Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh no , ’ Steve groaned , ‘ they 're bringing on Steven . |
| 2 | It also has three heated public glasshouses and a small propagation unit which concentrates mainly but not exclusively on bringing on plants for amenity planting . |
| 3 | Aye , the auld plumbing is desperate for bringing on migraines . |
| 4 | Despite the tour results , with only two wins and two draws to set against four defeats , Sole cited the tour as a success in bringing on newcomers . |
| 5 | With both Queen and loader in shot , hanging on wires not seen , the number of control crew during the five-day shoot of this sequence alone was obviously large but no accidents occurred . |
| 6 | Without an art school training , Romanowski , now in his late 20s , has taught himself the methods of the masters through reproductions in books and paintings hanging on gallery walls . |
| 7 | Pre-cut panels of mirrors sold for hanging on wardrobe or cupboard doors are often surprisingly cheap compared to custom-cut pieces and they can be hung side by side or used in certain places to look like slit windows in a wall . |
| 8 | The campaign reaches its climactic phase with astrologers warning both Mr Kinnock and Mr Major of trouble on Tuesday and Wednesday , with a lot hanging on Mercury on Thursday . |
| 9 | Looking recently at some vintage notes on the early nineteenth century , I was struck by how many were classified as ‘ useless ’ , one ‘ the worst possible ’ and another ‘ so bad that proprietors in desperation left grapes hanging on vines ’ . |
| 10 | HANGING ON Mr Mellor leaves home for work yesterday . |
| 11 | There are 20 cloaks and robes hanging on pegs here , made of various materials but none identified by any visible insignia . |
| 12 | Few hats hanging on OSF/1 peg |
| 13 | There were rows of them hanging on hooks , and stacks of them leaning against one another on the floor . |
| 14 | Where was such-and-such street , I asked , or the beautiful shop where my mother regularly bought her hats and gloves , or the church with the gilded domes , or the cake shop which had such a show of delicate confections at Christmas time , or the butcher 's where I could hardly bring myself to look at the great sides of dead meat hanging on hooks , or the musty bookshop , smelling of dust and leather , kept by the bent old man whose white hair seemed to be falling off the back of his head , leaving his bald crown all shiny and hopeful and new ? |
| 15 | But the girl was hanging on Roman 's arm , gazing up into his face with such an adoring expression that Caroline found herself feeling quite sick … |
| 16 | With just a few basic materials , I now have paintings hanging on walls in relatives homes . |
| 17 | He 's surprised to find such jokes hanging on hospital walls . |
| 18 | Invariably jet-black and headless ( though sometimes having the heads of human beings ) Black Dogs have been reported for centuries as loping along lanes by ancient churchyards . |
| 19 | Michael Knowles saw BPN 's greatest challenge as one of maintaining production and increasing reserves volumes , while bringing down development costs . |
| 20 | Supplies of sea trout , known as sewin in Wales , are increasing and bringing down prices to around £5 lb . |
| 21 | Scotland 's uncertainty was matched by that of Buhagiar , who was booked in the final minute of the first half for bringing down Nevin . |
| 22 | He attacked the claims of Prime Minister John Major and Chancellor Norman Lamont that bringing down inflation would get Britain out of the recession . |
| 23 | Of course you are absolutely right to emphasise the crucial importance of bringing down inflation ; the current deep recession will achieve this . |
| 24 | While the Chancellor has been concentrating — unsuccessfully — on bringing down inflation , unemployment is raging and further factory closures and redundancies have been announced nearly every week since he came to office . |
| 25 | YOUR EDITORIAL writers need reminding that our campaign of non-payment of the poll tax led to its abolition and substantially contributed to bringing down Mrs Thatcher . |
| 26 | They also missed a second half penalty , stand-in keeper Billy Drake saving from David McCabe after Graham McConnell had been sent off for bringing down Finty McConville . |
| 27 | Anderson was booked in the first half for bringing down Marin on a night when the Germans again showed their propensity for going down theatrically under straightforward challenges . |
| 28 | Bringing down emissions faster might take £2 billion . |
| 29 | The import of 1,000,000 tonnes of wheat , reportedly aimed at bringing down grain prices , was announced on Jan. 16 . |
| 30 | Mark McNally followed for bringing down Kiwomya in full flight and then Slater left referee Morrison no option after tripping Wieghorst , having been previously warned for a similar offence . |