Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His cord trousers are still rolled down round his ankles and get in the way and we have to stop and turn him over and pull the trousers back up , fastening them by one button . |
| 2 | In the process my middle was doubled up and it felt roughly as if somebody were squashing it between two metal plates studded with nails . |
| 3 | This is reflected in Mustill LJ 's approach in Rogers v Parish ( Scarborough ) Ltd [ 1987 ] 1 QB 933 where his Lordship maintained that the purpose of buying a car was : … not merely the purpose of driving it from one place to another but of doing so with the appropriate degree of comfort , ease of handling , reliability and … pride in the vehicle 's outward and interior appearance . |
| 4 | But last night he had refused even to consider what she had told him , tossing it to one side as though it did n't matter . |
| 5 | An' wait , ’ she muttered irritably , pushing me to one side . |
| 6 | ‘ Get out of the way , ’ snapped Rohmer , pushing him to one side as he moved towards Pearce . |
| 7 | Judge Paul Clark read social inquiry reports on Marron , before sentencing him to 2 life jail terms . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that , ’ Claudia said , not believing it for one moment . |
| 9 | Using a skewer , make two holes in the carrot by pushing it in one side and out through the other . |
| 10 | Erm if you 're going to use =thing something like that in the exam I mean there 's no reason why you should n't use that multiplying it by one point whatever the percentage is . |
| 11 | The one , the thing that I actually picked up on is tt erm in the greeting part of it you , you started very well and then Martin seemed to take control and you almost felt as if Martin was interviewing you at one point and erm you tried to get the control back and that 's when you went straight into the statement of purpose , because Martin was taking control . |
| 12 | Now it becomes urgent to decide , but frivolous or weighty considerations keep pulling him in one direction or the other . |
| 13 | Tilting it to one side he allowed the object to clatter onto the table . |
| 14 | Preparations can be made by isolating the amnion , fixing it in 3:1 methanol : glacial acetic acid and spreading the nuclei in aqueous 60% acetic acid as described in Table 3a . |
| 15 | The switchboard on the ground floor of the Questura was manned by a chubby youth who was holding a large roll , turning it from one side to the other and studying it closely like a wrestler looking for a hold . |
| 16 | For the rest , the older generation and the perennially mathematically innocent , it will be best to start by thinking of a vector as something like an arrow directing us from one point to another . |
| 17 | It is all geared to forcing us into zero sum games . |
| 18 | We walked up the deserted street with me breathing deeply and Jamie holding me by one elbow . |
| 19 | Once you have the technique in hand you can use 24 stitch repeats by punching them into 12 stitch repeat cards , provided that they are a repeat of either four stitches , six stitches or 12 stitches . |
| 20 | Joan did the laundry , washing up , and housework holding her with one arm . |
| 21 | Turn round ! girl , ’ and swung her round by the shoulders , and while holding her with one hand she ripped the pieces of tape from the end of each plait , before she tore at the hair until it hung in uneven strands ; then she almost lifted Millie from the floor as , using both hands now , she drew the strands together and began forming them into a tight rope-like plait . |
| 22 | Bassett said : ‘ It 's my fault for messing him about , switching him from one flank to the other then playing him through the middle . |
| 23 | Moving her to one side , he came in and closed the door . |
| 24 | Moving her to one side , he manoeuvred the table back into the hut . |
| 25 | When Luke moved her back towards one of the couches , she complied mindlessly , letting him pull her down with him and turning in towards him as he drew her across him , supporting her with one arm while his free hand curved round her , instinct or experience guiding him to the concealed zip of her simple dress . |
| 26 | Doyle seemed wary and the Woman had started to fidget with her long tail of hair , holding it in one hand and drawing it through the fingers of the other . |
| 27 | it 's getting it from one place to the next |
| 28 | Tipping them from one bucket to the next ? |
| 29 | So you 're better having it within one pool , and then you can decide locally the way your priorities lie within the area . |
| 30 | Fielding it with one hand , she sobered , and , putting her glass down on the fender , she hugged the cushion on her knees . |