Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I WRITE with reference to the two letters from concerned residents of Chelwood Avenue , Childwall , who complain about their street lights being too bright , too effective and thus keeping them awake at night . |
| 2 | According to this poem , his dread of foreclosure by his creditors is keeping him awake at night . |
| 3 | If a local merchant then buys wine and decants it into re-sealable quarter-litre bottles , selling it retail at $1.00 per bottle , two effects might be observed . |
| 4 | And as I say , Bill is doing it all at cost , so , you know , he 's not making anything out of it , himself . |
| 5 | But , taking it all at face value , Mr Wilson appears as ignorant as he mistakenly supposes Summerhill 's pupils to be . |
| 6 | I thought big brother would n't lose any time in making you welcome at Rocamar , Sarella . ’ |
| 7 | Erm we did n't play cards he was a bit he was okay but he was obviously he 's finding it hard at times . |