Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The first option involved simply eliminating through traffic , principally through the use of one-way systems . |
| 2 | At 4 pm the following afternoon he awoke and came downstairs asking for breakfast ! |
| 3 | Many mothers with parenting difficulties had a long history of emotional problems themselves , and seemed generally lacking in sensitivity to their children 's anxieties and needs rather than deficient in specific child management techniques . |
| 4 | The 1.6 per cent increase in CO2 is set against an increase of only 1 per cent in gross domestic product over the year , indicating that the economy became more polluting per unit of wealth created . |
| 5 | He got up and began slowly pacing in front of her . |
| 6 | ‘ Fuck off , ’ said Sarah , and walked away laughing with Mouse . |
| 7 | I returned home floating on air and went on preaching . |
| 8 | Uncle Albert picked up the oars , turned the boat round , and started furiously rowing up river . |
| 9 | The ethnic and religious composition of the force varied greatly according to rank . |
| 10 | Franca said , ‘ Yes , yes , ’ and ran into the other room and started frantically looking for pen and paper . |
| 11 | The recall part of the experiment started approximately 50 minutes after the first and 10 minutes after the last of the junctions had been driven through ( the exact times varied considerably depending on driving style and traffic conditions ) . |
| 12 | We grew together struggling for supremacy like a wisteria — two trunks from one root — twining tortuously round each other 's faults and failings and culminating in the glorious flowers of two fine sons and a deep and immovable friendship . |
| 13 | In ‘ passive ’ mode the bass felt slightly lacking in ooomph , and also somewhat susceptible to unwanted noise . |
| 14 | Morthen slashed through the bindings of Tallis 's cloak , stripped the woman as she lay there gasping for breath and life , mind awhirl with confused thoughts , with loss , with fear … with need . |
| 15 | As she lay there floating in space , she felt herself being stretched . |
| 16 | Unfortunately two weeks after her last gold injection she presented acutely complaining of lethargy , anorexia , weight loss ( 9.5 kg ) , abdominal pain , and watery diarrhoea ( up to 20 times per day ) with a small amount of blood . |
| 17 | The chanting continued slightly changing in pitch , then from separate deep corners of the pool undulated six velvet-black eels , each slightly longer than ourselves , and as thick as our thighs . |
| 18 | A large number of these responses had direct bearing on school curriculum . |
| 19 | So he sat there thinking about life and things ; |
| 20 | So I sat there thinking about life , and when I listened again he was talking about orgasms . ’ |
| 21 | I stood there trembling with humiliation and anger . |