Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [v-ing] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I find that people at that level of education are so busy chasing their own tail with the enormous amount of work that comes their way … that the planning for a secondee would come at the bottom of the heap . |
| 2 | Producers were so busy fighting their own corner , and so mesmerized by the success of Hollywood , that they did n't have the strength to argue that keeping the industry fragmented and flexible , learning from Hollywood 's example without simply imitating its outward forms , might be a better way of catering for a market the size of Britain than heading up the road of monopoly . |
| 3 | Right Doug erm there 's a couple of points there really erm like you , you got the , the , the guy and you said who else do you know why not paint a picture , you know , erm like for example Jim the people I do business with are between twenty five and thirty five , they 're usually married buying their own home |
| 4 | ‘ As a player , it 's certainly more gruelling doing my own material than Michael 's , because his is mainly rhythm parts with a few solos . |
| 5 | The enemy have lost no time settling in and are now busy mortaring their former positions , causing the usual casualties . |
| 6 | It was pretty good seeing them all marching together , though . |
| 7 | I have seen many toddlers comprehensively ‘ running ’ their own and seemingly their parents ' lives , but they did n't look very happy getting their own way . |
| 8 | Would be suitable by anybody 's standard whether locally or by er centrally do n't volunteer either because they find working with councillors and local officials particularly in recent years when local authorities have become much more party political and that 's been a pity , or the suitable people are too busy running their own businesses . |
| 9 | Terrestrial telly appearances have been spasmodic in recent years , but Allen is currently busy filming his own series , I Love Keith Allen , for BSB . |