Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final " Dawn " sequence then has the effect both of a reprise , closing the musical form , and of an ironic comment on the human tragedy which , when it is taken out of the public arena into the privacy of Grimes 's mind , actually passes out of the consciousness and memory of those who , only a few hours before , have been clamouring loudest for its execution . |
| 2 | He was up on the podium , still a bit pale and puffy , but recovering gamely from her suicide . |
| 3 | Sadie 's bin givin' me the bloody ‘ ump the way she 's bin goin' on about our Billy . |
| 4 | ‘ Here 's me goin' on about my life , and you have n't told me about yours . |
| 5 | Drawing nervously on his cigarette , a uniformed guard said : ‘ What shall I say ? |
| 6 | Male peasants in the fields wear their distinctive broad-brimmed straw hats , with their coats hanging loosely over their shoulders . |
| 7 | The form begins with the practitioner standing naturally , his feet shoulder-width apart and his arms hanging loosely by his side . |
| 8 | As the ground drifted up he saw the barbarian standing stock still , chest heaving , arms hanging loosely by his sides . |
| 9 | There was the largest hornets ' nest he had ever seen , hanging right in his path . |
| 10 | But it is the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall which is benefitting most from her zest and drive . |
| 11 | And , I was prattling on to your dad , saying when we claimed it back when we claimed it back we 'll bring it early but |
| 12 | … which is not until Act 5 , when the poet re-enters briefly , prattling on to his captors ' exasperation . |
| 13 | Their eyes locked together for an instant , and she felt as though he was seeing right into her soul , into bits of her that no one had ever seen before . |
| 14 | It is common for them to drown in heavy rain because they stand gazing skyward with their beaks open to see where the rain is coming from . |
| 15 | " Well , could it be , sir , " I broached , leafing furiously through my dictionary , " that since this is the last Big One it might be , er , acceptable to send these sixty houses to the stars with — his Highness , your dad ? " |
| 16 | Fei Yen was looking down , the p'ip'a resting loosely against her breasts , her whole frame bent forward , as if she had emptied herself with the song . |
| 17 | A crossed legged position may be adopted if you are accustomed to this position , otherwise sit in a straight-backed chair with your feet firmly on the ground and your hands resting loosely in your lap . |
| 18 | Hanging on to her temper , and , it had to be admitted , her rioting feelings , with an effort , she retorted , ‘ To someone like you , perhaps . |
| 19 | ‘ I have n't any serious plans to marry him , if that 's what you 're asking , ’ she told him as levelly as she could , and had the hardest work in the world in hanging on to her temper when his glance flicked from her through the open door into her sitting-room . |
| 20 | They glanced at Tabitha encumbered with Perks , forcing their claws from her arms , standing on one foot trying to shake one that was hanging on to her leg . |
| 21 | Sister explained to me , ‘ The poor old dear 's in a fine twitter as she thought the bus was stopping , not starting — ’ Sister shot off to meet an anxious young woman with a baby in her arms and a small tearful boy hanging on to her skirt . |
| 22 | Kneeling over her lower body , his belly hanging on to her knees , he began gently to cut off her panties . |
| 23 | And please let them be hanging on to their gossip and porter . |
| 24 | It 's true that more people are hanging on to their cars and strangel ; y not paying for their servicing . |
| 25 | Shifty-Eyes could n't do much about it as I was hanging on to his foot . |
| 26 | Schellenberg , who felt that he was only hanging on to his sanity by his fingernails , said , ‘ But , Reichsführer , what if Devlin does n't wish to be persuaded ? ’ |
| 27 | He swung himself astride the dragon awkwardly , because Rincewind was hanging on to his belt . |
| 28 | There 's this man and woman walking by with lots of shopping bags and a little boy hanging on to his Dad 's belt . |
| 29 | He kept rolling , still hanging on to his weapons , and fell over the front of the Jeep and on to the pavement outside . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , Jim Courier was last night hanging on to his world No 1 ranking and survival in the $2.5m IBM ATP World Championships by his finger tips . |