Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Goff recollects him saying that he felt in danger of being left behind because whilst exciting things were happening in art he was not being allowed to develop . |
| 2 | I think these proposals not only are a way forward but also in light of what is actually happening in the area of Highfields with er the high numbers of unemployment , with the high rate of people underachieving in education I think for the last two and a half years there has been no clear guidelines or structure that has systematically brought about any results in the two centres to move forward where people have lost out by this issue being bureaucratic and a political football that 's being kicked about and I think it 's about time where we now have cross party consensus that we move positively forward and work towards these proposals . |
| 3 | The legend of the Dent vampire is in all probability nothing more than an elaborate leg-pull , but it 's worth relating in case you have n't heard it before . |
| 4 | ‘ If we prevent children dying in infancy they will just grow up to have children of their own and population will increase even faster . ’ |
| 5 | When applying in advance you may indicate a start date ( eg birthday ) . |
| 6 | ‘ For the hundreds of thousands of Scottish families living in poverty it will mean fuel bills they can not afford , or the prospect of disconnection . |
| 7 | I have n't made it so far , look at me , I 'm living in luxury I am , I 've got lots of money to spend |
| 8 | It 's , it 's living in harmony I suppose will be the word you know the , the environment sort of moves in to the power station and does n't get attacked , everywhere else gets attacked you know , people scrub up the weeds in the garden and things like that , here they 're allowed to grow , the butterflies come in , insects , great you know just , just love it . |
| 9 | As he waited , Hazel realized more fully than ever how dangerous was their position , without holes , wandering in country they did not know . |
| 10 | the first night sh we run her down to meet him right , me and him , I said oh go on Donna , said he 's a nice bloke , he 's not nice looking in fact he 's nothing , you know , nice looking at all but he 's a nice bloke , he got a , you know , bit of money and all that . |
| 11 | So he put it in shed , left it in shed for a while and then it were not last year the year before , he took it down , I 'm putting this in dustbin duck he says it 's no damn good , we went on holiday and me daughter 's boyfriend came down while we were away and er , he must of been looking in dustbin he says what 's this telly doing , our Mandy said it 's no good , me dad 's slinging it out , so he took it home and fixed it , it 's been going ever since |
| 12 | Now if you 're gon na be writing in software you do n't actually look at it like that maybe and it is also a useful way to generalize these decoders . |
| 13 | I even went in at seven in the morning when they 've got no compressors going in case it was the compressors dragging the whatsit down |
| 14 | Instead of lying in bed they are up and about and have freedom to make choices about their routine and daily life . |
| 15 | Saturday night and stayed with his friends like and I , I and I did n't like it , I could I was lying in bed I thought I heard noises and all and I had all the windows |
| 16 | When your notes are growing in volume they are much too valuable to be carried around and perhaps lost . |
| 17 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 18 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 19 | ‘ I think she was frightened to ask how long you were staying in case you left , ’ said Lord Grubb , with a lunge of shrewdness . |
| 20 | staying in bed I expect |
| 21 | Vice-President Salvador Laurel , speaking on Dec. 4 during a visit to Hong Kong , went so far as to cast doubts on the President 's ability to continue even if the coup was put down : " If Aquino insists on staying in power I do n't think that would assist in solving the problem . |
| 22 | Stuttgart were last night wary of commenting in case they influenced the UEFA ruling . |
| 23 | While recovering in hospital he received a thoughtful telegram from Queen Mary , who expressed herself ‘ very sorry indeed to hear of your sad accident caused through the abominable behaviour of a brutal , lunatic woman ’ . |
| 24 | Philip loved the smelly , aggressive little dogs and was always fussing in case they got stuck down the rabbit holes . |
| 25 | But instead of simply struggling in embarrassment they can turn to their advisers and ask for help : " What do I say now ? " , |
| 26 | Being based on characters which had been designed for incising in stone they were difficult and slow to write . |
| 27 | You 're going to spend the next few months hanging over them with your heart thumping in case they 've stopped breathing and the next few years after that stopping them committing suicide because a perfectly ordinary house has turned into a minefield of electricity and stairs and windows and boiling kettles . |
| 28 | When sailing in surf it is important to select which wave to jump and also which part of the wave face is best . |
| 29 | Whilst sailing in surf you should always keep an eye out for these sets since if you do n't you may suddenly find yourself amongst the larger waves whose ‘ rinse cycles ’ are considerably more vigorous than that of a washing machine . |
| 30 | Mike McClennan , the St Helens coach , conceded Wigan looked title certainties , but he added : ‘ We must keep on winning in case they slip . ’ |