Example sentences of "[v-ing] [num ord] to [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his pre-National race Devon Loch gave a stone to another future Gold Cup winner , Kerstin , when running third to her in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham , after which Dick Francis reported to the Queen Mother that ‘ Devon Loch was staying on really well , and I feel we have a great chance at Aintree . ’ |
| 2 | Those dancing next to her in the line always felt dowdy by comparison . |
| 3 | Turner , Ministry 's heavily tattooed bone tech , was sitting next to me with a small sparrow 's skull placed next to his beer on the table . |
| 4 | I wish she was here , sitting next to me on the bench , holding my hand like she used to . |
| 5 | I remember the pleasant surprise I had when Olivia Manning , sitting next to me on some poetry-reading platform ( the ICA ? ) turned to her husband after my reading and remarked to him — a BBC radio producer — ‘ Now there 's a poet who knows how to read poetry . |
| 6 | Sitting next to me on the plane was a Mrs Jackson . |
| 7 | ‘ What I do n't understand is this , ’ said Apricot to Brenda , Belinda and Liese , ‘ why was Bernard Parkin sitting next to me on the stairs in the dark if he did n't want sex ! ’ |
| 8 | A girl sitting next to me in the cinema vomited during one of the worst scenes and had to leave . ’ |
| 9 | He 's sitting next to me in a late night eaterie in Manchester talking into a tape recorder because he and his band have just released a song called ‘ Creep ’ that 's threatening to be one of the highlights of the year . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , as my sister records : ‘ I recall vividly sitting next to him at table and the feeling of awe at actually passing things to my hero as he had then become . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If I 'd been fitter I would have been sitting next to him on that aeroplane , ’ said heartbroken Fiona , who had nicknamed her lover the ‘ Kiwi Crocodile Dundee . ’ |
| 12 | He reads Rats , Lice and History as a kind of reassurance , a reminder of basic principles , and also , sometimes , to deter people from sitting next to him in pubs or restaurants , or on park benches . |
| 13 | Ok , I see your point now ; - ) Im sure he would nt need to learn much from Wilko at all tactically etc , maybe in the practical aspects of mgt — so I cant see MUCH benefit from sitting next to him in the dug out . |
| 14 | Midge happened to be standing next to them in the shop where they got the bum 's rush . |
| 15 | The phone was working again , the engineer had scribbled on the back of an envelope , and he was very sorry he had broken the table lamp standing next to it on the coffee table . |