Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hoped it was just a passing phase , sparked off by her catching me fooling around in the Plaster Room , and thanked my guardian angel for the way Old Red had just covered up for me . |
| 2 | She gave Charles the address , and looked so happy and excited when she asked the Stage Door Keeper to get her the Wimbledon number , that he quite forgave her for keeping him hanging about in the draughty passage outside his box . |
| 3 | He listened to it , trying to will her to the phone ; imagining her coming back to the flat after being out ; she might hear the phone from the street … now she would put the key in the lock … now running up the stairs … now dashing in , dripping , short of breath , to grab the receiver … now … now . |
| 4 | I had found the wire cages where they were trapping them coming down into a stream . |
| 5 | Miles powered up the starpod 's sensor arrays , enhancing his own senses and sending them arcing out into space in search of the planet of his birth . |
| 6 | First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower , sending it crashing back into the trees . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 8 | It seems funny having it going out at the sides cos I always had it |
| 9 | Tears filled her eyes as she described seeing him looking down on her . |
| 10 | Kāli and her cousin , Jit , were at the far end of the roof waving their arms , keeping the sheep contained at one end only , stopping them going back down the steps at the other side . |
| 11 | Lindsey sat at her desk , willing her breathing back to normal . |
| 12 | I want well out of it , so course she come in got changed , so he said to me I would like you tomorrow to have a word with Robin about stopping her coming down to us he said because erm it makes me feel very uncomfortable he said and we had that hassle he said it 's a load of nonsense he said I 've forgotten |
| 13 | He said he had never seen the drugs before , claiming he had picked up the syringe after seeing it lying around before the party . |