Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm seeing my friend the video company owner today . |
| 2 | Catching my eye the young medic grinned and gave a thumbs-up sign . |
| 3 | Houses the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , presided over by the Lord High Commissioner , representing Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 4 | Announcing their victory the Dwarfs retreat to the mountains and refuse to fight any more . |
| 5 | 4 Check that a medical discharge note explaining what operation the patient has had is sent to the General Practitioner . |
| 6 | But her very presence seemed to be wrecking what chance the company had of any success . |
| 7 | This was no longer the wily old ecclesiastical politician from the metropole who had first closed down Martinho 's seminary news-letter and then later , seeing which way the wind blew , had made an unholy , if tacit , alliance with Caesar in the shape of Osvaldo . |
| 8 | Mr Dostam keeps a token force of fighters in Kabul , sometimes supporting Mr Masoud , sometimes opposing him , depending which way the wind is blowing . |
| 9 | Sometimes Soutine , who was living in the village , came over to enjoy a good chicken dinner , and after eating their fill the two artists reproached their host for living in such luxury . |
| 10 | But the Jaipur is hoping that eventually passengers will be eating their food the length and breadth of the country . |
| 11 | I deeply resent Michael Rowan-Robinson 's insinuation that I have been ‘ disreputable ’ in my use of a review article by Bernard Carr and Martin Rees in writing my book The Accidental Universe ( Review , 20 January , p 186 ) . |
| 12 | Royal Salute The Association 's flight passing Her Majesty The Queen outside Buckingham Palace on September 15th . |
| 13 | Mrs Brown has been lobbying her MP the Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd for help , even to the extent of standing against him in the recent general election . |
| 14 | Slowly , disconnectedly , prompted by him , I told him a bit about Alison ; remembering his frankness the night before , produced some of my own . |
| 15 | She was remembering his expression the night she 'd blacked out , when he 'd first mentioned his father . |
| 16 | By means of tapping his foot the horse could perform mathematical calculations , and solve problems of musical harmony . |
| 17 | Strathbeg is one of the least known and yet most delightful lochs in Scotland and I was aware of its reputation , having discovered it whilst researching my book The Trout Lochs of Scotland , although I had never fished there . |
| 18 | You can maintain ‘ official ownership ’ of your case by summarising for the minutes ( 'Following my proposal the meeting agreed … ' ) and by literally having the last word on the item : ‘ So we 're agreed on that . |
| 19 | ‘ And what is troubling my lord the Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdon ? ’ |
| 20 | Allowing for the differences in stance has far more chance of success : then it is just a question of deciding which way the ball will fly from certain lies . |
| 21 | With this successful venture now under their belts , the Alresford Society are turning their attention the pond itself , and considering the possible replacement of the ‘ shettles ’ , the ancient and now dilapidated sluices that control water flow from the pond . |
| 22 | You do n't have to say that but we all you know you 're you 're pulling their leg the whole time okay ? |
| 23 | The judge dismissed the wife 's appeal , holding that since there was no evidence that in deceiving his wife the husband was acting on behalf of the bank , they could not be held responsible for his misrepresentation and , therefore , the charge was enforceable against her . |
| 24 | In the small church across the way there is the most beautiful stained glass window that John Piper ever designed , celebrating his friend the Poet Laureate who worshipped here and lived in this well-loved rectory . |
| 25 | I remember , too , wondering what part the imminence of its destruc-tion had in making paradise so sweet . |
| 26 | It was only on glancing again at his watch at three minutes to one and wondering what time the Substitute would turn up that he realized that the Substitute was the reason why . |
| 27 | They stood looking at the door , wondering what form the knocking threat would take . |
| 28 | As the bell rang to signal the start of the Christmas auction of holly , mistletoe and wreaths , buyers were wondering what effect the recession would have on prices . |
| 29 | In 1973 I began investigating what effect the uncertainty principle would have on a particle in the curved space-time near a black hole . |
| 30 | In 1973 I started investigating what difference the uncertainty principle would make to black holes . |