Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laura cried , struggling to sit up on the wide leather rear seat of the large car , where she had been so unceremoniously tossed only a moment before . |
| 2 | When other people made a fuss of him , he hardly bothered with them , preferring to go over to wherever I might be and just sit there looking at me with those eyes . |
| 3 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 4 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 5 | DEC is struggling to come up with a clear , forthright statement on its Unix policy for a worldwide briefing it 's planning on holding February 10 . |
| 6 | Meanwhile the also sympathetic but Grahamly maddening Tim is struggling to move into a flat on the row , while supposing himself to be struggling to come out of the closet . |
| 7 | I certainly both dreaded and disliked the prospect of the law and order debate , for the atmosphere was so strangely hostile and so different from that accorded to all one 's colleagues … pressure and even bullying by so-called ‘ hangers and floggers ’ served only to force Conservative MPs who were against hanging to stand up for what they believed to be right . |
| 8 | Again the horse refused , his nostrils flaring with fear and his eyes appearing to swivel back under his ears . |
| 9 | ‘ I am sorry to interrupt your cosy chat , Martin , but Daddy 's dying to go up to the bar for a drink and we 've promised to stop by Carolyn Roach 's house later on . ’ |
| 10 | and I went who 's applying to go on to university or education after eighteen , so I put up my hand , turned round and flipping Stuart and Danny had put their hands up and I just went oh god , they 're gon na do really well and Terry , and Terry , we 're talking Terry , Terry who has n't got a brain cell to rub together |
| 11 | There were people in Moscow , New York , Rome , Paris , Oslo and Naples who were absolutely dying to find out about Wimbledon . |
| 12 | Did you inherit these ? ’ she asked , dying to find out about his background . |
| 13 | Kirov sighed deeply , appearing to give in against his will . |
| 14 | The authorities had compounded their unpopularity among radicals by appearing to draw back from reform after publishing the emancipation statutes . |
| 15 | It took a moment for the full enormity of what was happening to filter through to the brandy-drenched consciousness of the member reading The Times . |
| 16 | Previously the policy had been to raid during the moonless period of each month , transported by the LRDG and returning to base in between to reorganize . |
| 17 | ‘ Dying to get out of here too , ’ Arty said . |
| 18 | turn to Mr Potter I think he 's been dying to get back on this so |
| 19 | If they already have some practical knowledge they will be itching to get on to the floor ! |
| 20 | Well , I 've spoken about how we remember you but I know you have far more memories of being here those years ago and I know you 're really itching to get up off your seats and go and have a good look round to see where you were stationed and if it 's at all possible to see the huts , the billets or anything where you were . |
| 21 | But Larder says the the 6ft 5in , 17-stone Moriarty , is back to full fitness and itching to get back into action . |
| 22 | The answer , from work-a-day tinkers , tailors , soldiers and sailors ( and company directors , clerics , academics and ex-BR drivers itching to get back inside a steam cab ) has been a most definitely resounding yes ! |
| 23 | Northside have taken a trip from the street to the stage without appearing to stop off at the rehearsal room , and display no remorse at waltzing straight into the charts . |
| 24 | Northside have taken a trip from the street to the stage without appearing to stop off at the rehearsal room , and display no remorse at waltzing straight into the charts . |
| 25 | The company is also to change its name from Merrydown Wine to Merrydown plc and is applying to move up from the USM to the main market in January . |
| 26 | Gabriel climbed up the ladder , appearing to rise out of the rib-cage of First Man , who was lying across the front lip of the trapdoor . |
| 27 | The Committee is an Ulster horse bidding to follow up on Rhythm Section 's win at Cheltenham . |
| 28 | A large group in the opposite corner had erupted into laughter at just the right moment , to mask the sound of her action , however , and even those who had seen and heard were simply hiding slightly shocked and curious smiles behind polite hands and pretending to go on with their talk . |
| 29 | And herself , mistrustful of him , angered by his wrong assumptions about her , pretending to go along with the programme he 'd arranged ! |
| 30 | Edward had watched over her for hours , even refusing to go down to the lock with his friends for days , though he loved to play there . |