Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then I have always followed the fortunes of Preston and am saddened to see them languishing in the lower divisions . |
| 2 | ‘ I was sorry to see them striding along the walks at Tunbridge Wells with their arms akimbo , dressed in martial uniform , ’ wrote the authoress Elizabeth Montagu that spring of some fellow members of her sex . |
| 3 | They really are a very vibrant organization , and er , I think we really would wish them well , and , and very pleasing to see them adapting to the new circumstances . |
| 4 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
| 5 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 6 | Dr Livesey came out of the house in time to see me climbing into the stockade , and my friends welcomed me happily . |
| 7 | Grace Hinkle loves to see me making like an executive and remembering to charge up all expenses . |
| 8 | It is also used to restore I breathing following a barbiturate overdose |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't be surprised to find me sitting on the tee in the lotus position , ’ he warned . |
| 10 | Benny , Ace and Petion arrived to find them milling around the door , testing it for electrification with a bayonet whose handle was securely wrapped with oilcloth . |
| 11 | It 's not unusual to find them basking on the slopes of the teeing areas . |
| 12 | There may be some delays , because we have to process them according to the normal procedures , but there will not be any undue delays . |
| 13 | Mr Fordy said : ‘ Our concern is not to catch them going over the bridge but to stop them going over the bridge . ’ |
| 14 | He was surprised therefore , after drawing his gun and edging out carefully , to find himself standing in the deserted mortuary room where he had introduced the three travellers to Howard . |
| 15 | And on 15 May , the morning of the Maurice debate , he recorded : ‘ We proceeded thus : S.B. — ’ You know , PM , that for ten years we have been trying to catch you deviating by an inch from the strict path of veracity and pin you down . |
| 16 | Her eyes spanned the room , once , twice , and seemed to find something threatening in the silence . |
| 17 | A commission to find something coming from an insurance company is a different matter . |
| 18 | The last time she had woken from sleep it had been to find herself looking into the blue eyes of a dangerous enemy ; now the enemy was a friend . |
| 19 | Bernice woke to find herself lying outside the temple . |
| 20 | This she had done , only to find herself talking to a horribly languid sort of character who obviously fancied himself rotten and who , she was prepared to swear , was wearing brown suede shoes and a shirt featuring tattersall checks , accompanied by a green knit tie . |
| 21 | Maggie turned round to find herself staring into the eyes she 'd stared into in the pub . |
| 22 | I lit a cigarette as I waited and turned to find her leaning on the doorway , arms folded . |
| 23 | He turned , to find her chewing on a loaf of bread , watching him . |
| 24 | He forgave her , and then a week later he and Keeley came home from the Beaux Arts Club to find her sitting on the basement steps , smiling nice as pie . |
| 25 | From Dennis 's drunken hints that memorable evening in Ramillies Drive I had gathered that the reason for this was Karen 's sterility , so I was somewhat surprised to find her going on the offensive . |
| 26 | They are such loving , wonderful dogs and I am writing to encourage anyone thinking of a rescue dog to give a Greyhound a home . |
| 27 | She was surprised to find it rising for the third time , but though it hardened she knew it would take an age to bring it to orgasm . |
| 28 | Earlier we find little trace of it generally , and so we ought not to be surprised to find it missing from the ordinary Person 's consciousness of time in those days . |
| 29 | They turned a corner and Corbett had to hide his trembling at the appearance of the small , squat , one-eyed man who seemed to rise out of the darkness before them . |
| 30 | WHATEVER the good intentions and fine words about women doing anything a man can do , there are still industries where men would be surprised to find themselves dealing with a woman . |