Example sentences of "a [noun] [pron] [verb] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , a bit I intend carrying on as the parliamentary candidate and somebody had obviously asked Dave why it is something has nothing whatsoever to do with the constituency . |
| 2 | But after a bit I started thinking . |
| 3 | On other occasions a wind suddenly blew from a direction which made recording trains on the climb from Shepton Mallet impossible , or a sudden rain storm blew up at an inopportune moment . |
| 4 | A DRIVER who died following a two-car crash at Eddleston , near Peebles , was named yesterday as Margaret Keaney , 60 , of Biggar Road , Edinburgh . |
| 5 | And this is a Sotino which is a quality brand in those days , I , I , do n't know if it still is , I assume it is , erm , which was not advertised at all , and although the Rolex 's and so on in this world have been heavily advertised as they came on the market , Sotino 's never really was , so my father had a struggle I suspect selling . |
| 6 | Considering he was four over par after the first three holes of the New Orleans tournament , Faldo 's 11 under for the remaining 69 on a course he found demanding looks a useful dress rehearsal for the first of the year 's majors . |
| 7 | Scott was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt which needed washing . |
| 8 | Another place where writers put commas " illegally " is between a verb which describes saying and the sentence which presents what is said : |
| 9 | She is a busybody who likes talking and has cultivated her own style . |
| 10 | Last September he bought a camcorder which stopped working within six months . |
| 11 | Taking this step demands genuine repentance and a baptism which signifies cleansing from sin and death to the old way of life and resurrection to the new . |
| 12 | Above stairs were two modest bedrooms and a bathroom with Victorian fittings and a geyser which made threatening rumbles , wheezes and minor explosions when in use . |
| 13 | In answer to this , Cresswell ( 1973 : 111ff ) produces , by a technical sleight of hand , a formulation which avoids specifying the necessary indices in advance . |
| 14 | As you improve , instead of riding in a straight line along a wave you start manoeuvring by footsteering on the wave just as surfers do . |
| 15 | Put it on windowsill and I think ooh on a Friday I like using it , I think I 'll go and get a bath and you pick box up , it 's empty . |
| 16 | A horse which needs stretching down will benefit from a Chambon whereas a horse which is rather ignorant of the bit will only have himself to argue with in side-reins . |
| 17 | I had a horse who loved going on the beach and in the sea at Weston-Super-Mare but hated puddles and tiny streams . |
| 18 | Come 3 o'clock on a saturday I say taking the piss out of history goes . |
| 19 | As for the poll I think Gav is just a little bit biased in his choice of Cuntona , as im sure anyone who has seen him will confirm Gavs evening job is actually as a Cuntona look a like you know posing for pictures for the Sun with an easel and tweeds . |
| 20 | A scorer of important points — he converted five kicks out of eight in a gale which made staying upright seem like an achievement — a strong defender , a swashbuckling attacker and a powerful captain . |
| 21 | As a result he kept bumping into everybody . |
| 22 | ‘ Bring us tea — a pot of tea , and was that a sponge I smelt cooking earlier ? |
| 23 | DETECTIVES in Paisley have been ordered to check new evidence presented to the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , by a man appealing against his conviction for a murder he denies committing . |
| 24 | It was also the cold : a chill wind had risen during the morning and ruffled the feathers of a sparrow which stood shivering on the window-ledge . |
| 25 | ‘ For example , last summer the Royal Bank did a deal which involved issuing depositary shares in the US . |
| 26 | In order to gain admittance and nurse his wounds , Bothwell had to strike a deal which involved letting all the Elliots go free . |
| 27 | Swindon Manager John Gorman said ’ he feels like a boxer who keeps getting knocked down ’ . |
| 28 | She was a type he found threatening . |
| 29 | Viewers latched on to , and sympathized with , a vulnerable character who was unable to keep a job — as a security guard he lost his dog and as a fireman he kept missing the fire engine — and roared with laughter as his world collapsed around him . |
| 30 | And we would organize collective work , so that , for example , if someone had a Plot which needed clearing , we would all go and lend a hand . |