Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't imagine my Levin ever maturing like that . |
| 2 | It took ten minutes of brisk walking to get my blood flowing again , my consciousness slowly returning from a journey beyond my body . |
| 3 | Frame two , I say with tears of pride in my eyes , was a near duplicate , 51–14 , my opponent disgustedly resigning with blue , pink and black still on the table . |
| 4 | I watch over my shoulder just walking to the local shops . |
| 5 | I picked my way forward waiting for the sun to set . |
| 6 | In the last game when we lost two players in the same position the last thing I wanted was to come to a quick decision with my brain still buzzing after a training session . |
| 7 | beside her , and these are twenty five , I said you did n't say that before , oh yes I did he said , I think oh well I 'm not wasting my time here arguing with you |
| 8 | I felt my pulse slowly returning to normal . |
| 9 | I shook my head , my pulse still racing from the shock . |
| 10 | The one terrible thing I witnessed as a small child was my mother suddenly rising from the dining-table with face tortured and crying , ‘ I am going to die ’ . |
| 11 | there could occur a case where the issue raised was so sensitive and the revelations necessarily following its decision so damaging to national security that the court might have to take special measures ( for example sitting in camera or prohibiting the mention of names ) . |
| 12 | He looked steadily at her and Jenna moved back obediently , her heart suddenly pounding with anxiety because she had no idea what Alain was talking about . |
| 13 | Carrie reached for her coat , her heart still pounding in her chest and a tightening sensation in her throat causing her to gulp . |
| 14 | She had been unable to concentrate on her reading , her mind constantly straying to the conversation she had had with him in the rose gardens . |
| 15 | Preoccupied with her own thoughts , and her mind still whirling with confusion from everything that had happened last night , Jessamy did n't hear the car draw up outside ; did n't hear the front door open and then quietly close again . |
| 16 | As the ship resumed its normal course , Lindsey made her way to her cabin , her mind still buzzing with what had been a well handled and straightforward transfer from ship to shore . |
| 17 | She was caught without defences , her mind still playing with the idea of being his darling girl . |
| 18 | Her knees seemed to have turned to water , her mind still reeling under the impact of the devastating revelation which had just come to her . |
| 19 | She mumbled beneath his mouth when his fingers pressed hard into her firm buttocks , and she felt a hot flame burn where his hand had rested , her mouth , her body , her mind all whirling with the incredible sensation that his unprovoked assault was arousing . |
| 20 | But today the eyes were vibrant with an anticipatory light and Lady Merchiston sat up against her pillows , her glance alternately flicking to the window and following her companion as she moved about the room , tidying up . |
| 21 | She spun round to face him , her mouth already setting into an angry line . |
| 22 | ANDREW EDIE 'S BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED AND MAINTAINED T-6G IS THE ONLY MACHINE OF ITS TYPE CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT CATEGORY ( MORE DETAILS IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE ) . |
| 23 | If underground outfits had to go legal many of them would go bust , their profitability often lying in their clandestine nature . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't do that again , please , ’ she said , her gaze quickly flicking through the room to see who had noticed . |
| 25 | His voice was thick and hoarse against her lips , and as she found her body instinctively straining towards him he ran a slightly shaking hand down over her shoulder to caress the jut of her breasts beneath the clinging yellow Lycra . |
| 26 | The last step but one creaked protestingly and she grimaced apprehensively , her body almost turning to stone as she waited for Dane to suddenly appear and demand to know what she was doing . |
| 27 | ‘ You know I 'll have to go , ’ Maggie said tremulously , not yet back to earth , her body still shivering with delight and reaction . |
| 28 | Then , abruptly , his mouth left her , and she gazed up at him in confused distress , her body still longing for his caress . |
| 29 | There she had found her husband still snoring on her cot , and she had stretched out on his ; but sleep had n't come , and long before dawn she had decided she must leave the camp at once . |
| 30 | With four straight years of net losses , a maturing informatics industry , a 54% of its business still coming from hardware sales that are drying up , and , moreover , an image as an ever more ailing company , Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's chances of emerging from its crisis in its current form are less than good . |