Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catching my eye the young medic grinned and gave a thumbs-up sign . |
| 2 | Sometimes Soutine , who was living in the village , came over to enjoy a good chicken dinner , and after eating their fill the two artists reproached their host for living in such luxury . |
| 3 | I deeply resent Michael Rowan-Robinson 's insinuation that I have been ‘ disreputable ’ in my use of a review article by Bernard Carr and Martin Rees in writing my book The Accidental Universe ( Review , 20 January , p 186 ) . |
| 4 | You do n't have to say that but we all you know you 're you 're pulling their leg the whole time okay ? |
| 5 | He was , for instance , punctilious about paying his models the agreed amount and would work out the precise sum owed to the last quarter of an hour . |
| 6 | ‘ Just what 're you getting at , young Angel ? ’ he asked , narrowing his eyes the same way he did when he had a cigarette going and he was looking in a petrol tank . |
| 7 | Filing your nails the wrong way can cause the to split and break . |
| 8 | The lucky winner has the privilege of sending their leader the first congratulatory telegram , announcing the success of the latest project . |
| 9 | In reporting his death the annual report of 1957 states : " It would not be an exaggeration to say that his shoulders carried the burden of the BDDA income for the greater part of that period . " |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm feeding our horses the same mash the O'Brien 's used to win Gold Cups , Grand Nationals and the Derby . ’ |
| 11 | But then they suddenly listen to what you say and they think , well that 's funny , I was thinking about that when I was saying my prayers the other day . |
| 12 | The staff at Howard were intent on giving their students the best they could offer . |
| 13 | Millions of babies have grown up happy and healthy on formula milks and your baby will thrive if he has a mum who 's relaxed at feeds , not anxious that she 's not giving her baby the best start in life . |
| 14 | As the dust created by the collapse of the monarchy cleared , however , it became increasingly apparent to those eager for change how tenacious and resourceful in defending their positions the established ruling classes of Spain were . |
| 15 | Partly as a reaction against the restless interference of Lloyd George , he believed in giving his ministers the maximum freedom . |
| 16 | He would then acknowledge that there was no law , and he would have no further concern for consistency with the past ; he would proceed to make new law by asking what law the present legislature would make or what the people want or what would be in the community 's best interests for the future . |
| 17 | Whilst windsurfing , by keeping the head level you are giving your body the best chance of keeping its balance beneath you . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I had a letter from the 21st Squadron of the Royal Corps of Transport based in Tomislavgrad , Bosnia , voting my legs the sexiest in the world , ’ Miss Irving says . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It dropped five bound volumes through a chute into a Committee meeting , and strongly suggested they leave off debating what colour the new Nempnett Thrubwell skimover ought to be painted long enough to ponder the problem . |
| 22 | Then they were in the flat , the first time she had been there since leaving Oliver typing his letter the previous morning . |
| 23 | So the , you know that thing I was showing you about , th finding them bones the other night ? |
| 24 | She smiled as I watched and copied her , carrying my tools the local way . |
| 25 | Shaking her head the old woman proffered a calloused palm , into which he deposited a shilling . ’ |
| 26 | A week later , 11 June , her column is full of the sculptor tempting her : ‘ You 're only seeing Paris … come and see ‘ Par-ee ’ … leave all these people ’ ( Modigliani delighted in showing his visitors the real Paris ) . |
| 27 | From B 's perspective of obtaining his freedom the unresolved issues were equally fundamental to the point addressed . |
| 28 | We were to go into the mountains and spend one night in tents before making our rendezvous the next day . |
| 29 | The BMC did a good job in showing our visitors The True Path . |
| 30 | Aye it is a good one , yeah , it 's very similar as I was telling my friend the other day to what we had before |