Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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1 | Furphy , whose recent past included a spell in the United States , ( where a high flyer leisure executive delivered the ‘ amazing ’ one liner , which has stuck in his mind to this day ) is the hands on marketing man whose job it is to oversee the vast membership growth that is enabling Lloyd to expand at the rate of two clubs per year . |
2 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
3 | Thame — an erstwhile distributor of Motorola Computer Systems boxes , was showing Auspex NetServers at the UK Computer Management Group exhibition in Brighton last week , along with the new Sparc-based Epoch-2 data storage servers from Epoch Systems Inc . |
4 | Making a sound in his throat , he turned his head away , then said , ‘ Funny thing , but neither am I ; yet I 've had to get used to it ; ’ and on this he went out , leaving Millie looking at the big fat woman and feeling she must make conversation : ‘ It 's a beautiful morning , ’ she said . |
5 | The wall faded rapidly , leaving Lacuna staring at the place where the next stone had been about to appear . |
6 | He said it in a rush , then with one last sheepish grin he disappeared , leaving Rachel staring at the door . |
7 | He 's visiting England to look at the service . |