Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] an " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Having established that the larger skeleton was that of a female , I set about making an estimate of the subject 's age at the time of her death . |
2 | I suppressed so many feelings that I ended up having an emotional breakdown . |
3 | Report back about being aggressive and we 'd like you to report back modelling an aggressive style , yeah ? |
4 | But perhaps the biggest thing in popular music took place in 1948 when the LP was introduced ; an innovation of immense importance for the industry and public alike , and not least for Leonard who set about acquiring an enviable collection . |
5 | Support was supposed to have come from the labelmates Thrill Kill Kult , but they pulled out following an incident in Germany , when Kult singer Frantic had had his leg broken in three places after being attacked onstage by ‘ neo-nazi ’ thugs in the audience . |
6 | Support was supposed to have come from the labelmates Thrill Kill Kult , but they pulled out following an incident in Germany , when Kult singer Frantic had had his leg broken in three places after being attacked onstage by ‘ neo-nazi ’ thugs in the audience . |
7 | The ice cold water made him gasp , but after swimming a couple of lengths of the plunge , he got out feeling an exhilaration beyond belief . |
8 | It ends up becoming an ordinary political thriller fitting the ‘ TV Cop ’ genre . |
9 | Because of this discomfort he set about developing an air-cushioned sole with his engineer friend Herbert Funck . |
10 | He stood up holding an automatic pistol and started trying to slot a magazine into the grip . |