Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be ( and indeed I think it would be ) an improvement in our law , if a release or acquittance of the whole debt , on payment of any sum which the creditor might be content to receive by way of accord and satisfaction ( though less than the whole ) , were held to be , generally , binding , though not under seal ; nor should I be unwilling to see equal force given to a prospective agreement , like the present , in writing though not under seal ; but I think it impossible , without refinements which practically alter the sense of the word , to treat such a release or acquittance as supported by any new consideration proceeding from the debtor . |
| 2 | asking if anywhere on earth |
| 3 | Evelyn King was 15 and singing while hard at work sweeping a Philadelphia studio when she was heard by producer T-Life . |
| 4 | It was thought extremely clever tactics when one team pretended not to be taking part in a tournament , and only joined in late in the day when all the other knights who had been fighting since soon after sunrise were exhausted . |
| 5 | Why are you putting as well in mummy 's bed ? |
| 6 | They were strong , healthy and cheerful ; and a match for any of their menfolk ; and always knitting when not at work . |