke Of Monmouth in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March , and will be spot on after finishing fifth on the Flat in the Leopardstown November Handicap . |
| 10 | Five pound for you and there 's five pound for Tom for coming in for doing this . |
| 11 | As she looked blank he went on : ‘ Wickham had Pascoe in for questioning this afternoon . |
| 12 | If you are one of the faithful few who keep your machine set up and working during the summer you can have a wonderful time trying out patterns and colour schemes in between knitting those delightful little summer tops . |
| 13 | People complained that it crumbled badly and could n't be cut into thin slices , so Woman 's Own recommended that the bread knife should be dipped in boiling water in between cutting each slice . |
| 14 | Angela helps me with this task in between proofreading first drafts , checking names and collating and typing the Amicus News , Intimations and Exam Successes sections . |
| 15 | Do n't be tempted to practise specific exercises in between doing other jobs or to demonstrate a particularly good exercise to a friend . |
| 16 | Madame Gauthier , in between making intermittent , shrill contributions to the general commotion , was proceeding with her regular evening task of making up her accounts . |
| 17 | In between feeling guilty and inferior to the other women , she felt resentful . |
| 18 | Faldo made four birdies but spend most of the day tapping in after leaving first putts short . |
| 19 | The kitchen window was still open and I climbed in after crushing another handful of lavender with the intention of taking it to bed with me for an invigorating sleep , if such a thing is possible . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a great disappointment that we dominated most of the game but let them back in after leading 2–0 . |
| 21 | That let the Christmas kitten off the hook — and , thinking back , I remember having swollen glands and feeling a bit run down after eating some very rare lamb at a lunch party we went to around the time I conceived . ’ |
| 22 | ABC tracked me down after seeing some of the papers in my case and wanted to know if I could confirm what they 'd been told . |
| 23 | ANDY TOWNSEND last night refused to back down after going wild over an X-rated tackle that left Dennis Wise in a heap . |
| 24 | Neither Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo nor Seve Ballesteros and Jose-Marie Olazabal let the home fans down despite suffering numerous anxious moments at the hands of Lanny Wadkins and Payne Stewart and Tom Kite and Curtis Strange . |
| 25 | and then turn left and you 're down towards Icing Green , do you know where I mean ? |
| 26 | You could see er a couple of Land Rovers going down with flashing blue lights and things towards |
| 27 | My my s young bones they 've been pulled down with carrying these er er all these pails of water . |
| 28 | just do what the , what the industry outside has done and spiral down into producing lower and lower quality of services |
| 29 | Tied in with encouraging half year figures , Headland announced a £11m acquisition and its shares were temporarily suspended while an offer document is printed . |
| 30 | 2/ With small projects housing can be improved along with providing more food and better infrastructure and health care . |