Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , he remembered honeyed , frail evenings walking in the walled grounds of the orphanage . |
| 2 | I guessed he was going to see Ben Gunn , and thought the doctor was lucky to be walking in the cool shadows of the wood . |
| 3 | From time to time , walking in the crowded arcades of the Plaza Mayor , my heart would miss a beat as I fancied I saw Jordi mingling with all those similar dark heads and slender figures . |
| 4 | If they dream up a bright profit-winning idea , even if it involves walking in the dirty waters of pornography as the 0898 service does , the Government are unable or unwilling to do anything about it , even over a six-year period . |
| 5 | Sandra explains : ‘ We moved here because of the rural location and we love walking in the Welsh mountains . |
| 6 | She found it strange and a trifle exciting to sit at the cafe tables , and watch Wehrmacht , Luftwaffe and Nazi naval personnel walking in the leafy boulevards . |
| 7 | A funeral , already described , two drunk tramps , another lecture from the Vicar on interfering in the domestic wrangles of his parishioners . |
| 8 | He was entranced by all that he thought it meant , the warm curve of young lips , the gentle gleam of understanding in the steady eyes . |
| 9 | During the damp November evenings when the gas lamp flickered in the wind , nothing would convince me that danger was n't lurking in the eerie shadows . |
| 10 | This will kill the green blob lurking in the watery depths and help you avoid the workman . |
| 11 | Below it , the greenish water foamed over rocks and there were alligators lurking in the stony caves along the bank . |
| 12 | THE spectre of road pricing — charging for the roads on the basis of pay-as-you-drive — is again lurking in the political shadows . |
| 13 | In fact , there was more than a hint of insolence lurking in the grey depths of his eyes when he spoke . |
| 14 | It is in these terms that we find sodomy lurking in the cultural histories of the deviants in early modern England , and in a way which throws light on the persistence today of the connection between political and sexual subversion , and the condensation/displacement of social crisis into sexuality . |
| 15 | He had thought of Doreen 's absences every night , the front-door banging in the early hours of the morning , the whine of a car drawing away from beneath his window . |
| 16 | Some of the major questions to be asked are : what changes are occurring in the economic relations with former client states — Cuba , Mongolia and Vietnam — and how far is this affecting the latters ' future economic development ? |
| 17 | However , it is possible that cognitive changes occurring in the early stages of a depressive disorder may initiate a vicious circle that can transform an otherwise mild and short-lived reaction into one that is more severe and protracted . |
| 18 | Fungus is rarely a primary invader of the fish , only occurring in the later stages of disease when fish are heavily infected by protozoa , flukes and bacteria . |
| 19 | Eye pigments occurring in the ommatidial cells of some insects may be of special interest since studies of their metabolism reveal something of the mode of action of genes controlling eye colour . |
| 20 | The Fiction adds a little to one 's understanding of what he was becoming in the eighteen months immediately before his courtship of Helen Noble . |
| 21 | Firstly pictures of their lead singer , Ben Volpierre Pierrot , have stopped appearing in the front sections of Sunday newspaper supplements captioned by bad puns on his name , and secondly the single from this album is all about leaving messages on an answering machine . |
| 22 | When huge pits started mysteriously appearing in the tidal flats of Puget Sound , the local fishermen were understandably concerned . |
| 23 | After the season the show would tour the country with a few troupes from the original cast and local children appearing in the large scenes . |
| 24 | Because of the shortages of girls for nursing , many ads were appearing in the daily papers . |
| 25 | Up until now the naval salvoes are landing in the German positions somewhere in front of No. 6 Commando , at the other end of the village . |
| 26 | Properly installed — and full instructions accompany the Sleep-safe Smoke Alarm — a smoke detector will warn you of smouldering in the earliest stages of a fire and give you the vital few minutes that really could make the difference between death and survival . |
| 27 | Through the use of repeated censuses and land surveys , through photographs and films , and through an intensive long-term study lasting now since 1969 , it will be possible to analyse some of the causes and consequences of what is happening in the mountainous eco-systems of the Himalayas . |
| 28 | Under Cause and Onset look at what has been happening in the preceding hours or days to the onset of the illness and consider the speed with which the illness came on and the order of events . |
| 29 | what is happening in the immediate surroundings when the word is produced . |
| 30 | We are deeply concerned by what is happening in the occupied territories and we are urging the Government of Israel to negotiate sensibly with the Palestinians within the occupied territories . |