Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave Forbes was waiting and swiftly intercepted D'Arcy before he could meet up again with Roy Bliss . |
| 2 | Thus in Marsh and Another v Hodgson ( 1974 ) Grim LR 35 both parents were present when their daughter suffered extensive injuries and , although they remained silent under questioning and neither gave evidence at trial , both were convicted . |
| 3 | Mahmoud , unlike Owen , had been trained for the job he was doing and sometimes reminded Owen of the fact . |
| 4 | He talked about being scared , started shaking and then begged Mr Davies not to leave him . |
| 5 | The trap in Sam 's boathouse kept intruding and so did Angela Brickell ; the cold threat of khaki water that could rush into aching lungs to bring oblivion and the earthy girl who 'd been claimed back by the earth , eaten clean by earth creatures , become earth-digested dust . |
| 6 | Others began jeering and eventually threw bottles and stones . |
| 7 | The adventurous plan came so close to working and certainly won Ipswich a host of new admirers . |