Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Ruth climbed into her bed that night Miss Beard was packing for her next day 's departure and she was far more talkative than usual , regaling Ruth with the names and pedigrees of notables with whom she might be privileged to breathe the same air . |
| 2 | In Italy , Giuseppe Garibaldi , had campaigned for the unification of his country for many years , gaining Venice from the Austrians , and established Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy , but it was not until 1870 that a march on Rome overpowered the French and Papal troops , and establish a united Italy with Victor Emmanuel as King in residence , in July 1871 . |
| 3 | Hillyard , from Dorset , in 1984 , when aged 14 , became the youngest player , to win the world title , after defeating Fisher in the semi-finals — a result which she repeated in 1987 , only to lose 5-1 in the final to the then 15-year-old Farren . |
| 4 | Three months before defeating Callaghan at the polls she announced publicly her intention of running a ‘ conviction Cabinet ’ . |
| 5 | Malik showed willing to attack from the start , driving Mallender through the covers like a rifle-shot , and treating Munton the same way . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's Kerly with his wife , ’ hissed Natasha , nudging Maggie in the ribs , and then discreetly pointing with a finger . |
| 7 | ‘ Come on , ’ he shouted , urging Isabel towards the stairs . |
| 8 | Dundee United 's manager , Jim McLean , then took typically forthright action to bring the player to his senses , relegating Ferguson to the reserves until he learned to accept the club 's code of discipline . |
| 9 | He listened to her intently , even with deference , and Riven , remembering Hugh on the occasions when he had met Jenny , thought that perhaps there was a twisted sort of logic to this world after all . |
| 10 | The young Southampton prospect did accumulate a 5–2 lead in the second set , but tentative returns enabled the 25 year old Swede to claim five consecutive games , robbing Wilkinson of the Masters singles title he had worked so diligently for . |
| 11 | Charles Beadle , Beatrice 's neighbour , tells many stories of Modigliani , full of drink and drugs , quarrelling , when he was in the garden with Beatrice innocently discussing the plants ; of Modigliani walking in the cemetery because ‘ death was not far off ’ ( ‘ Would n't it be magnificent ’ , he said to Beadle , if we could contemplate our own skeletons ? ’ ) ; of Modigliani reciting Lautréamont beside the graves , hungry for drugs , suspecting all Beatrice 's male friends . |
| 12 | Later , as a ‘ Christian evangelist ’ , Gary would speak of meeting God in the hours of comparative tranquillity on the prison roof . |
| 13 | Keeper Neville Southall , the most capped keeper in Welsh history , believes the Belgians will be scared just seeing Giggs among the substitutes . |
| 14 | But the very fact that the French were the most intransigent as regards releasing Germany from the cruelties of the Versailles treaty made all the more imperative the need to bring to the gathering at Darlington Hall at least one French gentleman with unambiguous influence over his country 's foreign policy . |
| 15 | An Australian schoolteacher in Hawaii wanting to write a story on the States invading Panama for The Times in London . |
| 16 | ‘ We 'd better drink Madame 's offering , ’ he added , directing Miranda to the glasses of brilliant cordial ; she sipped and made a face . |
| 17 | Before departing , they recorded a final album that , in their typically quirky style , proves to be their best since the early days of Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty , even if there are moments when Lawrence comes close to outclassing Morrissey in the annals of wimp rock . |
| 18 | Kissing Lizzy on the lips , she pushed back her hair from her face and tried valiantly to smile . |
| 19 | I do not know what purpose the meeting served in persuading Wapping of the merits of our plan , but it did enable me for the first and only time to see the terrain on which we were working and reinforced my enthusiasm to kill the committee at the earliest possible moment . |
| 20 | Tonight , Mr Taylor said holding Cheltenham for the Conservatives was much more important than what some people thought of him . |
| 21 | A woman saw the two boys holding James by the hands about an hour after they had left the shops . |
| 22 | Then they were both laughing , and the little woman , coming up and slapping Joe between the shoulders with such force that he coughed , said , ‘ Do n't look as if you are bein' confronted by a whale . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , what about this world-wide exhibition ? ’ said Jay staring Lucy between the eyes . |
| 24 | Despite losing Lintott to the Forces , new Leeds players gave the Yorkshire Post confidence ‘ that in the near future the various parts necessary to make a harmonious whole will be welded together ’ . |
| 25 | This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago . |
| 26 | I 've even had a letter from Lady Mayhew who before she realized who it was , found herself asking Anna for the whereabouts of Dijon mustard . ’ |
| 27 | Michael Fallon , defending Darlington for the Conservatives , claimed Mr Milburn had attracted jobs to North Tyneside in his role as the council 's business development officer . |
| 28 | But Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Conservatives , claimed the pensions were tax free . |
| 29 | SCHOOLS minister Michael Fallon , defending Darlington for the Conservatives , has taken an early lead as the favourite subject of our election limerick competition . |
| 30 | Michael Fallon , defending Darlington for the Tories , said : ‘ We have helped small businesses through the budget with lower rates of small business tax . |