Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not sure which he wanted her to be and was still puzzling about it next day when she called to take him down . |
| 2 | The sun 's warmth falls on my body , its rays filling me and driving from me all fear and shadows . |
| 3 | There is therefore some doubt as to whether broad clauses of the type that state that the firm is not obliged to disclose to the customer or take into account when acting for him any information known to the firm but unknown to the individual acting for the customer would protect the firm against allegations of non-disclosure , particularly in the case of an inexperienced customer . |
| 4 | I 've been looking for him all afternoon , but he must have been tied up with work . |
| 5 | You were looking for it last night . |
| 6 | Until September 23rd the Sun passing through you opposite sign of Virgo is almost certain to create disagreements in matrimonial or partnership affairs , and someone somewhere is bound to spotlight your failures or indiscretions . |
| 7 | Wayne was enchanted to see Hermia and Perdita , and gave the appearance of having been searching for them all day . |
| 8 | So if you are reading this , the kind gentleman or the young mother , thank you so very much for looking after me that day . |
| 9 | Sooner than he had expected , Harry found himself back in Swindon Central Library , this time perusing the national newspapers for 2 June 1987 in the hope of gleaning from them some clue as to what had eluded him on his visit to Tyler 's Hard . |
| 10 | Acting , according to Middle East International of Aug. 30 , " almost like a real parliament " , the Assembly voted to amend legislation for a new sales tax by exempting from it all food and medical products , paper for schools and journals and certain other products . |
| 11 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 12 | But she was laying in bed listening to them last night were n't you ? |
| 13 | But then they 'd say , ‘ I ca n't stand here listening to you all day ’ , and go off and do something else . |
| 14 | ‘ I know I ca n't go on listening to it all day , but find it one more time . ’ |
| 15 | Do n't talk to it because it ma it sounds stu I was listening to us this morning . |
| 16 | The Earl had been shouting at her that morning , ‘ Have n't you gone yet ? |
| 17 | ‘ When you were shouting at me last night I realised , perhaps for the first time , just exactly what you 'd gone through all your life . |
| 18 | Making hats for a living and looking at them all day long has mellowed her taste somewhat . |
| 19 | Looking at them next stage , distribution centre then are we ? |
| 20 | ‘ He 's still fat-faced and not sporty enough for me , but looking at him this way I have to say he scores on winner appeal and the self-confidence power brings him , ’ she said . |
| 21 | . Are you looking at they big doggy ? |
| 22 | Perhaps she could convince him to stop looking at her that way — though , in her heart , she did not want to stop him . |
| 23 | She could n't speak , not with him looking at her that way . |
| 24 | Why was he looking at her that way ? |
| 25 | He was looking at her this time , directly into her eyes , and in the twilight she felt her pulses begin to race , and she thought , Oh , my God , I 'm really attracted to this man . |
| 26 | Well I said what you looking at you skinny thing , and she just , how dare you speak to me like that , and I just who the hell you looking at you ugly thing , I 'm going to Espania tomorrow , cos I 'm going holiday to El Spania , right then |
| 27 | Well I said what you looking at you skinny thing , and she just , how dare you speak to me like that , and I just who the hell you looking at you ugly thing , I 'm going to Espania tomorrow , cos I 'm going holiday to El Spania , right then |
| 28 | I 've never thought of looking at it that way before . ’ |
| 29 | I was looking at it other day . |
| 30 | The technique of civil disobedience was applied precisely because decency was so evidently not enough , or , looking at it another way , because there was so evidently not enough decency . |