Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had had a sudden image of Syl bringing me breakfast in a bed which we had shared , and I heard myself saying aloud , ‘ No ! ’ |
| 2 | This rejection at least served the purpose of bringing me face to face with the uncomfortable fact that I was now without a job and almost without an occupation . |
| 3 | Oh , no , oh , no , I 'm not suggesting you do , but it just seems unkind of erm , clobbering them sort of both ways . |
| 4 | The drunken porter allowing them entrance after the usual altercation . |
| 5 | TYPE in the text of Task 24 , insetting the quotations 0.5″ from the left-hand margin and typing them line for line as shown below . |
| 6 | The men who tried to civilize these shaggy and uncouth marginalians by bringing them news of civilization have left a certain number of translations that are better reading today than are the works of the ignorant islanders who were too Proud to translate . |
| 7 | I solve it by pointing my eyes towards C , bringing my body into line with my eyes , and walking forwards . |
| 8 | Pitching my voice to a tone of mild puzzlement , I called , ‘ What 's a rattlesnake doing up here ? ’ |
| 9 | I certainly feel like celebrat ing my painting at the moment — I have n't done any for weeks . |
| 10 | Seeing my work in print was great — as was getting the royalty cheque — I still have n't cashed it ! ’ |
| 11 | I moved back in with my Grandfather , changing schools once again and seeing my Mom at week-ends . |
| 12 | And when the public started seeing my name on the back of these albums , the subsequent demand was staggering ! |
| 13 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 14 | Seeing my daughter like this . |
| 15 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 16 | Erm my mother , we were a little bit better off than they were and er I remember going to a child with my mother , to see what would be my aunt you see and uncle , and the only time I ever remember seeing my aunt with eleven children was sitting at the corner of a table with a sort of a coarse apron on and just sitting there and I never saw her doing anything . |
| 17 | I did a a complete song and it 's finished , right and I was thinking of actually erm seeing my mate in London who 'd get it cut on vinyl record . |
| 18 | About four years after completing my work with lead poisoning I became a lecturer in medical genetics , working part-time as by then I had two young children . |
| 19 | In fact I feel happy to be alive and I am enjoying my relationship with my husband and my children . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm very disappointed not to be doing the film , ’ Crawford added , ‘ but I would rather that people remember enjoying my performance in the play than say that I did n't quite pull it off in the film . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm really enjoying my game at the moment , because it 's been a top end to the season for us , ’ he enthused . |
| 22 | I settled back in my seat , resting my head against the sheepskin , wondering at the strange minuet of their lives , the complexities of their dance of life . |
| 23 | It was when I was resting my hand on her flank to steady her that I noticed the little swelling under the skin . |
| 24 | I have just wiped out a whole line by carelessly resting my finger on a key , and earlier it kept telling me ‘ mistake ’ — not , of course , helpfully saying what the mistake was . |
| 25 | Turning to its startled owner , she shouted , ‘ You filthy brute , touching my bottom in a crowded train ! ’ |
| 26 | Rachel asks , touching my cheek as if to capture the thought . |
| 27 | There are n't very many , I mean , it gets back to the other thing which is underlining my thinking about this stuff because erm you 're dealing with cultural form . |
| 28 | After the lesson he told me that he wanted to buy a really good shirt he 'd seen somewhere , and I enquired into the resale potential of the item with a view to recovering my outlay in case of bankruptcy , which amused him further ; and then I gave him my terms . |
| 29 | ‘ But it 's not decent to go to war over something like this , ’ I screamed , thumping my fist on the table so that the cups on the dresser rattled . |
| 30 | So I relaxed as far as I could , and short of thumping my chest like Tarzan , hoped I was emanating nothing but lovely rude health . |