Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My father paints , now chiefly icons , painting straight on to board and insists he is not a line-drawing man . |
| 2 | Cardiff turned to Pearce as the elevator doors slid shut again , pausing only briefly to see that Rohmer was standing almost nonchalantly with his back to the corridor wall and with that infuriating half-smile on his face again . |
| 3 | Only an agriculture industry set free within the framework of market forces operating more closely to supply and demand will have a secure and prosperous future . |
| 4 | It is worth pausing here momentarily to observe that such legally provided remedies can be morally justified even when applied to people who are not subject to the authority of the government and its laws . |
| 5 | But , he said , its new management is going all out to ensure that it becomes more efficient cost-wise , that it focusses its research more effectively , and that it becomes more market-led . |
| 6 | I thought you were going straight up to see if the actually , I was going to get up early and |
| 7 | That meant no dancing , just hordes of people staying long enough to see and be seen , then passing on to some other entertainment . |
| 8 | This is proved by a letter from one Mr. Wildhagen to Sir William le Fleming and dated the 19 October 1721 : " hellip ; your honr know it is impossible for the men to work att your Fells of Conistone in the winter season for long as their houses are unbuilt , they haveing so far to come and go to thir lodgings … |
| 9 | Together they walked slowly up towards the great house , Artemis lagging slightly behind to try and avoid conversation . |
| 10 | ‘ Cup places are up for grabs and I 'll be watching carefully tomorrow to see if any player is saving himself for the semi-final , ’ said Malone . |