Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frequent complaint that ships , once requisitioned , were not actually used for several months , thereby denying their owners the use of them in between times , was not always the fault of the wind or weather . |
| 2 | The beauty of the versatile LM method is that we can also just choose one or two methods to gain that experience while still giving our patients the gentle but speedy improvement they desire . |
| 3 | She turned to the stranger who had just finished talking to a mechanic who was now giving her car the once-over . |
| 4 | It does n't sound much but you 've got to watch out these days , with everything constantly getting cheaper and Tod grimly counting his money the whole time . |
| 5 | Instead of simply handing his mother the handkerchief , he held her chin with one hand and wiped the tears from her cheeks . |
| 6 | The role of social relations is obvious in the massive US Animal Welfare Act 1966 which applies to warm-blooded animals , thereby excluding my friend the octopus . |
| 7 | Sort of stood there watching her cash the giros and then nicked her money . |