Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could lie in bed at night and in imagination move confidently around the cottage touching them in a happy exploration of shared memories and reassurance . |
| 2 | GDA , as part of the SEN Scottish Defence Initiative , is pro-actively addressing the needs of defence dependent companies by assisting them in a programme of new market identification and diversification . |
| 3 | But I was thinking , looking at them — ’ he gestured towards the tourists — ‘ seeing them in a group , it reminded me of a time in cadet school . |
| 4 | Seeing me in a state of bewildered angst , they would come up and intone directions in a rhythmical and mysterious language . |
| 5 | On fine days start cutting sprigs of herbs for drying , hanging them in a shed to dry out completely before crushing for storage in screw-top jars . |
| 6 | Gloria wiped the tongs clean with a scrap of paper , twirling them in a circle until they had cooled slightly , then she coiled a strand of Ruth 's hair round the tongs and when it was tightly curled , fixed it in place with two hairpins . |
| 7 | Like the smaller copepods , euphausiids are mainly herbivorous , combing algal cells from the water and gathering them in a basket-like arrangement of bristles on their many-jointed forelimbs . |
| 8 | The modern world has discovered that citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C — and has started using them in a big way for cooking . |
| 9 | In many cases pupils at Key Stage 2 will use the same kinds of resources as were used at Key Stage 1 , though they will be using them in a more sophisticated way . |
| 10 | As well as discussing experiences and problems in handling microcomputers , the group looked at programs available and experimented with using them in a variety of ways . |
| 11 | One of the things I again would like to see in schools is that sort of approach , which brings out what language is really about , and I think that that 's an exciting and possibly quite unexpected outcome of bringing computers into schools , but it will require that we do n't simply think of it as being ‘ oh , let's have a micro in the science lab ’ ; it is going to be as the government seems to recognise , a step involving curriculum design , involving helping teachers _ really , really helping them in a strongly supportive way — to do something which is , I would say , revolutionary . |
| 12 | He was milking the audience for all he could get : throwing the balls out in every direction and catching them in a windmill of arms . |
| 13 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 14 | It was the noise of something stretching and straining under enormous , impossible pressure ; as if the very fabric of that wall must suddenly explode inwards , enveloping them in a deadly blast of shattered brick and concrete . |
| 15 | Other mammals not only tolerate but revel in their smells , employing them in a wide variety of ways . |
| 16 | Undeterred he burst into song , serenading me in a loud baritone with Italian pop songs . |
| 17 | The new mood turns the idea of what is received taste on its head by employing the use of sometimes ‘ naff ’ items from previous decades , and incorporating them in a fresh context . |
| 18 | I would have liked to have gone to Venice , where there was a faculty of languages , or Bologna , where I could have read Economics and Commerce ; but the war was on , and the expense of keeping me in a distant town was beyond the means of my parents . |
| 19 | I 'm not surprised your Julidochromis have n't bred and have fallen out if you are keeping them in a community tank ! |
| 20 | I will be keeping them in a 36″ × 12″ × 15″ tank with small shoal of Serpae Tetras and a Plec . |
| 21 | Yeah good that 's a good idea but now you can start keeping them in a in a book . |
| 22 | Tottenham had to thank another youngster for keeping them in a position to fight back . |
| 23 | Cheer up dull-looking cabinets by painting them in a high gloss or eggshell finish . |
| 24 | And we 'd like to see the Union fully recognized inside , because , after all , the workers there they need a union representing them in a company like that . |
| 25 | The activity had been planned so that when children helped one another they would be using principles applied in problem-solving on one of the tasks and applying them in a new form on the other . |
| 26 | Again , Atrakhasis was warned , the god instructing him in a dream to build a boat , take on board his family and animals , and explain his action to his fellow men as a punishment inflicted upon him which would bring benefit to them . |
| 27 | Standing at the bottom of the stairs , turning up the gas , revealing her in a pool of light . |
| 28 | He set the bowl down , then lifted the boy gently , cradling him in a half-sitting position . |
| 29 | Her mother put her arm around Martha 's shoulders , enveloping her in a cloud of scent . |
| 30 | For as she turned towards him , a great fall of bright copper hair , loosened by the wild chase , came cascading about her shoulders and fell to her waist , enveloping her in a rippling sheet of flame . |