Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would only consider using it in very particular circumstances , and for obvious reasons , I would not predict what those circumstances might be . ’ |
| 2 | It just starts getting you down eventually … . |
| 3 | Well done Matt , well done , better doing it now then wait until the last bloody minute when we 're outside the school |
| 4 | But he had repented of his impulse as swiftly , she knew , aghast at himself that he could consider treating her so roughly , a young woman from the family who were his friends , almost his own kin , his people . |
| 5 | Next day , her owner , in fear and trepidation , tried saddling her up again , but this time with a white saddlecloth . |
| 6 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Binged and vomited four times 2–3 Keeping her diary regularly 4 Returned home and told her family about problems with eating 5 Stopped weighing herself so frequently ; binged and vomited three times 6 Ate breakfast for first time 7 Allowed herself to ask for support from friends 8–9 Binged and vomited once each week 10 Expressed her feelings of sadness in the group for the first time 11–12 Ate three regular meals per day ; binges much smaller 13 A week free from bingeing and vomiting 14 A week free from bingeing and vomiting |
| 7 | But they do make abusing them steadily harder . |
| 8 | Robert stop moving them away please , thank you Rob |
| 9 | I got , do n't know if they stop doing it altogether now , I really do n't know what erm , you see , I 've got an old one , but it says on it on the voucher it 's not trans none transferable . |
| 10 | When you stop taking them altogether now do you mean ? |
| 11 | Do you mind bringing it back here |
| 12 | Yeah it 's er I take the car back half term , if , you know , I do n't mind driving it down there , but the thing is how am I gon na get back if I drive it down , it 's gon na cost me forty pound fifty |
| 13 | Robert was not exactly jealous of the headmaster — he could not remember meeting anyone less sexually threatening . |
| 14 | The council says the theatre 's a major drain on their resources and to avoid shutting it down completely they had to make the change . |
| 15 | But I do n't , certainly do n't mind taking her down once a week or twice a week and taking me turn . |
| 16 | No , he could n't remember putting them down anywhere . |
| 17 | To disturb the layers from this position involves moving them further apart , which is resisted by tension in the bonds . |
| 18 | You mus n't try to stop people visiting ; instead you have to improve facilities for them and make moving them around easier . |
| 19 | The relation between teachers and their pupils will change , and there are many who will regret the end of a kind of understanding and friendliness that can make teaching itself both easier and more rewarding . |
| 20 | I do n't think holding me tight tight |
| 21 | It would seem sensible , therefore , to try and avoid using them as far as possible . |
| 22 | ‘ I do wish everyone would stop writing me off just because I happen to be fifty . ’ |
| 23 | If he keeps pushing himself so hard , that unacceptable facet of boxing might have to be faced sooner or later . |
| 24 | Those are names it would be a pleasure to bear and that are good to hear : a minute or two spent saying them out loud should be part of any visit to the church of Itxassou . |
| 25 | In so doing , he avoided committing himself too early externally and , at the same time , remained above the fray at home . |
| 26 | Direct discrimination involves treating someone less favourably on the grounds of their sex or marital status ( the 1975 Act ) or colour , race , ethnic or national origins or nationality ( the 1976 Act ) . |
| 27 | Does the other one stopped having it now then asthma ? |
| 28 | I started drawing them as well as I could remember . |
| 29 | I 'm saying squaring it off financially . |
| 30 | ‘ I mean to find out , even if it entails keeping you here indefinitely , so you might as well start talking and get it over with . |