Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next moment she was a shocked spectator , seeing them both as something in a theatre , perhaps ballet dancers pretending to be puppets . |
| 2 | And one is encouraging them all of the time to be able to look at their own work as a group , as well as an individual , and make assessments of it themselves . |
| 3 | ‘ We , ’ he proclaimed , encompassing them all with a theatrical gesture , ‘ are Contraband . ’ |
| 4 | My deliberate actions are means to ends , and are defended in debate by proving them adequate to the ends . |
| 5 | These are powerful controls , and Hartke recommend using them first in order to set up the initial sound . |
| 6 | Matters get more complicated still when it becomes evident that a group of students may well be inventing them both as an assignment for a creative writing course , until the students admit that they too are ‘ a pack of lies dreamt up by the unreliable narrator in love with the zeroist author in love with himself but absent in the nature of things , an etherised unauthorised other ’ ( 155/733 ) . |
| 7 | The mast quivered and bowed as Trent dived for the main and jib sheets , whipping them clear of the cam cleats . |
| 8 | She was desperate for more of him ; her body ached for fulfilment , for the feel of his need and strength inside — so that when he entered her , when she felt that first wondrous thrust , which brought both pleasure and pain , it was as she 'd always dreamed , and as his urgent rhythm continued , bringing them both to that glorious peak of exhilaration , Robyn cried out his name , held him close to her for a moment and wished things could be like this forever . |
| 9 | Ooh it comes and goes Martine , it 's nearly driving me daft to be honest . |
| 10 | one of the things that was driving me mad in last part of my career was , I was responsible for documentation , the fuel issues on the , round a thousand of gallons a day . |
| 11 | You 're driving me crazy with wanting . |
| 12 | I plough on , steering my way through the problems , gradually overtaking them one by one , hoping that somewhere , just beyond the horizon , the congestion will clear . |
| 13 | I had felt it for my mother before my father left when she would intercept his post , putting certain violet-scented envelopes into the pocket of her dress and steaming them open in the kitchen after he had left for work . |
| 14 | What are we keeping them alive for ? |
| 15 | Keeping them alive in mind and body is a much more accurate description of what we do . |
| 16 | I am keeping them alive in my heart and I want you all to do the same . ’ |
| 17 | So I mean perhaps they 'd be better off dead , just keeping them alive in a state of sickness or in coma or something of this sort — there was a great discussion about this and that erm you see not even life is the ultimate good in a sense , you see , at some point death is better . |
| 18 | Variations Tweed and Highland were each updated with two new colours , keeping them abreast of the latest trends in colour and furnishing styles . |
| 19 | What I hope ( and would like to think ) is happening is that the children are aware of the onlookers , but that they 're making a choice to stay in role ; that their engagement with the issues and the problems of the drama is what is keeping them intent on their work . |
| 20 | Goldberg and Lewis sampled very young babies between 6 and 13 months and they observed that mothers of female babies were more protective of them , keeping them close to their side , cuddling them a lot and that the babies liked to play quietly with soft toys and absorbing tasks . |
| 21 | I WRITE with reference to the two letters from concerned residents of Chelwood Avenue , Childwall , who complain about their street lights being too bright , too effective and thus keeping them awake at night . |
| 22 | A Swedish study went some way towards achieving this aim by using soldier ‘ volunteers ’ and keeping them awake for about 72 hours in a constant environment . |
| 23 | THE problems of keeping walls in mortuary and undertakers ' premises clean and hygienic , while still keeping them attractive for the staff , is one which has been around for many years . |
| 24 | The wind was already driving them clear of the shore as he raised the sails . |
| 25 | If only there were some way in which she could let him know that his feelings for her were not something for which he needed to apologise without landing them both in a situation from which they could not retreat . |
| 26 | They had an hour to get back to the rendezvous with their submarine when the storm strengthened , tossing them high on one wave before they slithered off its back to meet the next great sea , all the time in danger of broaching-to across the waves that could then roll them over . |
| 27 | This would involve a small bus ferrying disabled shoppers from their homes and taking them into the heart of the town before returning them direct to their front door . |
| 28 | And erm you know er sometimes I 'm sorry that it 's come to this because like this family er they made a bomb out of it we 're not saying that we 're not denying them that at all . |
| 29 | LONDON TOWERS caught Carlsberg League champions Roland Kingston with their guard down for the second time this season by defeating them 103-97 at the Michael Sobell Centre , Islington , on Sunday night . |
| 30 | The Torridon jacket is rugged , totally windproof and features the famous Gore-Tex fabric which allows body moisture to escape but does not allow water in , keeping you dry in all conditions . |