Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Changez and Jamila sat apart , and although I tried to catch them looking at each other , I can guarantee that not a single surreptitious glance was exchanged by the future bed-mates . |
| 2 | And if the recession continued much longer she might return to London to find herself looking for some other occupation to keep the roof over her head — but that was her secret . |
| 3 | ‘ I was not … ’ she began irritably , only to find herself talking to thin air as he ducked down and removed her shoe for her . |
| 4 | His introduction to the greater world during his London visit was important in shaping his liberal sympathies , and when he returned to Stowey in March 1791 , his relatives were shocked to find him overflowing with French Revolutionary politics as well as other democratic heresies . |
| 5 | LEO You are bound to find yourself thinking about all sorts of future possibilities now ! |
| 6 | Just a whiff of Labour was enough to set everything tumbling on Red Wednesday , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Council lawyers are currently drafting a scheme based on a new bye-law which will give police the power to arrest anyone drinking in public places . |
| 8 | Perhaps I have just become too comfortable with the cheering notion that women are far too busy getting on with their careers and their lives to crucify themselves worrying about ragged cuticles or the size of their ankles . |
| 9 | ‘ In fact I was surprised to see you dancing to pop music , and with one of them . ’ |
| 10 | Another way of distinguishing the services provided by local government is to group them according to certain shared characteristics . |
| 11 | Cleaning the beat meant fitting each new situation into past patterns , trying to handle them according to traditional recipes . |
| 12 | It was distressing to hear her talking like that . |
| 13 | It is hard to imagine it arising by any step-by-step process unless some earlier scaffolding has completely disappeared . |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't like the Boss to hear us talking like this , ’ added Bodie . |
| 15 | In so far as there is surveillance of us , we tend to feel it is largely intended for our own good , to avoid us getting into difficult situations , etc … |
| 16 | ( It is not unhelpful to imagine oneself standing in such a line : how would one decide whether to be blue , white , or red ? ) |
| 17 | Three wickets fell , though , in the first half hour after lunch to leave them wobbling at 61 for four . |
| 18 | The keen thespian likens the challenge of reactivating the Pedernales oilfield to mounting a theatrical production — it should impress the audience enough to leave them yearning for more . |
| 19 | Penetrating , complex and totally different in structure , it pulls the single line of melody up and down and spins it out to leave you dangling in some sort of musical nirvana . |
| 20 | It would have to be something of value to justify her going to all this trouble . |
| 21 | If the tank is well-established , however , they will normally find enough microorganisms to keep them going during this initial period . |
| 22 | The idea of the bill was to keep them going for two weeks , you know , so they can change their mind and … |
| 23 | Enough to keep them going for three days . |
| 24 | Enough to keep them going for three days . |
| 25 | If she has indeed acquired sufficient skill to send me howling into some black hole , now 's the moment she 'll try it . |
| 26 | But enough , I hope , to start you searching for more . |
| 27 | Those U.S. immigration officials who inquire suspiciously if you have a permanent address to go to and sufficient funds to keep you going for 90 days would be providing a more humanitaran service were they to refuse admission to anyone unable to produce documentary proof of passing a course in how to order a American-style breakfast . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't mind them celebrating Christmas but it 's insensitive to keep it going at that level for that long . |
| 29 | The body is a machine — an extremely powerful machine too — pounding away day and night to keep us going in top gear , and capable of withstanding serious damage . |
| 30 | ‘ It 'll soon be dark and then we wo n't be able to see him coming at all . ’ |