Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ralph sat in the driving seat of his car , inching slowly forward with the snaking traffic jam stretching along the road . |
| 2 | Something else I 've left hanging rather dangerously in the air is another and rather different hint , and because of the close correspondence of their careers , the milestones along their way , Stephen Daedalus is merely another name for James Joyce , so that the portrait itself would be a blow by blow account of its author 's story so far , with the relevant identities politely concealed under pseudonyms . |
| 3 | It holds regular ministerial meetings to co-ordinate different aspects of policy amongst the Gulf States , including most controversially in the defence and security fields . |
| 4 | Since 1925 , it is true , gas has been used in some conflicts , including most recently in the Iran-Iraq war . |
| 5 | ‘ What did he say ? ’ said Masklin , hanging on tightly to the sweater . |
| 6 | Eurotunnel appears to be hanging on only by the skin of its teeth . |
| 7 | He stood for a minute or so gazing down expressionlessly at the pale , bloodless face of the Prophet . |
| 8 | Based very loosely on the Pat Barker novel Union Street — so loosely in fact that the Robert De Niro character Stanley does n't exist in the original — Stanley and Iris manages for most of its length to say a great deal about struggling along just above the poverty line . |
| 9 | The statues came tumbling down all over the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | Childhood memory is however typically family-centred , touching only haphazardly on the unattached . |
| 11 | In any case , sparks were riding the breeze and touching down far across the river in hidden gardens and remote rickyards . |
| 12 | We 'll go no more a-screwing So late into the night , Though the heart is still as loving And the moon is still as bright . |
| 13 | He speaks English in a curious way , that improbable Dutch-accent tongue slapping down hard on the vowels , like shoe leather on a dry pavement . |
| 14 | That was why she was reacting so badly to the news that he had left Taipei . |
| 15 | Surely , she mused , it had n't been raining long enough for the water levels to rise that far , and even though the middle of the week had proved consistently wet she felt confident she would arrive at the cottage long before the possibility became a reality . |
| 16 | Just when his eyes were adjusting to the gloom , the novice ahead of him threw open a door , and Gabriel emerged into pale but blinding sunlight flaring in low through the window of the gallery . |
| 17 | OFF to a good start on the field , Crook 's cricketers are faring less well in the clubhouse . |
| 18 | The position of the outlets on the fascia board can be determined by a plumbline hanging down centrally over the gully or drain inlet . |
| 19 | Part of the rope still swung there , hanging down directly over the water . |
| 20 | ‘ But I do n't think either ourselves or Forest will be struggling down there at the end of the season . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Ah just like to know the company Ah 'll be keepin' down there in the Southern Ocean . ’ |
| 22 | It 's a shame , happening right here at the fête and all . |
| 23 | This is happening right now in the eastern Pacific — the Pacific Plate is sliding north-westwards , while the North American Plate is sliding south-eastwards , and the two strain and rub as they do so . |
| 24 | What is happening right now in the Persian Gulf , she says , shows the best example of the culture of death ! |
| 25 | She was walking on ahead up the narrow path now , he following behind pushing his bike , when he said , ‘ Your people live here ? ’ |
| 26 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 27 | He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick , west London . |
| 28 | Enteric strictures are a common complication of Crohn 's disease , occurring most frequently in the small bowel . |
| 29 | I crossed the field , keeping extremely close to the top wall ready to jump over it if two tons of Fray Bentos came visiting , but there was no sign of either bull or cattle . |
| 30 | After a long study , I have concluded that I like chairs which have slightly curved rear legs , flairing outwards slightly from the seat both up and down . |