Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The imagination must be fed ; we should not expect children to go on drawing from imagination or memory without directing his attention to the things he does and sees , and tries to imagine . |
| 2 | In retirement I hope my company will provide me with an office and a secretary , so that I can go on contributing to society from my experience . |
| 3 | Similarly , if a firm 's name keeps on appearing on behalf of plaintiffs against major local factories , you can be fairly sure that they are retained on behalf of a union . |
| 4 | I gave him a fair price for it , and I have let him carry on trading in smack . ’ |
| 5 | Annunciata , coming in singing with coffee , was reprimanded for causing a headache to begin on that instant and Wilson could not help feeling triumphant . |
| 6 | The individual would move up or down according to merit . |
| 7 | Nearly everyone came down according to plan , but Sgt Paul Flood surprised everyone by missing the drop zone and coming down behind the crowd . |
| 8 | Then , right after he and Mr. Mendez left , a mustered-out soldier from Thomas came in looking for passage to Bisbee . |
| 9 | George came in looking like death . |
| 10 | Ianthe remembered as she walked along looking for number 28 that her dressmaker had lived very near here , but somehow , after she had made one or two mourning dresses for her after her mother had died , Ianthe had lost touch with her . |
| 11 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that if the major galleries of this country are to go on with their extremely enlightened and successful purchasing programme , it is essential that we bring in charging for entry ? |
| 12 | She came in bubbling with excitement ; all evening she had brimmed with some secret mirth . |
| 13 | ‘ The story goes , ’ I told him , as we drove up to Llanberis after meeting at Bangor station , ‘ that you were in the Radziel and a woman came in collecting for charity . |
| 14 | They bowed out of the European Cup at the hands of Dinamo Tbilisi , but they certainly went down fighting in front of around 6 , spectators . |
| 15 | I do n't want to feel , let me push down thinking by eating . |
| 16 | Science has got to go on looking for knowledge . |
| 17 | Eventually , if Jean-Claude wished to go on living with death and the dead he would have to do so alone . |
| 18 | Community psychiatric nurses provide a vital service to the elderly mentally infirm enabling them to carry on living at home through the provision of medication and support . |
| 19 | ‘ Did your brother go on living at home ? ’ |
| 20 | Even when their children go to school , single mothers are more likely to go on living on welfare benefits than other lone parents . |
| 21 | Many people never break through this barrier to faith , but carry on living in fear of self-abandonment . |
| 22 | Even after the adoption of prerecording , ‘ cut keys ’ were still used , the artist being encouraged to carry on acting in character until the prompt was given , thereby reducing editing time . |
| 23 | Once , a dog squealed and went on squealing in pain , and a flying plank , grazing her shoulder , reminded her of what a high wind could do . |
| 24 | I am fortunate that she adores books , enthuses over learning at home and has settle happily into a private nursery school . |
| 25 | Mr Hallam rolled over screaming in agony , he said . |
| 26 | ‘ The board keeps on turning into wind as I get going ’ There are a number of possible causes of this : |
| 27 | Personal computer network service company Maddox Group Plc , set up as recently as February 1992 , is already making profits , claims a 4% share of the corporate market , and intends to keep on growing by acquisition . |
| 28 | Would you carry on going to church ? |
| 29 | Lester 's vow to carry on racing after horror fall |
| 30 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |