Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day .
2 When we got into the studio , I got Gibson to send a few guitars down for a try-out and I ended up using them the whole way through the album .
3 I mean technically we do have an entitlement to visits in that Janet was was reminding me the other day that that we said , when Deborah was here , that everybody was entitled to four visits a year .
4 Then one day I discovered that he was borrowing them to show off at his dinners and returning them the next morning .
5 In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy .
6 Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover .
7 And if racing round the world was n't enough , these half million pound yachts will be tackling it the wrong way — against the winds and currents , to commemorate the first time it was done 21 years ago by British sailor Chay Blyth .
8 But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ?
9 ‘ I felt as though I was announcing it the whole time : by the way I watched you , and talked to you , and could hardly manage not to touch you — stroke your head , brush your arm , hold your hand … .
10 What with contributions to the housekeeping , the holiday was going to end up costing me the best part of £500 .
11 Erm , I was erm , put on just for in ninety seventy three and your question that you 're asked was and from nineteen seventy three till three years ago erm I know took my causes , I trust , put my trust in the doctors and erm over all those years I did n't realize that it was actually the tablets that was causing me the mental illness .
12 This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress .
13 Fear , attraction , dismay , and total confusion : she had experienced them all since meeting him the previous day .
14 Check it somewhere that you 're writing it the right way
15 ‘ You are serving us the fermented grapes from Noah 's vines ? ’
16 The situation was brought about by a combination of factors , with two in particular causing us the greatest damage : the postponement of the Registers of Land that might have been subject to contaminative use , and the fall in construction activity .
17 Why else would I spend a nickel phoning you the glad tidings . ’
18 As a Golf Plus Club Member you can enjoy up to a 20% discount on a year 's subscription to Britain 's best golf magazines bringing you the best pictures and best coverage of your favourite game .
19 Medusa raised her arms : ‘ We are , ’ she said , spelling out the words slowly : ‘ We are bringing you the real magic , this time . ’
20 Next Sunday we shall be bringing you the last Ideas in Action programme before Christmas .
21 Here at Radio Rentals , we believe in bringing you the latest developments — as they happen !
22 The guitars were both made by Matthew at Chandler Guitars in London , amid some secrecy , and hopefully we will be bringing you the full story of their genesis soon .
23 I am sure I could sting this town 's senile pensioners for a couple of quid , by selling them the old tea hut as firewood .
24 He found it very hard selling me the smaller works .
25 The words were leading him the wrong way .
26 The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly .
27 Smart had always attracted friends , and they served him well now , securing him the necessary recommendation to St Luke 's by a bookseller , perhaps a connection of Newbery 's , who had become a banker , probably one of the bankers who formed a majority of the Governors of St Luke 's .
28 It would be a tragic error to buy this man out of Kuwait by awarding him the starring role in Arab dealings with Israel .
29 It seemed to be testing him the whole time .
30 The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies .
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