Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sunderland contingent in a 40,000 crowd stayed in their places long after the finish demanding to see their heroes . |
| 2 | The Montenegrin government endorsed the initiative , but on Jan. 24 Macedonia rejected Serbian overtures , preferring to continue its efforts to gain recognized independent statehood . |
| 3 | Aurangzeb spent as little time as possible in the city , preferring to continue his campaigns from Aurangabad , his own foundation in the Deccan . |
| 4 | Struggling to contain his emotions , a shattered Wilfred Ball said of his son Johnathan 's death : ‘ This should be the last tragedy of all . ’ |
| 5 | Every Australian weapon was firing and their grenades , lobbed through open doors and windows , were bursting among the men struggling to find their weapons . |
| 6 | If it rained , we went out — they needed someone to push them to get fit , ’ he says , struggling to pull his sweat-pants over his beer keg thighs in a GMTV office . |
| 7 | Stewpid is back at school with his arm in plaster , and he is the big HERO with kids queueing to write their names on his plasterised arm . |
| 8 | The increasing use of Sharpness docks for imported goods is undoubtably good news for workers there ; helping to secure their jobs . |
| 9 | Beside her Kim was struggling to hide his feelings , but Lan could tell from the paleness of his face that he was apprehensive and on edge . |
| 10 | AMD offers only an entry level design tool — a personal computer-based system called Palasm — preferring to concentrate its efforts on chip design . |
| 11 | The collection is kept up-to-date by staff regularly checking to see which companies have been added to , or removed from , the Stock Exchange . |
| 12 | Driving to meet his friends , he found God saying to him , ‘ You will go to the party . |
| 13 | There were several possible replies to that , but Jehan discarded all of them because they were impossible to use without appearing to slight her motives . |
| 14 | He watched her closely whilst appearing to consult his notes . |
| 15 | Adopting the ‘ method of science ’ involves resolving to use whatever rules can be justified by reference to the hypothesis of reality . |
| 16 | walls , he was knocking to do them pipes , I said if we have any more holes in that wall , I said we 'd be completely with |
| 17 | And the truth is that driving on the M25 can be far more frightening than a Grand Prix because so many drivers on the road lack the finesse and understanding to control their cars . ’ |
| 18 | Yet the number of peasants applying to withdraw their holdings from the commune peaked in 1909 , long before the war , and thereafter underwent a precipitate decline . |
| 19 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 20 | The likelihood of a hard-up , poorly-paid soldier who had left town for good ever returning to pay his debts was negligible . |
| 21 | We ended up alienating one group of potential Labour voters by appearing to cap their aspirations , while failing to appeal to another group who were not impressed by our attempt to offer them greater benefits . |
| 22 | THEY are the picture cards wrestling fans will be grappling to get their hands on — and they can be yours absolutely FREE . |
| 23 | The individuals who comprised the Chaloner family varied as greatly in their characters as did the members of the parish gentry , from Alan Chaloner ( 1603–84 ) , the blacksmith who took pride in his work , to his elder brother Richard , whom Gough described as ‘ an untowardly liver , very idle and extravagant , endeavouring to supply his neccssytyes rather by stealeing than by his honest labour ’ . |
| 24 | It leaves this to eventually crawl ashore and pupate among the roots of trees , to emerge as the adults — shown in this case mating to complete the cycle , the female returning to lay her eggs on the water . |
| 25 | Use this method of checking to test your answers to the last exercise . |
| 26 | He was aching to tell his friends about the Gooseneck episode , but since it was of human rather than police significance he did n't feel entitled to waste their time during a busy day . |
| 27 | Perhaps it was the culmination of the day , the weather so miserable and the wetness permeating to clog his clothes tightly to his skin , making movement uncomfortable and abrasive . |
| 28 | In recent years it has become increasingly common for businesses buying and selling goods and services to seek to rely on standard terms of trading to govern their contracts . |
| 29 | I ask those who have , as it were , been in bondage , and for whom the prison doors are now opening to show their thanks by comporting themselves quietly and with dignity . |
| 30 | Chula took Rudd to various pre-war motor races , and he spent his school holidays at the White Mouse garage in Hammersmith , helping to clean their ERAs and absorbing the atmosphere . |