Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] in " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Stick on a swimsuit , and we 'll take our chances on the car making it there in one piece . ’ |
2 | When two hours had passed and he had n't returned , Lyn imagined him finding his way back to Bale 's and by this act leading her there in search of him . |
3 | I remember standing at the kitchen window watching them outside in the snow . |
4 | But when they reached his room Leonora wriggled out of his arms and stood on the bedside rug , hands behind her back , guilt flooding her now in full force at the look in his eyes . |
5 | Both writers make light of this crossing from Fort Augustus to the middle of Glenmoriston , even though it must have proven their most arduous stage so far — eleven miles of high , hard going , ‘ cut in traverses ’ as Johnson says , ‘ so that as we went upon a higher stage , we saw the baggage following us below in a contrary direction . ’ |
6 | Leslie and Linda Skelhorne , of Runcorn , received the letter wishing them well in their bid to raise cash to send Shaun , five , to the Higashi Institute in Boston . |
7 | As she turned he set the horse against her quickly , its strong shoulder nudging her away in another direction . |