Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone will reach for a tin of fish-paste only to be brought up short by another member of the party reminding them that fish-paste is unclean , while someone else may get as far as the checkout with a year 's supply of baked beans , when , across the crowded shelves of the supermarket , comes a voice reminding them of the danger they are facing . |
| 2 | ABOVE As time went by , more and more people started bringing me injured birds to look after . |
| 3 | He 's not bringing me any supper . |
| 4 | Thanks for seeing me this evening er |
| 5 | Right that 's , that 's , that 's lovely Ian anyway thanks very much for seeing me this evening erm well as I say I 'll go away and prepare some figures and then I 'll , I 'll see you what , what say Wednesday next week ? |
| 6 | So you 're really clobbering them both ways , are n't you ? |
| 7 | Several states had passed restrictive laws since the Supreme Court 's 1989 ruling allowing them greater opportunity to limit the availability of abortion ( in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services — see pp. 36809-10 ) . |
| 8 | Mr Symington had reached compacts with some of the tribes , allowing them 250 machines each , when the larger tribes took him to court to try to get more . |
| 9 | The Department of Trade and Industry has promised to examine whether charities may be able to get round this by using a clause , such as s 257 of the Companies Act , that contains special regulations for banks and insurance companies , allowing them different formats . |
| 10 | The next sixty years were to see a rise in the classroom autonomy of teachers allowing them growing discretion within their classrooms . |
| 11 | ‘ Fox , although allowing me complete control over the physical side of making the picture , were strong enough to prevent me changing the script , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Hick , a member of their 1983 World Cup squad when only 17 , will be opposing them this time . |
| 13 | There are various ways of using them one way , to look through which yo , which you have to see the light , you know , otherwise you wo n't see it ! |
| 14 | I was work la last week and I erm I got ta scrub my nails after done everything anyway like every , like after I made the sandwiches , I scrub my nails after I 've been washing up , scrub my nails so I was scrubbing them all day Saturday , last week and it still did n't come out . |
| 15 | If we go back to the private 's utterance ‘ I 've been scrubbing them all morning and they wo n't come any cleaner ’ , we can relate it to these three layers as follows : |
| 16 | ‘ We 'll be building them one day , I tell you , ’ he said softly . |
| 17 | She was bringing them some papers and some photographs in a big brown envelope . |
| 18 | The fire brigade reappeared , bringing them some council inspector , who obviously wanted to evacuate the house . |
| 19 | ‘ But they 'll welcome him with open arms , bringing them medical aid . |
| 20 | Much love to you both — and renewed thanks for including me last week . |
| 21 | As I 'm going senile + reliving my second childhood , I have been trying to keep Gav 's fabulous tex fixture list up to date . |
| 22 | My God , I 'd even told my grandfather that I was coming home — and bringing my future bride . ’ |
| 23 | She ran off breakin' my poor cousin 's heart . ’ |
| 24 | And Anne Marie Kelly ( Mrs Braun ) writes : ‘ It 's hard to describe the joy of seeing my six foot son playing lego with Emma Kirkby 's little Nicholas ! ’ |
| 25 | Seeing my stricken face the producer tried to offer some comfort and advice as he propelled me through the studio door . |
| 26 | Seeing my disappointed expression , she said that if I did n't want the watch she would keep it herself and give my mother money instead to buy something I would really like . |
| 27 | I thought you might be interested in seeing my adorable mutt , Bubbles , pictured ( below ) with her superior companion our Yorkshire Terrier , Boswell . |
| 28 | ‘ It has been a bit painful , but I thought it would probably go away if I ignored it , so I did n't bother seeing my own doctor before we sailed . ’ |
| 29 | Scared of seeing my unclothed body ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 'll make me stop seeing my oldest friend , but you wo n't let your mistress go ! ’ |