Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I solve it by pointing my eyes towards C , bringing my body into line with my eyes , and walking forwards . |
| 2 | Seeing my work in print was great — as was getting the royalty cheque — I still have n't cashed it ! ’ |
| 3 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 4 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 5 | About four years after completing my work with lead poisoning I became a lecturer in medical genetics , working part-time as by then I had two young children . |
| 6 | After the lesson he told me that he wanted to buy a really good shirt he 'd seen somewhere , and I enquired into the resale potential of the item with a view to recovering my outlay in case of bankruptcy , which amused him further ; and then I gave him my terms . |
| 7 | stroking my throat into trance |
| 8 | I do n't as yet sell many of my paintings , but I can make a sort of living by using my knowledge of furniture and china . |
| 9 | Erm I told you about that chap Michael Bell who wrote to me about using my book as play , I 'll read you his letter some other week . |
| 10 | I was nursing my mug of tea with both hands and taking short sips of the very hot liquid when a Commando arrived at the trench , stating that he had come to take Sid 's place on the Bren gun . |
| 11 | Nursing my mug of tea in both hands and feeling the warmth of the rum through my body , the thought crossed my mind as I watched the mortar team sitting on the grass in front of me , ‘ What if the Germans discovered where we were , and got our range ? |
| 12 | I 'm going to work at keeping my charisma in check . ’ |
| 13 | I followed her , using a slow breaststroke and keeping my face under water as much as possible . |
| 14 | ‘ Intelligence and understanding : basing my view on discussion with W. what I have gathered about her school performance , and the contents of her room ( books etc . ) , |
| 15 | Computer manufacturers have a continuing problem of protecting their investment in programming and yet persuading their customers to transfer to new computers . |
| 16 | Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners . |
| 17 | She pressed closely against him , winding her arms round his neck and opening her mouth in welcome , giving herself up to the desire that flooded through her . |
| 18 | The Ibrox club had intended to investigate the possibility of representing their player in order to make known their displeasure over his dismissal . |
| 19 | Robyn pushed through the stuffy , claustrophobic room , weaving her way with difficulty through the couples who always seem to be dancing , always clinging together . |
| 20 | I think this idea that these magazines are read only by the young is totally wrong , er , elderly women go to the libraries and the Mills and Boon 's section is one of their favourite places , its got more stock there than any of the more serious fiction , so there must be something in it that is satisfying their need for romance perhaps . |
| 21 | Inside her a thought was crystallizing , painting her treachery in bluelight on the shining glass of the viewport : I ca n't do this . |
| 22 | The US State Department , while reaffirming its support for Mobutu remaining in power during the period of transition to democracy , also accused him of undermining the reform process and warned against further military attacks on peaceful protesters . |
| 23 | The difference in their market situation was also important in explaining their opposition to unionism , since US manufacturing employers concentrated upon standardised products sold on price — which had to be kept down ( Phelps Brown , 1983 ) . |
| 24 | Sometimes , at Christmas or a special party , someone decides it would be fun to give the household cat a ‘ treat ’ by lacing its milk with alcohol . |
| 25 | Some 5,000 Conservatives packed into the stadium to thank Mulroney for keeping their party in power for almost nine years . |
| 26 | She tossed her hair back and addressed him levelly , keeping her rage in check . |
| 27 | Leonora assented rapturously , keeping her change of plan gleefully secret from Penry . |
| 28 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 29 | As she was already walking , she did more work in standing than she otherwise would have , to promote the feeling of taking weight through her left leg while keeping her spasticity under control . |
| 30 | Two hundred of them accepted the invitation , ending their visit with tea and scones in the school hall . |