Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | That the standard of the Fiji tournament — which according to such a seasoned sevens campaigner as the Scots ' assistant coach , John Jeffrey , reached unprecedented highs — was beyond question . |
2 | The barn was big and roomy , and they had always been able to play the noisiest games in it without fear of disturbing or upsetting anyone , for there was nobody living within half a mile of it . |
3 | ‘ If you were n't doing a runner , where were you going in such a hurry ? ’ |
4 | What are you doing in such a place ? |
5 | And I got you talking about all the porno magazines . |
6 | I says God flipping hell what 's going up here , then , something going on all the time int there ? |
7 | To her dismay , hot tears burned her eyes in frustration at the physical weakness that kept her kneeling in such a submissive attitude at his feet for several more seconds . |
8 | They like , they gnawing at all the box . |
9 | Are they talking about such a large number . |
10 | A mixture of gratitude and pity held her captive through many a long , polite , sad , dull declaration of admiration , and kept her smiling through many an impolite drunken assault on her brassiere straps . |
11 | Then he was pulling her down over him , turning her in his arms , twining her limbs around his own , filling up her emptiness , tending her craving with all the knowledge he possessed . |
12 | Many organists are recruited from outside , some of them playing for all the denominations which use the one chapel . |
13 | Her heart beat in a way she had not been conscious of it beating for many a month and she felt near to tears . |
14 | ‘ But , dear David , ’ she said pitifully , ‘ you ca n't want us interfering at such a moment . |
15 | ( It is not unhelpful to imagine oneself standing in such a line : how would one decide whether to be blue , white , or red ? ) |