Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam ran crashing downhill in a narrow dark ride , almost into the arms of a man who came striding suddenly out of the bushes , sword in hand . |
| 2 | WORLD 500cc motorcycle champion Wayne Rainey is critical in hospital after crashing badly in the Italian Grand Prix at Misano . |
| 3 | He must have taken the bucket outside but when he returned Robyn was still struggling furiously with the unfamiliar catch . |
| 4 | He was suddenly seeing right into the crystalline spaces of the famous poem . |
| 5 | There follows the usual discussion on oppressed-minority self-detecting radar — Jewish , lesbian or otherwise — and some sniffing delicately around the problematical area of Israel , policies of and attitudes toward : Then Clint refers back to the books . |
| 6 | She did not consciously know that , with Luke 's swift co-operation , she had rid him of his tie , nor that she was left unaided to tear at his shirt buttons with frantic fingers ; and it was only through her senses that she knew when she came to hard flesh and soft springy hair , her palm sliding damply over his chest , fingers catching luxuriously in the light tangle of hair covering it . |
| 7 | Then hoofbeats pounded to Sharpe 's left and he saw another French officer galloping furiously down the high road . |
| 8 | However , although Professor Plumb suggests the participation of " better-off " tradesmen he clearly sees the leisure industry as catering mostly for the expanding and increasingly prosperous middle class . |
| 9 | There is clearly mutual benefit to be gained from this acquisition , for both our UK and US companies , and we look forward to this area of our business competing effectively on an international basis . ’ |
| 10 | It might be that your ambitions are seriously flawed and you are preaching only to the converted . |
| 11 | The name of the house means , literally , water running over stones , and a moment 's quietude brings to life the sound of many waterfalls tumbling all around the 800-acre property . |
| 12 | It was the strain — deep down she knew — the strain of finding herself in this diabolical situation , the strain of being alone here , like this , with his contempt and superiority , struggling constantly against the physical awareness of him , the electricity that his presence produced . |
| 13 | I would argue , however , that love-making ought not to be treated as drawing only on the irrational side of a person 's nature . |
| 14 | These again suit our mood , but at the last we turn for a final lingering view of the Parthenon , reflecting perhaps on the ultimate destiny of the material works of man . |
| 15 | The greatest human impact has been in Uruguay , where 600–2000 franciscanas have been drowning annually in a gill-net fishery for sharks in recent years . |
| 16 | It is not simply that these areas suffer from deprivation and poverty , but there is a danger of many outer estates , in particular , becoming areas which have a quite different social and economic system , operating almost at subsistence level , depending entirely on the public sector , where the opportunities for improvement either through self-help or through outside intervention are minimal . |
| 17 | As she reached the foot of the narrow stair Penry emerged from the kitchen , his black eyebrows knitting together in a daunting frown at the sight of her . |
| 18 | To quote the Federation 's annual report for 1948–49 , ‘ one purpose of the Federation ’ is ‘ that of bringing together in a friendly atmosphere the members of different Branches and Groups and thereby strengthening the unity and spirit of the WEA in Essex ’ . |
| 19 | We start by bringing together in a compact and comparative form the key data for the various groups of intermediaries , in Table 4.3 . |
| 20 | But it , as I have suggested , the structures of identity formation at work here are fundamental to our existing cultural forms , they can not be considered as stemming only from the psychoanalytic tradition . |
| 21 | Bernice could see Legion 's body splitting into a firework display of multi-coloured fronds , and slowly drawing together into a hairy black ovoid supported by three pipe-cleaner legs . |
| 22 | Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon . |
| 23 | And then , as if the slight sound which had broken from her throat was a signal , he quickly scooped her up in his arms , wading swiftly through the shallow water towards the sandy shore . |
| 24 | Singing constantly from a prominent post or in flight , they show off their beautiful spring black , white , grey and buff spring plumage in the hope it will prove irresistible to the first passing female . |
| 25 | The ‘ shelter ’ was a ridiculously inadequate affair , consisting only of a tubular metal frame with a narrow roof , thus allowing one to be squashed by the crowd packed into its small area , and soaked by the rain that swept in through its open sides . |
| 26 | However , single-person households with , for example , an income consisting only of a single person 's state pension are much more likely to be found in the older age groups than in the younger ones . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , yes , ’ said Gilbert eagerly , stepping gingerly into the darkened doorway while Rohmer and Duvall watched , and Cardiff carefully watched them . |
| 28 | In fresh specimens , the white ovaries winding spirally around the blood-filled intestine produce a " barber 's pole " appearance . |
| 29 | The guests were crowding slowly past the wedded couple , kissing them , shaking their hands . |
| 30 | He started painting professionally from an early age , and was soon contributing regularly to publications such as Punch , Illustrated London News and the Graphic newspaper . |