Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she joined him , rather shyly accepting his glance of approval at her slim body in its white bikini , the wind stirred his hair , blowing it out of its rigidly swept-back style . |
| 2 | How do you feel when you hear people like De La Soul so blatantly sampling your music ? |
| 3 | Without advising Shaughnessy of this proposal , much less inviting his opinion of it , the court had agreed to the government 's suggestion and , as Shaughnessy put it later , ‘ was briefed on undisclosed matters on unspecified dates by unidentified agents of the government … |
| 4 | The child lay quietly against his chest , on the brink of sleep and so obviously relishing their closeness . |
| 5 | The messages from her brain to turn and walk away seemed to take so long reaching their destination , she thought she might be riveted to the ground forever . |
| 6 | Why we have gone so long using our branch network as though it were doing the information job . |
| 7 | Crippled as he was from many falls , only lately taking their toll , he found in the lawn mower a kind of substitute for the experiences of earlier , dangerous days . |
| 8 | Dowd 's head thrashed to and fro as this indignity was visited upon him , only once raising his gaze to stare accusingly at Godolphin , who was too busy about this undoing to return the look . |
| 9 | ‘ So give , ’ Steve husked , obviously still feeling his loss and talking about it not helping one bit . |
| 10 | As the anxiety for each target is overcome so the client is only ever raising their anxiety by ten units by going onto the next target . |
| 11 | In consequence , product planning , and research and development activities may concentrate resources on the product and the brand , so further strengthening its position relative to the competition . |
| 12 | I looked at him , and he was ever so slightly shaking his head . |
| 13 | The student who finds difficulty in writing out his results may equally use audio-recording as a tool , perhaps later transcribing his account into written form after he has formulated it . |
| 14 | And when Ross had proceeded to tell all the interested spectators — of which there had been many — that he and Laura were on their second honeymoon … she 'd almost exploded with loathing of the man who was now so clearly dominating her life . |
| 15 | Although I can recall so clearly seeing my father off to the war , and even more clearly the Zeppelin , the mid-twenties are not so clear . |
| 16 | Ronni turned away in confusion as Guido simply went on smiling , bobbing up and down unrepentantly in the water , his dark hair plastered like strands of silk to his forehead , quite obviously thoroughly enjoying her confusion . |
| 17 | Cairo 's city authority is only now training its sewer gangs properly . |
| 18 | There is one newcomer , however , that is only now finding its market but which could play a great part in feeding the world 's people ; and that is a man-made cereal , a hybrid , called triticale . |
| 19 | This scene came towards the end of an episode in which Frank had already caused havoc in the local library , succeeded in unintentionally dismantling his neighbour 's chicken house and attended an interview for a job selling farming products . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , Greg Norman , perhaps surprisingly considering his money winning position , won the scoring leaders statistic on the USPGA Tour with an average of 69.10 . |
| 21 | I was down there serenading my heart out and they all started to pop their heads out of the window . |
| 22 | She tried again to meet Norman 's eye but he was rather desperately keeping his attention on that slut Yvonne . |
| 23 | Roos 's donation of ‘ La Celestine ’ to the French State and the undertaking he received afterwards from Culture Minister Jack Lang that another rare Picasso he owned , ‘ Les Noces de Pierrette ’ , would be allowed to leave the country , thus greatly increasing its value , is an aspect of the Celestine affair which has not featured in the court case . |
| 24 | These men were not only violating my peace of mind but all other sorts of peace . |
| 25 | Realising that he was not only wasting his time until the storm abated but also endangering his life , George turned in what he hoped was the right direction for home . |
| 26 | Not only exposing her soul in her music but , unwittingly , her underwear as well . |
| 27 | The book was offered with a sharp recollection of his own family , not only regarding his father 's absence of many years ( whose duty it was , formally , to say the prayer ) , but in the dedication of the book , another link with the past broken , another mainstay , albeit distant , removed : ‘ This book is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother Mrs Lyon Cohen , and to the memory of my grandfather Rabbi Solomon Klinitsky . ’ |
| 28 | And it 's not only risking my life it 's risking their lives as well . |
| 29 | That meant her regular nurse , Jane Weeks , was kept busy not only ensuring her patient was comfortable but also satisfied . |
| 30 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |