Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been the extra garlic I 'd put in the Rogan Josh which woke me at 2.06 a.m. , but it was probably the noise Billy Tuckett made falling through the bathroom skylight and killing himself . |
| 2 | ‘ Six Beauforts of 22 Squadron operating from Thorney Island attacked shipping in Cherbourg Harbour at 23,00 hours on September 17 , 1940 . |
| 3 | DEC quit looking for an Alpha RISC second source when it became apparent foundries were n't willing to make the kind of investment needed without knowing whether the thing was really going to take off , says Electronic News . |
| 4 | Lynda found working with Laura a great stimulant ; ‘ She never stopped thinking of the company and would often spot something in a book that attracted her ; she would know instantly how it could be adapted . |
| 5 | Last week DEC stopped flirting with Unix System Labs Inc 's transaction processor monitor , Tuxedo , and officially became part of ‘ the club , ’ a die-in-the-wool Tuxedo reseller in hot pursuit of the commercial user . |
| 6 | That 's that Jim Rose Feeling for you … |
| 7 | Bella avoided looking at Joe . |
| 8 | Last week Scottish Secretary Ian Lang announced spending on social work projects would be £22.8 million next year , with provisional figures of £23 million for 194–5 and 1995–6 . |
| 9 | Mind you , Ann , I suppose that 's why Pat got thinking about a Tory er vote . |
| 10 | Richard avoided looking at her , for fear she should think he meant anything particular by it . |
| 11 | Dr Neil avoided looking at a bridling McAllister , particularly when Mrs Darrell went on to say , still in the same shriek , ‘ Hope she 's honest , Neil . |
| 12 | I have the greatest sympathy for hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) , but there is a principle involved and it is about time that my right hon. and learned Friend stopped speaking as a lawyer and started acting as a politician . |
| 13 | In a scaly hollow a crowd of naked Perks fled squealing from the echo of their bounding feet . |
| 14 | When Murray Bookchin came clattering into our living room 25 years ago , in a period now seen with a misplaced nostalgia by the left , his urban guerrilla appearance belied his message . |
| 15 | All these emotions vanished when Richard came bounding towards him with scarlet cheeks and shining eyes , looking happier than the detective had ever seen him . |
| 16 | If Dennis came looking for her , she might hear him in time , or she might not . |
| 17 | Sergeant Stitch came marching into the bathroom , to find Egbert Rose . |
| 18 | Cranston was about to reply when Colebrooke came striding across the green . |
| 19 | Then , in 1982 a certain Richard Branson came knocking on his door . |
| 20 | Once , Ken came knocking at her door . |
| 21 | Chilly as it was , it was nothing compared to the day little Rizla came kicking into a snowy world of white . |
| 22 | Rodomonte came crashing to a halt as withdrawal pains shot through his arms and legs . |
| 23 | Seconds later , when the Plymouth came screaming around the bend , Manville was safely observing it from the inside of a record store window . |
| 24 | Thus he was a supernumerary stoker on a tramp steamer ( how Thesiger hated appearing before the ambassador in Constantinople in his flannels when His Excellency cabled the boat with an invitation ) . |
| 25 | David began writing on a prescription pad . |
| 26 | In 1979 , she and Branson began talking about establishing an independent label , which Wilson would head , working under the aegis of Virgin and to be called DinDisc . |
| 27 | On April 30 , ECOMOG began deploying in areas controlled by the NPFL . |
| 28 | But quite a lot of the day Toby spent wandering around the school , not because he was naturally idle , but because it was his first job , and the school fascinated him . |
| 29 | In mid-July Hungary began shipping to Albania emergency aid of tinned food worth 500,000 forints and medicines worth 1,500,000 forints ( about US$19,600 ) . |
| 30 | They ordered dinner , then conversation turned to the play , and for once Marianne lost centre stage as Josh began talking about his own work and the hopes he had for it . |