Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Community membership will be opened up to Finland , Sweden , Austria and Norway , bringing in richer nations to share the burden with Britain and Germany . |
| 2 | The way to greater profitability , then , lay in the direction of bringing in better sorts of people and , to ensure that , a careful eye had to be kept on what was actually shown in the cinemas . |
| 3 | Mr Baldry 's plans include bringing in stricter requirements for the care and housing of live birds , and introducing new checks on all imports . |
| 4 | This is really an essential part of the trial and sometimes may even result in two different driving systems being offered ; the problem may equally be solved by gradually opening up fuller access to the unit , in that way reconciling the two different kinds of need within a single driving system . |
| 5 | So , many will start mopping up smaller firms so they can show reasonable growth . ’ |
| 6 | The first has a very awkward ( though avoidable ) crack to start before climbing up easier grooves , while the second is balancy wall climbing on quartz holds , some of which slope disconcertingly . |
| 7 | In other words , the pretence that research and higher education are inseparable results in driving out higher education . |
| 8 | The Unilever product cost twice as much per ounce in Barbados as it did in England , and by driving out cheaper local alternatives the end result for the lower income consumer in Barbados was a product that was too expensive , too well-packaged and often surplus to requirements . |
| 9 | If you take care spacing out larger seeds you 'll make it easier to prick them out later . |
| 10 | the teacher-report form left for filling in later . |
| 11 | At this temperature the molten rock is at its least viscous and it flows downhill as a fiery river , splashing and bounding over minor irregularities like a mountain stream , and cascading over larger obstacles in glowing fire-falls . |
| 12 | The implications of ‘ story ’ have hardened to the extent that Federman constantly refers to the narrative as a ‘ recitation ’ , as if he were writing over earlier texts such as Beat novels . |
| 13 | He believed he was as beautiful as ever when he looked into the glass , but perhaps the AIDS scare had stopped them picking up older men in bars . |
| 14 | Unless the winch or car is very under-powered , pulling up steeper on a fast launch has little or no effect on launching speed . |
| 15 | Tony Revell began experimenting with guitars at the age of fourteen , and five years later he landed a position working with Chris May and Andy Preston , refining his skills while turning out Overwater electrics . |
| 16 | Indeed , in many countries , one government department may be paying huge sums to enable those with disabilities to become employable and to live independently while another is paying out larger sums as long as they remain dependent and unemployable . |
| 17 | Those who come as partners , patient and ready to learn and therefore better able to adapt their contribution before giving it , stand a better chance of going back happier and with a feeling it was worth it . |
| 18 | Israel is thrilled at the pace of absorption , and accuses the Arab world of manufacturing false conflict and fear ; a conflict that is whipping up greater hostility among two peoples who claim the same land . |
| 19 | The gradient of the swash bar on its seaward side appears to be related to the nature of the waves , short waves building up steeper gradients than long ones . |
| 20 | The difficulties faced by subject working groups in ‘ levelling ’ the subject matter are magnified in the task of building up smaller steps towards the statements of attainment . |
| 21 | I boosted again , head down and shouting to myself inside , screaming mentally , my voice like a press , screwing down tighter to squeeze a final effort from my legs . |
| 22 | ‘ There was a risk that merger would produce a company that would try to exploit the domestic defence market , buying up further competition in a bid for total domination ’ ( MMC report ) . |
| 23 | I reckon 'e 's turnin' out worse . |
| 24 | Although senior Digital executives have never confirmed the choice is between the two plants , it is expected that the company , in the current economic climate , will opt for keeping a manufacturing facility at only one of the factories , which would have serious economic and social consequences for the plant coming off worse . |
| 25 | as if to signal their displeasure the Dutch parliament passed a constitutional amendment in 1952 incorporating West New Guinea into the Netherlands and closing off further discussion of the issue . |
| 26 | I found them perfect for mixing up warmer greens . |
| 27 | They were defeated by King Solomon of Hungary in 1073 , but as a means of stirring up further trouble , Michael sent the victor , Duke Géza , Solomon 's brother , a Byzantine crown . |
| 28 | In February 1990 this was leaked , stirring up further controversy . |
| 29 | Jamie Osborne rode again yesterday despite giving up later rides on the first day and will be fit to partner Whats The Crack . |
| 30 | For headteachers there are opportunities , but also considerable anxieties , involved in taking on greater financial control of the school budget , and these are bound to radiate throughout the school . |