Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I dropped down following a lovely track through the woods below Ivelet Boards and followed the pathway down to Ramps Holme , disturbing a weasel on the way . |
| 2 | Ahead of me , to my right , the humps of Yorburgh and Drumaldrace shimmered in the heat as I dropped down following a kink where the road crosses a beck . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | With this in mind , I set about designing a circuit which could be used with an existing meter ( preferably a digital type ) . |
| 5 | That 's fine with me , and I set about securing a partial guarantee from the Philippines ' largest bank . |
| 6 | Amy explained : ‘ I started off drawing a wrap covered in lots of tassels and big flowers — all very whacky . ’ |
| 7 | How do I go about obtaining a licence to do this ? |
| 8 | What qualifications would I need and how should I go about finding a job ? |
| 9 | She said , ‘ Every year I end up taking a pair of rubber gloves with me and looking after the children , and every year I end up coming home feeling exhausted . |
| 10 | Lynam lit the fuse by first questioning captain Lineker about the mood in the squad and then turning on Taylor , who now says : ‘ I end up having a go at the ‘ housewives ' choice ’ and it really was n't me . |
| 11 | and I was very moved by the photograph and I ended up writing a poem to this little girl , and indeed one thing I can say , perhaps with some pride , is that Doctor Barnardos know about this poem , and somehow who was writing a history Barnardo children actually asked to use it in her book . |
| 12 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 13 | I ended up having a fight with him , he broke my arm and I got hit on the head . |
| 14 | I suppressed so many feelings that I ended up having an emotional breakdown . |
| 15 | I ended up giving a sample of blood , which has been tissue typed and partially matched to someone in need of a transplant . |
| 16 | It is a moment before the long hours in cramped quarters , which makes up spending a night in a couchette . |
| 17 | Report back about being aggressive and we 'd like you to report back modelling an aggressive style , yeah ? |
| 18 | Assertive group report back modelling an assertive style and the passive group you report back modelling a passive style of |
| 19 | It 's not unlike language , if you grow up speaking a language , it 's easy |
| 20 | She came in holding a large vase of flowers and said with a smile : |
| 21 | She came out bearing a basin of water in which a cloth and a bar of soap floated . |
| 22 | Typical is Arthur Seton in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ( 1960 ) , described by the film 's director Karel Reisz , as ‘ a sad person , terribly limited in his sensibilities , narrow in his ambitions and a bloody fool into the bargain ’ who ends up throwing a stone towards the housing estate that is his final destination , declaring with more bravado than honesty , ‘ It wo n't be the last one I 'll throw . ’ |
| 23 | So , how do you go about choosing a bureau ? |
| 24 | How do you go about painting a canvas ? |
| 25 | How do you go about making a will ? |
| 26 | How did you go about finding a job ? |
| 27 | If you keep on saying a thing long enough communist , everybody believes you even though it 's the biggest lie on earth . |
| 28 | Could you give me an example of how you went about making a a bread scone or a roll or what had to be done ? |
| 29 | But it was her identity , she said , it was all she had , and she went on putting a caste mark which she had no right to on her forehead and wearing all her gold bracelets and cooking sag ghosht and dal instead of the defrosted hamburgers and chips which was what most people ate around there . |
| 30 | We do n't always write on them ; sometimes you find that if somebody tells you to write a poem about windows you end up writing a poem about aeroplanes or whatever , and I actually like being told to do something from the outside because you 'll discover almost immediately whether that 's really something you want to write about or not . |