Example sentences of "[adv] complaining about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were n't many fashionables living on or near Dartmoor and Horatia was constantly complaining about the isolation . |
| 2 | in these 0.3 seconds , skiers and the trade are already complaining about the ‘ pattern ’ of winter weather which has tarnished the last three seasons ( 0.03 seconds of the earthly year ) . |
| 3 | In May the Girls would sit out on the steel fire escapes during shows and write home complaining about the unaccustomed heat . |
| 4 | The cat is someone Alice can talk to and someone she can tell all of her problems to , ie. complaining about the game of croquet . |
| 5 | The man who shared her apartment was surly , unfriendly , and always complaining about the lifts and the garbage disposal . |
| 6 | And Chris , 13 , said proudly : ‘ I entered because my mum 's always complaining about the pong and my pals at school joke about my smelly feet . |
| 7 | ANN McGREGOR , kiosk assistant , Darnley : ‘ My mum is always complaining about the range of tights on sale at Sainsbury 's . |
| 8 | More than a year later he was still complaining about the ‘ cold dark dining room ( which the sun never shines into ) ’ . |
| 9 | Riven pulled his cloak up about his neck , his bones aching and stiff and his legs still complaining about the horse between them . |
| 10 | His mother would be tired , probably complaining about the distance she had had to walk to fetch water that day . |
| 11 | ‘ People are often complaining about the council but I think this time they deserve some praise . ’ |
| 12 | Before dinner Sir Bryan was again complaining about the loss of his precious clubs . |
| 13 | Maggie had dealt with that as best she could , taking it quietly and never complaining about the minor injustices which a teacher can inflict — work returned because of untidiness , petty sarcasms , rigorous enforcement of minor school rules . |