Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] he [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were not taking the hero for granted , but missing him madly and praying that he would be fit to return for the Davis Cup . |
| 2 | I remember , at the close of the fifties , going to a hairdresser and praying that he would n't talk . |
| 3 | The beam of the torch wavered as he did so , and she cringed , praying that he would not notice . |
| 4 | A fifteen-year-old in grey flannel wandering around London in school holidays with an adolescent 's apocalyptic vision , praying that he would lose his virginity before the bombs came and blasted him to oblivion . |
| 5 | She turned her back on him , praying that he would not touch her , her throat so tight now with tears that it seemed to be closing , her chest feeling as if frantic hands were hammering it from the inside , bursting it — in several raw , sore places — wide open . |
| 6 | She felt like that fish caught by the curlew , one part of her praying that he would spit her out again , the other , perversely , longing for him to swallow her up . |
| 7 | For the moment , Mr Rocard is probably just praying that he can hold on to his seat in the Yvelines . |
| 8 | There are thousands , not of his flock , who are praying that he will not . |
| 9 | There are thousands , not of his flock , who are praying that he will not . |
| 10 | We talk about London and Grand Isle , and all the while I am praying that he will ask us on his boat . |
| 11 | So far I 'd managed to avoid giving him the exact address , but now he asked for it with a determined note in his voice — " Just in case I 'm down that way " and I was forced to invent one , praying that he 'd never check up on it . |
| 12 | He spent much time today and yesterday denying that he would increase from 14 to 20 per cent . |
| 13 | While denying that he would be merely a stopgap premier , Goh nevertheless stated in December 1989 that " it is obvious that Lee Hsien Loong will be after me " . |
| 14 | Old Doc Mac was one of the really great forensic scientists — we started together — but there 's no denying that he 'd let the reins slip a bit in recent years . |
| 15 | The Chief Constable of the RUC added confusion to the parades policy by announcing that he would permit an Orange church parade on the Sunday before the Twelfth to pass through the Tunnel because it would be a ‘ peaceful , dignified , church parade ’ but insisted that the Twelfth march had to be re-routed . |
| 16 | He departed after announcing that he would return for his answer with a larger squadron the following spring . |
| 17 | Yesterday , the Prime Minister started his speech by announcing that he would specify ’ what we can accept ’ at Maastricht . |
| 18 | Later , Koffigoh appeared on national television , saying that he had surrendered to avoid further bloodshed and announcing that he would form a government of national unity . |
| 19 | On the afternoon of Dec. 20 , only 90 minutes before the deadline , Cuomo ended 10 weeks of uncertainty by announcing that he would not enter the 1992 nomination contest . |
| 20 | King Mswati III dissolved the Libandla ( Parliament ) on Oct. 9 , one month ahead of the scheduled end of its term , announcing that he would rule with " executive powers " with the help of the Cabinet , which would be converted into a council of ministers and would act as a caretaker government while a new constitution was drafted and elections were held . |
| 21 | King Hussein delivered a televised speech to the nation on Nov. 5 in which he spoke publicly for the first time about his recent cancer surgery in the United States [ see p. 39118 ] , announcing that he would have to undergo further tests in the USA . |
| 22 | This afternoon , the Environment Secretary Michael Howard , back pedalled a little by announcing that he would allow the authority to spend another two and a half million pounds . |
| 23 | He has surprised Becker by announcing that he will forgo the French Open next June in order to prepare for Wimbledon , the one major championship to have eluded him . |
| 24 | Too much was happening that he could n't explain , things were spiralling out of his control . |
| 25 | He wrote to the company 's insurers outlining Susan 's complaint , and eventually received a letter explaining that he would have to provide evidence that the stylist had not done her job properly . |
| 26 | After giving Lamb directions to the farm and explaining that he would lodge at Bert Weald 's cottage , Jonadab and George turned away . |
| 27 | And he , too , when asked , gave the angel some fruit from his share , explaining that he could not give away his brothers ' pears . |
| 28 | Their host , the Rev Kenneth MacAulay , great-uncle of Thomas Babington of that name , had sent a letter explaining that he could not meet them in Nairn : his priestly duties detained him in Cawdor — to which Boswell adds a footnote . |
| 29 | STEVE COPPELL last night tried to stamp out speculation that he may quit Crystal Palace by vowing that he would see out the remaining 18 months of his contract . |
| 30 | Pledging that he will attempt to fight off all rivals with that incredible pay package , Cuervas said : ‘ We would be very interested in bringing Keane to the club . |