Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when the public started seeing my name on the back of these albums , the subsequent demand was staggering ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was when I was resting my hand on her flank to steady her that I noticed the little swelling under the skin . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 7 | An integral part of any theory of personhood concerns inner states of all kinds , and I shall be centring my discussion on indigenous ideas relating to some inner states important to the Chewong , an understanding of which , I shall argue , is necessary in order to understand their interpersonal behaviour and associated values . |
| 8 | And now I must pack up and take the road ; you 'll be keeping me company on a long night march , although I know you 're asleep in our nice warm bed … |
| 9 | I 'll be keeping my eye on future developments in piezoelectric inkjet technology . |
| 10 | I approached my bowl warily , keeping my eye on her . |
| 11 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid of slipping in the dark and cracking my head on the edge of the bunker , ’ I had said . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm basing my style on Jim Peters , ’ Crawford said as shooting began . |
| 14 | I gave a short address with one foot on each side of the peace-line [ a sleeping policeman — concrete ] basing my theme on the marvellous passage in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke — the song of the angels , seen and heard by the shepherds , ‘ Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all people ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Intelligence and understanding : basing my view on discussion with W. what I have gathered about her school performance , and the contents of her room ( books etc . ) , |
| 16 | I HAVE A PHOBIA ABOUT BEING CAUGHT DRIVING MY CAR ON A PRIVATE road , although I have no idea where this unreasonable fear emanates from . |
| 17 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 18 | She jumps up , banging her head on the partition . |
| 19 | Carol was bounced backwards into her seat and then sideways on the floor of the van , banging her head on the side in the process . |
| 20 | Unable to save herself , with a startled cry she pitched forward , tumbling down the remaining stairs and banging her head on the stone floor . |
| 21 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 22 | Meanwhile Worcestershire 's cricketers are keeping their cool on their tour of South Africa . |
| 23 | Both the DoI and the 600 Group were keeping their information on the effects of robots on employment to themselves . |
| 24 | ‘ All right , dear ? ’ asked her mother , keeping her gaze on the television screen . |
| 25 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 26 | She rang the bell brutishly , keeping her hand on it , and flapped the lid of the letterbox . |
| 27 | Rising unsteadily to her feet , determinedly keeping her mind on what she needed to care for fitzAlan , Isabel opened the door of the hut . |
| 28 | NAMIBIA 'S seven political parties in the Constituent Assembly surprised the country by announcing their agreement on a constitution with ‘ only technical and minor amendments ’ outstanding . |
| 29 | Then she let it fall open , and began to read immediately , as if she had known it , ‘ 'Why , [ Mrs Ramsay ] asked , pressing her chin on James ’ head , should they grow up so fast ? |
| 30 | Keeping its eye on what HP was up to with its latest Snake , see page three , Sun was still dickering with its pricing schedule at the eleventh hour last week . |