Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Frejji grinned , seeing my bruised face . |
| 32 | As long as I do n't miss seeing my beautiful Miguel . ’ |
| 33 | I realised that I get far more excitement than my heart and head can stand just from seeing my favourite sportsmen or women or teams fight their good fights and win magnificently , or lose unluckily ( always unluckily ) and my blood pressure would be much better off without even that vicarious sort of excitement . |
| 34 | The soldier , seeing my uninteresting-looking machine , asked me again if I would not prefer to choose a new one , but I refused . |
| 35 | I said , completing my unfinished enquiry . |
| 36 | So after completing my National Service , I did all the things that everybody does when they 're trying to break into show business , urged on by my father 's insistence that I found employment of some sort — ‘ Get a job , any job , just get one ! |
| 37 | After qualifying in medicine and completing my house-officer training , I was employed as a research assistant in a university department of medicine investigating various aspects of lead poisoning . |
| 38 | At intervals I wandered round the camp , flashing my powerful torch into the darkness . |
| 39 | Flashing my blue minnow |
| 40 | I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life . |
| 41 | ‘ Some day , perhaps , ’ she said , ‘ but at the moment I 'm far too busy enjoying my single life . ’ |
| 42 | I am enjoying my own attention ; a carpenter in a large mustard sweater , and a sweet-faced young lad with glasses . |
| 43 | When we take breaks — when I 'm at home or on vacation — my chops go down drastically because I 'm enjoying my free time and doing things I do n't usually have time to do . |
| 44 | When I was a TV newscaster , I was enjoying my new-found fame , and signing some autographs up in Manchester , when an old lady said , ‘ Who 's he ? ’ 'He reads the news , ’ someone told her . |
| 45 | I sat on the pew sucking my sore thumb , staring at the glowing valves , waiting for my father and the hard questions I knew — whatever he said — were coming . |
| 46 | And that 's where I came to : sitting on a pew in the choirstalls of this dark and deserted Cathedral , sucking my poorly thumb … |
| 47 | sucking my heavy mother 's breast |
| 48 | I felt faint as I remembered all the things that mouth had done , and I sat down quickly , touching my burning face . |
| 49 | Thus , I may consent to my daughter 's marriage , to be governed by the decisions of the majority , or to my friend 's handling my financial affairs . |
| 50 | He 's got to go to those trustees and let them know I 'm capable of handling my own money . ’ |
| 51 | Despite this , I felt it would be better to prove myself in basic training before allowing my real personality to resurface . |
| 52 | My suitcase was stowed and I climbed in , drawing my long skirts around me . |
| 53 | Otherwise it is rather like spending several days journeying to a famous tourist site , but when we get there only allowing ourselves 20 minutes to see it . |
| 54 | So while helping my old friend , I would be losing him at the same time . |
| 55 | I was the boy hiding in the cupboard , gagging my little sister so she would n't cry out . |
| 56 | Got cooking my own story about the Hillsborough Disaster . |
| 57 | ‘ Then why are you wasting my valuable time , mademoiselle ? |
| 58 | I 'd be out in the fields , up to my shins in stinking red granules , and I 'd stand there looking up , easing my aching back , and watching the Gnats fly . |
| 59 | And I 'd stand there , easing my aching back , and looking up at the stars . |
| 60 | This , of course , is very unfair : it is just not reasonable for me to flounce about in the bathroom for hours and then make a man feel inadequate when I catch him using my dental floss. or to bellow in disgust when I find out he blow-dries his hair . |