Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 2 | And she , in turn , knowingly and secretly absorbing his stare as she listened to her chattering companions , began to dismiss him as a potential client . |
| 3 | But along the way Alice Thomas Ellis creates an ironic and vivid portrait of London , brilliantly catching its degradation and waste . |
| 4 | these guys are constantly repairing his car and that 's what I said originally |
| 5 | But if things were quiet on the Rosemary and Travis front , Leith was very much aware that there was a brute of a man in the new extension who was only biding his time before he tripped her up . |
| 6 | He had n't chucked her overboard bag and baggage yet , but he was probably only biding his time until they returned to their mooring . |
| 7 | Bewey , Joan 's first dog , once belonged to an old lady who cosseted her , endlessly stroking her head and ears . |
| 8 | As the train left La Spezia , she was so enjoying her adventure that she laughed out loud . |
| 9 | She saw he was nervous , and encouraged him by gently stroking his neck and shoulders . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If undue influence in the full sense is not made out but the element of pressure , surprise , misrepresentation or some or one of them combine with or cause a misunderstanding or failure to understand the documents or transaction , the final question must be whether the grounds upon which the creditor believed that the document was fairly obtained and executed by a woman sufficiently understanding its purport and effect were such that it would be inequitable to fix the creditor with the consequences of the husband 's improper or unfair dealing with his wife . |
| 12 | ‘ the final question [ is ] whether the grounds upon which the creditor believed the document was fairly obtained and executed by a woman sufficiently understanding its purport and effect were such that it would be inequitable to fix the creditor with the consequences of the husband 's improper and unfair dealing with his wife . |
| 13 | Not that he will ignore the larger majority of his people who form the reliable , hard-working backbone of his organization ; he 'll devote time to them too , perhaps explaining his policy and practice for developing flair in his team . |
| 14 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 15 | I thought the hand-cranking on the ‘ 109 a bit dodgy , till an impatient Navy pilot threw me off the wing of a Harvard into the prop , miraculously only tearing my jacket and grazing my arm , putting me in dock for a couple of days . |
| 16 | Start by concentrating on one person , perhaps addressing your mother or your best friend and then , when you see them smiling back and you gather confidence , turn to the rest of the audience . |
| 17 | So when I asked Karen what she thought she was up to , I was merely expressing my irritation and anxiety at this interruption . |
| 18 | What he gave was a chronological narrative , apparently searching his memory as he went along . |
| 19 | Tait had already resigned after a row with Fields , only withdrawing his resignation after Branson had pleaded with him to stay on . |
| 20 | The phrases in this second category can be completely eliminated by re-phrasing the sentence and so improving its construction and sense . |
| 21 | Take , for instance , a small family business constantly renewing its plant and equipment . |
| 22 | Arnulf wrote a letter to the English bishops shortly before their meeting , telling them that the French king , the French bishops , and Henry himself were all agreed to support Alexander and that they were only postponing their announcement until the English bishops could vote to join them . |
| 23 | He raped the pregnant woman , whom he knew , at her Wigan home last autumn , after suddenly losing his temper and punching her in the face . |
| 24 | Priestley had particular pleasure in recalling that moment in Payday in which Charlie has to walk home through the rain after foolishly spending his pay and after being pushed out of the last tram ; he anticipates his wife 's anger and the return to short rations and yet not all is hopeless , something might turn up . |
| 25 | When the flow of tears slowly began to dry up she gratefully accepted the use of his handkerchief , drying her eyes and fiercely blowing her nose as she slowly raised her head from his chest . |
| 26 | It is well known that in the Constituent Assembly , only the women are valiantly defending our sovereignty and protesting against foreign intervention … |
| 27 | ‘ It is bad enough losing their job but at least if they got the redundancy package that was available under Leyland-DAF , they would not be so badly off . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's only doing his job and pretty soon he 'll give up and go away . |
| 29 | He must not alienate Phil Jordan , who was only doing his job and trying to be a friend at the same time . |
| 30 | IT IS bad enough having your birthday when everybody has run out of money and the spirit of giving is distinctly thin . |