Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paintwork badly needing done , |
| 2 | He said that this could lead to ‘ a non-statutory monopoly ’ and trigger a free-for-all among farmers with the housewife eventually footing the bill . |
| 3 | Physically , it can cause hangovers , disturbed sleep , vitamin deficiencies and inflammation of the gastro intestinal tract and , more seriously , severe liver damage eventually resulting in death . |
| 4 | As the name implies you walk towards the back of the board thereby sinking the tail . |
| 5 | Some , like David Young , who had abandoned the law for a career as a property developer , she put in charge of great statutory bodies , in his case eventually raising him to the Cabinet as Lord Young of Graffham . |
| 6 | The Reagan forces claimed that the previous administration , anxious to avoid a tax increase in an election year , had left behind a sizeable budgetary deficit thereby forcing on the new governor the need to introduce legislation substantially raising some forms of taxation . |
| 7 | But I was n't there , and this is to your advantage because I 'm not going to harp on about my favourite Shankly saying , or pretend I was close friends with the man like certain people do . |
| 8 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 9 | The defendant 's solicitor endorses on the copy summons a certificate duly accepting service and giving an address for service . |
| 10 | The United States argued in the context of Suez that there is a user right appertaining to all users of the Canal , including , presumably , potential users . |
| 11 | Few elitists now hold to the notion of a single dominant elite effectively exercising or directing the exercise of all important functions , and few now use the term ‘ elite ’ as the all-embracing explanatory concept which it is for the classical theorists . |
| 12 | ‘ It usually starts with truancy and bunking off then they get into shoplifting and drug taking and on to burglary eventually becoming habitual criminals . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It usually starts with truancy and bunking off then they get into shoplifting and drug taking and on to burglary eventually becoming habitual criminals , ’ he said . |
| 14 | After a stirring drive , Alesi finished fourth for Tyrrell and , along the way , he had to deal forcefully with Britain 's Martin Brundle , the Brabham driver eventually spinning off . |
| 15 | However 1980 , it seemed , just might represent a genuine national shift towards conservatism thereby providing the underpinning for a new alignment of electoral forces to replace the Democratic coalition founded by Franklin Roosevelt . |
| 16 | ‘ Subject as above , ’ — and subsection ( 1 ) deals with the fact that certain provisions extend to Northern Ireland — ‘ and to any provision expressly relating to companies incorporated elsewhere than in Great Britain , nothing in this Act extends to Northern Ireland or applies to or in relation to companies registered or incorporated in Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | She looked healthy and strong , a fine animal , her skin glowing , her hair radiantly shining . |
| 18 | From her first class in Morden nine members went on to train as teachers , with Jean Parmiter eventually becoming a Senior Trainer . |
| 19 | ‘ I just do n't want you to touch me , ’ Maria asserted rather desperately , disconcerted by the huskiness suddenly invading her voice . |
| 20 | Susan had come up to them , and stood still in horror at the sight of her sister apparently embracing a total stranger . |
| 21 | These combine well , the chords marching down aggressively and the upper part pointedly expressing energy and spirit . |
| 22 | Instead , by the age of 15 , he was wasting his money endlessly playing computer games , until one day he discovered the Yellow Magic Orchestra , and then Kraftwerk , and then Asian music and various ethnic musics ( ‘ Sounded like techno to me , ’ he mutters ) . |
| 23 | 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 ) . |
| 24 | The present owner of Miss Havisham 's house told of a fisherman she had met in Broadstairs one day who remembered ‘ Old Charley a-coming flying down from the cliff with a hop , skip and jump , with his hair all flying about ’ . |
| 25 | We get turned and cant pass back to Lukic unless its VERY safe , and even then he kicks it straight out of play so relieving the pressure on the opposition AND putting pressure on us . |
| 26 | The bit which of course basically going eight per cent . |
| 27 | This sector as a whole now accounts for 23% of Scottish manufactured exports , with whisky alone representing 20% . |
| 28 | That ratification depends on Parliament only dissenting in legally ambiguous ways ? |
| 29 | He walked into the corridor , tiredness suddenly overcoming him with the prospect of a few hours off , and very nearly knocked Catherine Crane over in his preoccupation . |
| 30 | We are of necessity constantly breaking the rules and thereby committing sin , but some kinds of offence are more disturbing than others . |