Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 2 | This way she could simply wash it each morning and let it dry naturally — start trying for styles and valuable minutes had to be wasted keeping them the way they were meant to be . |
| 3 | Proponents of voluntary aided status for certain independent denominational schools could argue that the obstruction of their proposals is compounding the difficulties as well as denying them the choice which is available to other groups . |
| 4 | I 've grown up liking it the way it is , with the English art constantly juxtaposed with that from other places . |
| 5 | ‘ I should be very cross with you — worrying us the way you did . ’ |
| 6 | and even if they did buy without a solicitors assistance , what was the system about sending them the letter which we 've looked at earlier which is at erm D one , five , two , remember this is the letter that goes to Mr solicitors assuming you get a very rare person who does his or her own conveyance |
| 7 | As the car moved away , out of sight , and she walked on air up the path to the front door , she thought , Of course , I was right before , he did just feel sorry for me , and now he 's regretting kissing me the way he did . |
| 8 | And then a letter saying , you know it 's personalized saying , Dear Mrs Smith , thank you for your enquiry , I 'm sending you the information you requested and also thought that you might like to have a l a leaflet about our bridal box . |
| 9 | ‘ Was she wearing it the day you were kidnapped ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 11 | This usually means the firm is giving you the person who specializes in your type of work , and this is a good sign . |
| 12 | ‘ What I 'd like to be doing is putting you over my knee and giving you the spanking you heartily deserve , ’ he said grimly . |
| 13 | Each Phonecard comes in a special wrapper giving you the information you 'll need to add to British Telecom 's donation , with the money that 's raised going towards protecting the natural habitats of all endangered species in Britain . |
| 14 | Each Phonecard comes in a special wrapper giving you the information you 'll need to add to British Telecom 's donation , with the money that 's raised going towards protecting the natural habitats of all endangered species in Britain . |
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| 16 | He just kept on giving everything to Lennie and giving him the love he needed . |
| 17 | The 26-year-old University of Natal graduate , credited his god with giving him the concentration he needed for his marathon . |
| 18 | He had tried to beat his son into giving him the respect he was unable to feel for himself . |
| 19 | Morris suddenly felt tired ; the doctored wine was not giving him the uplift he needed . |
| 20 | The door of the phone box opened , giving her the chance she wanted to break off and , cutting short Myra 's eager question , she stepped out of the box almost into Roman 's embrace . |
| 21 | ‘ There , that 's not so bad , is it ? ’ he said , giving her the smile which always transformed his ruined face . |
| 22 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 23 | When she found her mother was no longer giving her the attention she craved she worked harder to obtain it so she strewed more objects on the floor . |
| 24 | At the same time he proclaimed Urraca as Queen , giving her the status she would normally have attained if she were actually his consort . |
| 25 | He remembered her ripping it the day she 'd taken him to see the hens for the first time . |
| 26 | Now , I do n't know whether what other people would , would say about doing it the way we 're suggesting like somebody has completed levels one A , one B , and two A , therefore they 've got this and perhaps |
| 27 | and , say , explain the logic of it , why you 're doing it the way you 're doing it . |
| 28 | I sometimes wish I did n't think so much about what I do , and just pottered along doing it the way it 's always been done ( like the bloke in the next-door room does ! ) . |
| 29 | Many of these boil down to the simultaneous call to go back to doing it the way it was , to keep on doing it the way it is , and to move forward to doing it differently . |
| 30 | Many of these boil down to the simultaneous call to go back to doing it the way it was , to keep on doing it the way it is , and to move forward to doing it differently . |