Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave him a fair price for it , and I have let him carry on trading in smack . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Many people never break through this barrier to faith , but carry on living in fear of self-abandonment . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mr Hallam rolled over screaming in agony , he said . |
| 7 | And since she could not say , " About horrid Ben Braithwaite for wasting two years of Linnet 's youth and having his dreary wedding on a day when Gemma would have been better off staying in bed , " she chirruped brightly , " Everything , darlings — because this is what I want us to do . |
| 8 | No luck this time , only a couple of redshanks take fright and fly off yelping in alarm , and a female merganser swims among the thongweed , head poking under the water to look for small fish . |
| 9 | Sometimes the thread was misery , sometimes the black joy of an earth , blasted and left for dead , that went on labouring in darkness to renew itself . |
| 10 | As Miles Davis , now 63 , goes on developing , his most assiduous young admirer , Wynton Marsalis , goes on backtracking in search of his roots , taking other potentially excellent young players with him . |
| 11 | But I still retain sympathy for the misguided foreign tourists who read about its properties as a ‘ gateway to the beautiful western Highlands ’ and end up wandering in dismay down streets that make the Bronx look like Disneyland . |
| 12 | That was largely due to John McKee who started off as sweeper but ended up playing in front of teenage centre back Mark Molloy and cut out many threatening moves . |
| 13 | In ANDES " work , particularly in the controlled zones and with refugees , it has made a concerted attempt to include women , and its educational materials have been drawn up bearing in mind the need to broaden the context of women 's work . |
| 14 | Instead she glanced at him with a blithe smile which she hoped disguised her true feelings , and carried on inking in colour . |
| 15 | ‘ Poor thing , ’ she 'd sob , thinking about the heroine , and she 'd get undressed so that she could carry on crying in bed . |
| 16 | And then everyone burst out singing in praise of the Madonna of Fontanellato : |
| 17 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 18 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 19 | For five and a half hours , competitors in teams of four , battled it out finishing in time for lunch late in the afternoon . |
| 20 | The important thing is that the whole programme is planned in a way that brings out learning in depth , allowing for sustained involvement with the children , and has clear developing purposes . |
| 21 | Well I heard , I , I wondered about that , and erm I think they must have contact because erm one of them who came back bearing in mind there must be a , a , a , about a three month gap , had had a proposal from one of the persons |
| 22 | She was attacked by a group of Asians while out shopping in South London earlier this year . |
| 23 | There was no buzz of conversation ; most of the students had scattered with their plates of food and were sitting around eating in silence . |
| 24 | Mike McClennan , the St Helens coach , conceded Wigan looked title certainties , but he added : ‘ We must keep on winning in case they slip . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It was always my intention to go on playing in club competition with Constitution after finishing my international career and to that extent , I am disappointed by the way things have worked out , ’ Lenihan said . |
| 26 | Carry on arguing in heaven |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the chance to perform before large Smiths crowds was an exciting opportunity for Easterhouse and they set about rehearsing in earnest . |
| 28 | Only then should you set about researching in order to fill your speech out , make it interesting , witty , or whatever style of speech you would like to make . |