Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [noun] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denying that people learned in precisely the same way as pigeons , Cartier insisted that the reason why a programme taught better than typical traditional methods was usually because of the latter 's inadequately prepared design : |
| 2 | He seemed to cause embarrassment to his side of the room , but a sense of doors opening and light coming in to mine ( p. 41 ) . |
| 3 | They were both laughing when Helen walked in and demanded to be enlightened . |
| 4 | Fran had n't expected to sleep , but she did , deeply and dreamlessly , and awoke to the sound of birds singing and sunlight streaming in through the window . |
| 5 | This is where the buying , selling and conning comes in — and the fraud . |
| 6 | Derek Andrews should be sampling but G. stands in during Andrews ' holidays . |
| 7 | Perhaps , ’ he said , turning as Peter came in with a tray of tea , ‘ perhaps being a monk is bad training for the handling of possessions . |
| 8 | Whether it is the kind of high quality housing that Myra lives in , or the rotten housing that the people studied by Coates and Silburn in the Nottingham slum of St Ann 's once lived in , and which people in leaking tower blocks continue to live in ( Campbell , 1984 ) , the end product is work . |
| 9 | The stop sets one dog off barking and others join in . |
| 10 | They stopped talking when Bunny came in , shocked into silence at the expression on his face . |
| 11 | They were still arguing when Dad came in . |
| 12 | I was eating a lasagna and reading the latest number of Surfing when Pottz cruised in with his entourage . |
| 13 | My heart was pounding and realisation sank in when I saw the needle being prepared to go into MY arm . |