Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vendelin Gajdusek flicked one last look at her , leaving her with no idea whether he approved or disapproved , and , pausing only to pick up the dog 's lead , he went to the kitchen door with her . |
| 2 | Pausing only to straighten out the stripes on his drip-dry polyester-mix Marks & Spencer executive shirt , Brian will respond with a jaunty , ‘ Proceed ! ’ |
| 3 | The bed that Boy climbed into that morning , knowing that he would n't sleep , but wanting just to lie there a while , was on the twentieth floor of a council block right close by the river on the east side of the city . |
| 4 | Weissman carried on courageously with a complex but fascinating lecture on RNA splicing , ignoring the loud hubbub and intermittent squawks from his own microphone , and pausing often to wait out an eruption of roars and whistles from next door . |
| 5 | Many valuable training experiences can be arranged within a single school or agency , or by a group of teachers from different schools meeting regularly to carry out an agreed task . |
| 6 | Fleury turned away , sickened , for Chloe had wasted no time in bounding forward to eat away the sepoy 's face . |
| 7 | He finished in great style but was just nosed out in a three-way photo , and is improving sufficiently to shrug off an extra four pounds from the handicapper . |
| 8 | She spends the next ten years taking in washing , slaving away to pay back the money they borrowed to replace it . |
| 9 | Deciding now to take up the practice of law again , Herbert thought that the best opening would be to build up a country practice . |
| 10 | It was an uneventful drive to Ravens ' Bridge , past the steamer pier and the small wooden jetties before turning sharply to cross over a shallow , slow-moving stream ; a final view of the calm and sparkling waters of the lake and then they were swinging around into the village 's centre — a wide area off the road painted into parking spaces , a couple of tea rooms , several small hotels and a marine shop with a yard for pleasure boats alongside . |
| 11 | Wednesday were twice in trouble in the first half — Woods doing well to tip over a Marcus Marin shot , and Nigel Worthington clearing a Witeczek header off the line . |
| 12 | This error is common enough in the literature , but it is disturbing here to find even a hint of support for such thinking . |
| 13 | Sheringham crossed low towards the unmarked Clough but the opening disappeared as quickly as it appeared , Schmeichel diving bravely to whip away the ball . |
| 14 | His gaze was fastened on his daughter 's last careful steps down the stairs , as if he could barely restrain himself from running forward to hold out a hand to her . |
| 15 | Further their Lordships have no doubt that when Lord Bridge , after quoting the guiding principle , gave certain examples he was not intending thereby to lay down an exhaustive list of tests to be applied in all cases in determining whether or not profits arose in or derived from Hong Kong . |
| 16 | Because of this , it can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power , stopping only to pick up a new coal pack . |
| 17 | Alison found the key and opened the door , reaching inside to switch on the hall light . |
| 18 | Oh , what 's the matter with you ? her eyes asked her reflection as she retouched her lips , her boneless fingers taking forever to screw down the tube . |
| 19 | A reader " trained " in reading according to conventional interpretation ( by means , typically , of an English degree in an institution of higher education ) would probably be more disposed towards resolving invisible metaphors than someone reading simply to pass away a boring train journey . |
| 20 | The Russians , fighting desperately to hold back the German invaders , called on the Allies to set up a " second front " in Western Europe by invading France . |
| 21 | He also sowed clusters of caltraps , spikes projecting upwards to bring down the cavalry . |
| 22 | THE White House is still trying desperately to live down the story of US President Bill Clinton 's 200 dollar haircut — almost a week after the trim aboard Air Force One closed down part of Los Angeles airport . |
| 23 | Folly fanned her anger like a flame , trying desperately to burn out the suspicions that crowded into her mind . |
| 24 | Drawing of a man ( NI reader type ) trying frantically to hold back a crowd ( of Third World Africans ) , like a policeman at a demo . |
| 25 | It ultimately failed and the shipowners emerged victorious , offering only to take on an extra man on each ship to reduce unemployment . |
| 26 | No fathers , and the nursery staff working devotedly to wipe out the evil influence of their feckless mothers . |
| 27 | Tim Catterall , a director of Sanderson , Townend and Gilbert , said : ‘ We have found the response to Cornmill extremely encouraging and are working hard to put together a good mix of tenants who can thrive alongside each other . |