Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other birds fly away leaving the warner with a temporary monopoly of the food . |
| 2 | Both say simply writing the book has helped them come to terms with the experience and it 's a story that 's still gripping many people . |
| 3 | As stated earlier these strategies are defined as ‘ activating forces within the system to alter the system ’ , and they involve either improving the problem-solving capabilities of the system , or releasing and fostering growth in the persons who make up the system to be changed . |
| 4 | Yeah I mean just getting the keynote speech from each one would be nice would n't it . |
| 5 | She was telling them a story , and they were sitting on either side of her on the sofa with their mouths hanging slightly open , Gawain meditatively fingering a lock of her long , dark hair , Damian staring at her and absently scratching his balls . |
| 6 | On the proximal arm segment the arm spines almost meet midventrally forming a fan . |
| 7 | The arms : ( a ) the form of the tentacle pore ; ( b ) the number and shape of the arm spines , the degree of rugosity ; ( c ) the number and shape of the tentacle scales ; ( d ) whether the arm spines of the proximal joints meet midradially forming a fan when viewed transversely ; ( e ) often in outline the arms amy appear to be constricted between the rows of arm spines usually because the articulation areas are elevated . |
| 8 | The spines on proximal segments nearly meet midradially forming a fan . |
| 9 | The latter 's daughter , Lady Joan , is certainly interested in ‘ the Condition of England Question ’ , and his guests include the principled , High-Church , and well-born clergyman , St Lys , who retorts to Lord Mamey that war on the cottage does not at first seem so startling a cry as war on the castle . |
| 10 | Stand upright holding the barbell in front of you , with your arms straight down . |
| 11 | Beware accidentally deleting the paragraph mark , especially when typing a table . |
| 12 | They deny recklessly pushing a car down the stairway off Byshot Path , Possilpark , on 17 May last while acting with another person . |
| 13 | Set peacefully overlooking the lake on a headland , the Serbelloni is nevertheless convenient for the centre , steamer and hydrofoil departure points . |
| 14 | I remember wickedly making a note at one assembly of the number of times he spoke and believe it or not the total was sixty seven . |
| 15 | I remember once catching a sand-martin . |
| 16 | I tricked him , but I had to , I remember once seeing a mosaic , a Roman mosaic . |
| 17 | I remember once watching a film in three D and getting the red and green , green glasses . |
| 18 | ‘ I remember once getting a tap round the head from my dad . |
| 19 | I remember once having a passion to read and argue endlessly on such topics . |
| 20 | You see I mean it it did occur to me that er erm on on the three occasions that we 've done this now , it always turns out to be er me involved in about just you know either playing the piano or something else in just about everything . |
| 21 | Mm Yeah we 've been found it really difficult finding a baby sitter really I 'm surprised ever since we 've had Lisa we 've been really bad uh uh actually having baby sitters and you know actually making the effort to go out really . |
| 22 | You let everything go for weeks and weeks and obviously find just getting a meal tiring enough and you know I do n't want you to do anything that 's too much for you . |
| 23 | and er , we had to set it up here and we sit here watching the telly and they 'd sit here for hours |
| 24 | Plague already stalking the world , scattered by the Conablaiche . |
| 25 | But he would't comment further saying the association is suspended during the election campaign and we have nothing else to say . |
| 26 | But he would't comment further saying the association is suspended during the election campaign and we have nothing else to say . |
| 27 | No use even putting the question . |
| 28 | I sit there repeating a wish in my head like a child . |
| 29 | I mean fortunately doing the maths |
| 30 | Im just reading the mail … and remembered a ‘ spooky ’ occurence on Saturday . |