Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " So I was , sir , but I thought my bride had better see something of what 's goin' on in town before I take her back and bury her on the Moor . |
| 2 | Now he squatted , toad-like , by Berowne 's body , his hands hanging loosely in front of him , palely disembodied . |
| 3 | In the case of Owen and Huxley there was a complex relationship , for Owen had been almost his father-in-science ; but Owen had other serious reasons for seeing little in Darwinism . |
| 4 | He tottered away across the bath to Jazz and Bean , leaving Hoomey clinging to the rail , gazing down in amazement at the distance he had swum . |
| 5 | The resignations of four government ministers in late September were believed to be related to forthcoming elections , with Education Minister Ricardo Lagos Escobar in particular stepping down in order to stand for the presidency in 1993 , and Carlos Ominami Pascual ( Economy ) to organize his campaign . |
| 6 | It seemed , nevertheless , early in 1956 that Washington and London were drawing together in opposition to Nasser . |
| 7 | They are not so much ‘ on the march ’ — where are their jackboots , eagle emblems and other traditional paraphernalia ? — as shambling along in worry or despair . |
| 8 | ‘ Really ? ’ repeated Edith , suddenly all attention , the bobble on her Bobby 's hat bobbing vigorously in sympathy . |
| 9 | All there in , in line with his prophecy , way back in Isaiah chapter fifty three , it tells us that he was numbered with the transgressors , that he died with sinful men , with with law breakers , and here it is , it 's happening right in front of th the very eyes of the Jewish leaders and the Jewish authorities . |
| 10 | The suit emulated the movement that Ace had made , twisting slowly in space and freeing the air line so that it ran straight from the suit into the shuttle 's open cargo hatch . |
| 11 | Here it is vital to complement the evangelistic enthusiasm with the gifts of pastor and teacher and to lay good foundations of a radical biblical understanding of the church at the same time as pressing on in evangelism . |
| 12 | The first concerned QCs appearing alone in Court ; the second related to the unnecessary attendance of solicitors on Counsel in some Crown Court cases . |
| 13 | For the Eye was a zone where truespace and the warp actually overlapped , braiding together in nightmare distortions . |
| 14 | The hand moved faster , passed the blanket-edge and stopped , bobbing gently in space like a mascot hanging from a car-mirror . |
| 15 | It was Friday 19 December 1884 , and Mrs Holt was walking swiftly in search of a policeman . |
| 16 | The patient has to experience walking outside in order to overcome these problems , so he might do several ‘ practice walks ’ before venturing out without you following . |
| 17 | I did n't expect it to hit me quite so hard , but when I think about it it 's because I 'm so bloody sad that the last fourteen years were spent in dying not in living . |
| 18 | Swan was very careful to fly low all the time , keeping just in front of the Gruncher , leading him on and on , threading a path carefully through the great trees in the forest . |
| 19 | Such a mood of concern has existed now for more than a decade and seems to mirror uncertainties of role occurring elsewhere in society . |
| 20 | Apparently it has been similar to the crew of a huge tanker somewhere on the high seas sailing hither and tither no doubt , for four long years after setting out , and returning just in time for the recent elections . |
| 21 | Then , walking away in disgust , he said , ‘ I 've never come across such a disgraceful congregation in all the years I 've given burial services . ’ |
| 22 | Provided that iron contains some carbon , introduced by carburisation ( heating under charcoal ) , it can be hardened by quenching , that is by cooling rapidly in oil or water . |
| 23 | Mr Szuluc says his parents are pensioners who ca n't afford to clothe him , so in frustration he decided to stage a protest at his local DSS office in Stroud , stripping off in front of the other bemused claimants , and handing his borrowed clothes back to his brother . |
| 24 | The appellant attacked a girl aged 13 as she was walking home in mid-morning ; he put his arms round her waist from behind , pushed her to the ground and shouted ‘ Let me have it . ’ |
| 25 | The situation is changing now as young people with skills are becoming more in demand in the labour market with the falling youth population . |
| 26 | We are not sure why intensive beds are becoming more in demand . ’ |
| 27 | Didier had not taken to a foreign language and was having trouble keeping up in class . |
| 28 | Being with a prostitute is different from meeting a girl at a party and ending up in bed together , although there 's no difference in the mechanics of the sex . |
| 29 | This can only lead to children growing up without knowing the difference between right and wrong — and ending up in court themselves . |
| 30 | The course aims to bridge a gap identified by a report for the Arts Council of NI , which concluded that crafts have as yet untapped potential for the local economy , with a discrepancy between young people who train successfully and those ending up in business . |