Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poor , however , are often blamed for their own poverty , accused of budgeting badly or living beyond their means . |
| 2 | Separate different types of waste to aid recycling eg. cans , paper , moulds and pitchers , etc. where recycling facilities are available . |
| 3 | Right or wringing your hands nervously . |
| 4 | 6 Light Full right of liberty at any time after the date of this Lease to alter or to erect new structures within or adjoining the Centre ( such expression here excluding the Premises ) in such manner as the Landlord shall think fit notwithstanding the fact that the same may obstruct affect or interfere with the amenity of or access to the Premises or the passage of light and air to the Premises It may be as well to include the words in parenthesis to remove any suggestion that the landlord may have the right to alter the premises . |
| 5 | Any seasoned dieter knows full well that she can ‘ cheat ’ that weight off the normal set of bathroom scales by shifting her stance a little or rushing off to empty the bladder , remove the dentures and so on . |
| 6 | He took a deep breath and prayed that Ranulf was somewhere where watching this small drama being played out . |
| 7 | ‘ … Somebody you did n't know — male or female — tying you up , leaving you helpless , somewhere where shouting could n't help you , and there was a big sharp knife under the bed … how would you have felt then ? ’ |
| 8 | He therefore had the choice of making a new home somewhere or making his way back to a town about whose public feelings he could have no doubt , but knowing that if he did not change his ways the whole thing might happen again . |
| 9 | They are out most nights visiting a post office somewhere or repossessing cars . |
| 10 | In practical terms this concern is relevant only where supervising and senior staff in the agency may learn about a pollution ; by definition these are cases which the agency regards as important , in particular , those which may have implications for the agency 's public reputation . |
| 11 | Circular 22/80 advised that ‘ this permissive power ’ should be used ‘ only where planning reasons clearly warrant such action , and there is no alternative to enforcement proceedings ’ . |
| 12 | This permissive power should be used , in regard to either operational development or material changes of use , only where planning reasons clearly warrant such action , and there is no alternative to enforcement proceedings . |
| 13 | Any system which is exhaustively described by Figure 9 would be incapable of repeating nonsense words or reading them aloud or writing them to dictation . |
| 14 | ‘ We practise lying on a bouncing ball and reading aloud or singing the words in the book . |
| 15 | Nothing is worse than feeling screwed up inside or suffering from a sense of utter emptiness and loss of interest or emotion . |
| 16 | Feelings have often run high , especially where learning opportunities are perceived to have been mismanaged or ineptly handled . |
| 17 | By all means consider a tank of an unusual or irregular design , but be aware of the limitations and do not apply the same criteria as you would to the more conventional rectangular aquarium , especially where stocking levels are concerned . |
| 18 | skipping perhaps or swinging a frayed rope |
| 19 | But frankly , if I thought about that at all , I imagined he had some side line , painting people 's houses perhaps or cleaning windows . ’ |
| 20 | Yet the judge left as alternative verdicts open to the jury , guilty of causing grievous bodily harm , contrary to section 20 or guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm , contrary to section 47 , without indicating to counsel his intention of doing so or giving the defence the opportunity to deal with such alternatives . |
| 21 | In control conditions children worked alone , either seeing one view only or walking round the table with the experimenter to see both . |
| 22 | The forms of lighthouses and boats , while almost toy-like in their basic simplicity , are developed internally in terms of a large number of planes or facets , and since the sky receives the same treatment , the painting resolves itself into a mass of small , shifting planes , jointed together or hanging behind each other in shallow depth . |
| 23 | As the days grew shorter , the Rectory colder , the pleasure they took in reading together or playing backgammon before the fire began to pall . |
| 24 | In this new , commercial market a major sales point is the energy saving that is possible with central control of heating and lighting , either manually or according to a timed program . |
| 25 | All research or therapy of an innovative nature in the health service , especially that involving foetuses or foetal material , requires the approval of a local research ethics committee . |
| 26 | The neighbourhood effect apart , contemporary urban sociology ( especially that deriving from Marxism ) envisages local variations in politics and forms of state intervention as straightforwardly the product of the particular balance of class relations constituting a particular locality . |
| 27 | In both processes , and especially that relating to the budget , immense power lies with the Senators and the Representatives on the relevant committees and subcommittees . |
| 28 | In view of our heavy business , especially that relating to legislation , I see no prospect for a debate in Government time on the economy of London . |
| 29 | Better than watching telly all day long . ’ |
| 30 | Much better than booming out in an intimidating voice , " We ca n't hear you ! " |