Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were going along trying to open shop doors , they could go in as a suspected person loitering but it was n't looked upon very favourably by the courts . |
| 2 | When giving instruction in thermal soaring , I try to insist that students go on attempting to find lift until about 5–600 feet , and I very often explain my own thoughts and precautions as they do the flying . |
| 3 | The first stage is the premoral stage and the child starts off obeying to avoid punishment , and then moves onto obeying because it understands why it should . |
| 4 | Jude had given up trying to make contact . |
| 5 | At that point Claudia gave up trying to fight Roman — physically , at least . |
| 6 | Most of her time , he reckoned , would be taken up trying to keep discipline . |
| 7 | They 'll trip themselves up trying to keep time to that , wo n't they ? ’ |
| 8 | Many women artists of the past gave up trying to gain entry to and recognition within the traditional male art institutions : the museum , the art gallery , the history books and journals . |
| 9 | Nicholas wore himself out seeking to keep control over every conceivable decision in his own hands , so convinced was he that the sovereign alone could perceive the common good . |
| 10 | cleared out having cleared directory |
| 11 | I think what happened was that Nick had been hanging around waiting to get hold of her . |
| 12 | I suspect that is now the view of the Liberal Democrats , so if Labour were to hang on trying to breathe life into the corpse while the Democrats tiptoed from the funeral parlour , then it would lose all legitimacy as a multi-party device . |
| 13 | Who keeps on trying to raise money for you , got you your first grant ? |
| 14 | I was still bumming round trying to get work and she bailed me out . |