Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 2 | Poor people do n't want a millionaire among them reminding them of some way in which they failed to make it . |
| 3 | The act of the king touching them in this way protects them from the otherwise dangerous consequences of being in contact with the power of the king . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're using me as some sort of buffer between yourself and your feelings for Claire . |
| 5 | You flatter me by insisting on seeing me as some sort of Casanova figure . |
| 6 | ‘ Why do you insist on seeing me in this horrible way ? ’ she finished up . |
| 7 | She is mistaken in accusing me of that . |
| 8 | The hallway and various passages off it were full of visitors helping pyjama-ed relatives in and out of chairs , plumping cushions for them or fetching magazines from a well-stocked rack , or encouraging them to that last little drop of cocoa from what seemed to be a standard issue purple mug . |
| 9 | England has an excellent crop of young players , but my role as Captain and Selector precludes me from naming them in these pages . |
| 10 | Looking back on the decision a few years later , he interpreted it in these terms : " What I wanted was some counterweight to my changeable and restless inclinations , a science that could be pursued with cool impartiality , with cold logic , with regular work , without its results touching me at all deeply . " |
| 11 | It 's just great to have Marie touching me like this . |
| 12 | ‘ I want to test one set of certainties by opposing them to another . |
| 13 | Now you know the rules , set a good example to other drivers by using them at all times ; who knows , they may even copy your driving style and do it right too ! |
| 14 | Fear of side effects prevent a further 25 to 33 per cent using them at all . |
| 15 | ‘ As long as nothing offensive is being said during Eircell mobile phone conversations , we have no power to stop anybody using them for any purpose , however peculiar . ’ |
| 16 | The advantage of using them in this situation is their low cost and the speed with which the wall can be built up . |
| 17 | Before including them in any press pack the question " Will this be of any use to the recipient ? " must be answered in the affirmative . |
| 18 | Two of these are worthy of a wider audience and thus I make no apology for including them in this month 's Surgery ! |
| 19 | how much we 're helping them through this . |
| 20 | Children 's co-operation can be secured by guiding and helping them towards some desirable action or way of thought . |
| 21 | Helping them with these problems will probably help them to stop sniffing . |
| 22 | Anybody who is interested in helping them in either capacity should phone Mrs. Noakes on Petersfield 263749 . |
| 23 | ‘ You should n't be eating them at all . |
| 24 | I ca n't , look at you eating them like that . |
| 25 | But Beethoven constructed page after page using nothing but this rhythmic motif . |
| 26 | He knows how to make people laugh , without whipping them into such a state of excitement that they feel a keen sense of anti-climax when the host of the show comes on . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , of course , and for pity 's sake stop reminding me about that . |
| 28 | But , this one , that 's close to me or whatever mum 's saying there remi , was reminding me of that Der der der |
| 29 | Nearing the end of my pregnancy , I had a dream , reminding me of all the good times Sarah and I had shared — the love that bonded us , and the way she had cared for me during my life in Canaan . |
| 30 | My muscles are reminding me of this morning 's ride and the unaccustomed exercise … ’ |