Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] [art] man " in BNC.
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| 1 | They correct their own pronunciation , e.g. , fwo to fwog ( for frog ) ; their own morphology , e.g. , the man go to the man going or the man 's going ; and their own lexical choices , e.g. , from ship to boat ( for a rowing-boat ) , or from shoe to sandal ( for a sandal ) . |
| 2 | These vans keep coming and going and the man on the cleaning machine is having another go at cleaning the floor . |
| 3 | And the bear 's behind all , all blood coming out and he 's going and the man turns round and he goes . |
| 4 | She was floating along the aisle of a dimly lit church , the only reality the beautiful white dress she was wearing and the man waiting for her at the altar , and even he was shrouded in a mist , preventing her from seeing his face . |
| 5 | A few seconds later the finger stopped moving and the man turned round the book to face Dexter . |
| 6 | A dog ran barking and a man shouted at it . |
| 7 | The air hostesses inquired what I was making and a man passing in the aisle quite genuinely complimented me on my work . ’ |
| 8 | Any solicitor will tell you , if you 're cohabiting and the man leaves you , you have n't got a leg to stand on . |
| 9 | Police were unwilling to comment in detail on the problem yesterday , with inquiries continuing into the Three Star killing and a man being held for questioning . |