Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example could be heard as either Tom eats or Tom meets depending on its context . |
| 2 | Léonie had her first period on the day that Madeleine finished replying to all the letters of condolence sent to Louis . |
| 3 | That 's that Jim Rose Feeling for you … |
| 4 | Why had she never realised before now that Dana resented looking like her sister ? |
| 5 | Within three months of the suggestion , the house — despite the recession and a deflated housing market — was sold and Nigel , his girlfriend , two Nikon cameras , four lenses ( a 21,35.55 and zoom ) , a tripod , ‘ that was as essential on the trip as a passport ’ , and 30 rolls of Kodachrome film ( although Nigel prefers working in black and white , from the commercial angle colour film was better ) were flying to India ; the first port of call . |
| 6 | four lenses ( a 20,35,55 and zoom ) , a tripod , ‘ that was as essential on the trip as a passport , ’ and 30 rolls of Kodachrome film ( although Nigel prefers working in black and white , from the commercial angle colour film was better ) were flying to India ; the first port of call . |
| 7 | Parents at Holyrood , which accepts large numbers of youngsters through placing requests because of its good academic record , believe that Strathclyde condones overcrowding at the school and resent it . |
| 8 | One of the criticisms that Buisseret foresaw coming from academics was that ‘ the bias was unexpectedly towards changes in the already strong science base rather than addressing priority problems in industry ’ . |
| 9 | Suddenly , Grace crumpled on to the bed in a torrent of tears so violent and overwhelming that Miranda stopped crying at once . |
| 10 | Record the time that Amy spends playing with her toys when Keith is in the nursery . |
| 11 | Though you can not deny that Stalinvast needed cleansing of its parasites ! |
| 12 | The 601s that Motorola intends shipping in high volume in the third quarter will be fabricated by IBM Corp under the tie-up with Motorola and Apple Computer Inc . |
| 13 | That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’ |
| 14 | Kirstein wanted to see the ballet in preparation before confirming the commission , so John began working on it with dancers of Sadler 's Wells Theatre Ballet , including Miller as the heroine . |
| 15 | In one episode , the usual cliffhanger excitement was almost literal at the end as Alexis and Dex went hurtling over the balcony . |
| 16 | Mum and Connie keep talking about it , but they do n't do anything . |
| 17 | Constance and Will loved going for walks together . |
| 18 | Ana and Mitch went riding after lunch . |
| 19 | In 1979 , she and Branson began talking about establishing an independent label , which Wilson would head , working under the aegis of Virgin and to be called DinDisc . |
| 20 | If Dennis came looking for her , she might hear him in time , or she might not . |
| 21 | Sun , he says , ‘ sat on its remote procedure call laurels too long and did n't advance its Open Network Computing technology until OSF started talking about DCE . ’ |
| 22 | They were drawing closer to the barrier now and Donna began looking for Julie , praying that her sister was waiting , hardly daring to contemplate what she would do if she was n't . |
| 23 | Dong and Hoc ran panting along the adjacent ranks allotted to them , calling out frequently to encourage one another and to check each other 's progress . |
| 24 | That ended any sort of conversation and Maggie sat fuming for the rest of the journey , very glad that Felipe sat as silently . |
| 25 | His eyes were dark and brilliant above the cruel red mask and Fenella stood looking at him , seeing how the fireglow poured over his half-naked body , seeing how the silver of his left arm gleamed in the flickering light and was clamped about the horizontal iron bar with as much assurance as that other flesh-and-blood and muscle arm . |
| 26 | Quotes Kevin and Mick stood waiting on the platform . |
| 27 | Mum and Dad were all tight and not saying much and Annie just chatted away to me in the back and Simon kept licking at the suitcase like it was a bone or summat . |
| 28 | Children from the local primary school cycled the path to attend the ceremony , but when Walter and Ted started reminiscing about bike rides to Newcastle in the 1920's , their patience ran out and they scampered off to the village hall for their free tea ! |
| 29 | Christina and Elaine went shopping in Bridgetown that afternoon . |
| 30 | One evening , the Prince asked Wallis and Ernest to go skiing in Austria . |