Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I watch over my shoulder just walking to the local shops . |
| 2 | I felt my pulse slowly returning to normal . |
| 3 | there could occur a case where the issue raised was so sensitive and the revelations necessarily following its decision so damaging to national security that the court might have to take special measures ( for example sitting in camera or prohibiting the mention of names ) . |
| 4 | She had been unable to concentrate on her reading , her mind constantly straying to the conversation she had had with him in the rose gardens . |
| 5 | But today the eyes were vibrant with an anticipatory light and Lady Merchiston sat up against her pillows , her glance alternately flicking to the window and following her companion as she moved about the room , tidying up . |
| 6 | The last step but one creaked protestingly and she grimaced apprehensively , her body almost turning to stone as she waited for Dane to suddenly appear and demand to know what she was doing . |
| 7 | And it works well , the fine cracks in its surface merely adding to the character of the bass . |
| 8 | Artemis could hear her father still calling to her to turn her pony , but there was nothing she could do . |
| 9 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 10 | " You two are my children , " she continued , her voice abruptly returning to normal , " you are all I have , the only things that are truly mine . |
| 11 | One former patient told me how her early childhood had been marred by her mother forever threatening to ‘ walk out and leave you all to it ’ whenever there was any family dispute — or even when one of the children did not comply with a request quickly enough . |
| 12 | Detective Inspector Frank Gregson paced slowly back and forth from one side of his office to the other , his gaze occasionally shifting to the blackboard behind his desk . |
| 13 | He retained the Treasurership , but died within a few weeks of his retirement thereby bringing to a sudden end a lifetime 's service to deaf people . |
| 14 | I watched Eric fall slowly asleep , his head gently tipping to one side , eyes closing . |
| 15 | He lay prone on top of her for a few moments then he rolled to one side , panting loudly , his breath slowly returning to normal . |
| 16 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 17 | No wonder Peter lacked confidence and spent all his time merely trying to be amusing in the face of Marc 's uncompromising thirst for excellence ! |
| 18 | And I certainly do n't want your bum-boy here listening to us debate . |