Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kitchen ceased vibrating , and its walls relaxed . |
| 2 | For instance , Susan Trangmar 's slide installation can not be fully seen from the margins , but the act of walking to the centre of the four projector installation involves passing one of the projectors so that your shadow passes across the image . |
| 3 | The budget sought spending increases for the departments of Education , Justice , State , Energy , Treasury , and Veterans ' Affairs . |
| 4 | Much of discussion at the talks centred on Kuwait 's attempts to continue building up production as Gulf war damage to its oilfields was repaired . |
| 5 | The Georgian mill owner 's house has been restored and houses displays exploring the history of the mill . |
| 6 | In effect , each NYSE Composite index futures contract costing $100 000 comprises two parts : $80 000 of the S&P500 index , and $20 000 of the shares of the 1200 smaller companies . |
| 7 | Having been at the end of a queue of Germans and Austrians all champing at the bit to go heliskiing , it was our turn . |
| 8 | in the second half the South West got going … and came good with three tries … |
| 9 | Hunting would therefore have less of an impact on goat populations if hunters avoided killing females . |
| 10 | She thought that as she knew so well what her therapist would say , it was indeed a waste of money to continue seeing her . |
| 11 | A common ruse involves masquerading as the Queen 's cousin / picture keeper / chief valuer . |
| 12 | This technique involves feeding the child orally but allowing the food to pass out through a surgically produced fistula at the side of the neck . |
| 13 | This technique involves nudging two or more zona-free 8- to 16-cell embryos together in culture until they stick together . |
| 14 | This technique involves spreading out the pastel dust with a tissue as an exceptionally thin film into which delicate variations can then be introduced , either by dabbing on more dust , perhaps of different colours , or by lifting it away with a putty eraser . |
| 15 | One technique involves helping a person to break down a problem into more manageable subproblems and consider the merits of various possible solutions to each part . |
| 16 | But , if the information is derived from several populations ( e.g. different years ) , the analagous technique involves setting a base year figure to 100 and scaling the figures for succeeding years relative to this . |
| 17 | The snapshot technique involves injecting the animal with a radioactively labelled version of glucose , 2-deoxy-glucose ( 2DG ) , that ‘ sticks ’ in cells . |
| 18 | This technique involves washing off the protein residues and then seeking an immunological reaction with commercial anti-sera for different animal species . |
| 19 | A more advanced technique involves camouflaging the real eye while at the same time making the false eye truly spectacular , with a huge black ‘ pupil ’ surrounded by a bright white eye-ring . |
| 20 | The technique involves estimating apparent consumption by deducting exports from domestic production and adding on imports from union and non-union sources . |
| 21 | A more modern technique involves placing the nuts in a metal cylinder , and the cylinder on the fire . |
| 22 | Another technique involves placing an elastic band on your wrist and gently twanging it in response to worrying irrational thoughts . |
| 23 | This technique involves asking for the order in such a way that if the timing is premature the presentation can continue with the minimum of interruption . |
| 24 | The simplest technique involves asking directly for the order . |
| 25 | Understanding the second sentence involves understanding that the object of ‘ likes ’ is ‘ dog ’ , a word which appeared earlier . |
| 26 | Monitoring involves tracking the evolution of environmental trends , sequences of events , or streams of activities . |
| 27 | The national curriculum involves assessing pupils at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 . |
| 28 | I made the decision to abort using the apparatus and revert to an alternative er means . |
| 29 | ‘ When I got back , I switched the tape on and all I got out was ‘ Small and tanned and young and lovely the girl from Ipanema goes walking … |
| 30 | Determination of the number average molar mass M n involves counting the total number of molecules , regardless of their shape or size , present in a unit mass of the polymer . |