Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same can probably be claimed for those who for reasons which had little to do with humanitarian concern — fearing Jewish revenge in the event of a lost war , or blaming Hitler for bringing on the war through attacking the Jews , attitudes which of course themselves betrayed the influence of Nazi ‘ Jewish conspiracy ’ propaganda — were voicing criticism of Nazi anti Jewish policy . |
| 2 | While accepting wholeheartedly the value of this sort of study — the discipline that goes by the name of philology in English-speaking countries — Saussure argued that it gave only a partial account of linguistic phenomena . |
| 3 | As she glared at him , he continued , ‘ So get used to the fact that , if you plan on staying on here , you will unfortunately be seeing rather a lot of me . |
| 4 | A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track . |
| 5 | They insisted she had insulted counter girls after she had been refused discount on a slinky black evening dress which she saw hanging on a rail in the fashionable Hyper Hyper clothes store in London 's Kensington High Street . |
| 6 | There was a gas boiler , comparatively modern , mounted above a deep square porcelain sink much stained and with a clean but crumpled tea towel hanging on a hook beside it . |
| 7 | Massingham walked over to Berowne 's jacket hanging on a hook at the back of the door and felt in the two outer and one inner pockets . |
| 8 | As was quite normal in those days Robert Burrows kept a strap hanging on a hook at the end of the dining table . |
| 9 | He took a handkerchief from the pocket of his trousers which were still hanging on a hook behind him . |
| 10 | Of course he had the sense to hurry when she was hanging on a line from New York . |
| 11 | His Dad kept it hanging on a nail in the shed and he 'd have noticed right away if it was missing . |
| 12 | The man went to a jacket hanging on a nail in the corner , and Produced a used envelope with pencilled writing on the outside . |
| 13 | Also hanging on the back of the door was the hot water-bottle that his Mum filled for him when he had tonsilitis . |
| 14 | He handed her her jacket , which had been hanging on the back of her chair . |
| 15 | Peering through the kitchen window she could see the remains of three breakfasts and her daughter 's new green coat hanging on the back of the kitchen door . |
| 16 | It was an effort to reach up for my dressing-gown which was hanging on the back of the door and I felt bitter against Richard because he did n't see that I was ill and come to help me . |
| 17 | He found her new white Christmas-present nightdress hanging on the back of the dressing-room door , and heaved her into it , then opened the bed , and pushed her between the sheets . |
| 18 | From the top drawer of her chest-of-drawers she took a pad and went to fetch her biro from the handbag hanging on the back of the door . |
| 19 | Just to see his silk dressing-gown hanging on the back of the door or his watch lying on the edge of the basin , stirred an unfathomable excitement in her . |
| 20 | Wrapping herself in the pink kimono hanging on the back of the bedroom door , she went softly down the stairs to the kitchen . |
| 21 | Squeeze your fist … study the feelings of tension this creates … learn what it is like now to have this experience of tension in the fist … [ after approximately five seconds ] … and now relax … let go of all the tension just allow your fingers to fall with gravity … you may experience a slight tingling effect as the muscles relax … feel the fingers and hand becoming heavier and heavier … feeling as though someone has just placed a glove made of lead on your hand … causing the whole hand to feel heavy , heavy as lead … the muscles sinking down dead weight hanging on the bones of the hand … |
| 22 | ‘ If I did , ’ Mandeville snapped , ‘ the murderer would be hanging on the gibbet at Smithfield ! ’ |
| 23 | Hanging on the hours like heliotropes |
| 24 | ‘ To this end we are pursuing NAMAS accreditation with all due speed and determination and expect to have the certificate hanging on the way by August 1993 . ’ |
| 25 | There was a small mirror hanging on the door in which she combed her hair ; a woman liked to look her best even at work . |
| 26 | Suddenly the memory of the négligé hanging on the door in Luke 's house and Elise 's painting in the corridor outside his room struck a chill . |
| 27 | With that he started putting on the shabby jacket he always kept hanging on the hook on the back door . |
| 28 | I did that at Selby 's , I had the decoder , the new cabinet , everything , I had the decoder there hanging on the floor like that , I wired it up and I pressed extension sixteen and away it went , it said four there and the display decoder was there about ten extensions |
| 29 | ‘ For Christ 's sake , Pat , not the big fat rabbit that was in the hutch hanging on the wall at the back of the house ? ’ |
| 30 | HANGING on the wall at Ted Fletcher Court is a picture known as The Crying Boy . |