Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [v-ing] in [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more promising avenues are opened up by those schools of thought that combine a description of the structure of texts with an account of the knowledge and attitudes that readers bring with them and of the process to which they subject them : some versions of structuralism ; and phenomenological and related theories , which study the process by which readers create meaning in a text with much more attention to the text itself than Richards ever allowed . |
| 2 | There was the silver paten shining in the dark like an oval moon , and there a jewelled chalice ( making Father 's communion goblet seem like something got with filling-station coupons ) . |
| 3 | Youngsters go dancing in the sun |
| 4 | From the point when the Government 's high interest rate policies start taking effect to the point when companies start calling in the receiver , there tends to be quite a delay — liquidity problems do not suddenly emerge unless something dramatically goes wrong . |
| 5 | The one thing that remains within your control is to take your business elsewhere ; if the tills stop ringing in the shops responsible , maybe things will change … |
| 6 | The German gunners reply crashing in a couple of minutes later caused pat and I to get on the floor fast . |
| 7 | Some things are crystal-clear , yet the rest keep lurking in the fog . |
| 8 | Such a gap is justified only if company earnings start improving in the months ahead . |
| 9 | Many private problems need airing in the family . |
| 10 | Sex is a sensitive barometer of stress for many people : they lose interest , their bodies stop responding in the ways they are supposed to , or they find themselves feeling unusually ( and perhaps embarrassingly ) sexual . |
| 11 | In the meantime goods which have been donated to help the Kurds lie rotting in a warehouse , because there 's no money left to pay for transporting them . |
| 12 | ’ And if I can nae manage I 'll sing myself tae sleep in Central Station till the trains start rinnin' in the mornin' . ’ |
| 13 | Part of the mutual learning process is that you may find that apparently sensible objectives need altering in the light of critical questioning by alert subordinates . |
| 14 | Some of the lecturers keep saying in a lecture , ‘ this is somehow related to something else you 've done somewhere else ’ and I wish they 'd tell us how it 's related to something else because half the time we ca n't see that . |
| 15 | The Aircoupe has an unusual trimming device , centrally placed in front of the seat , best described as a screw-threaded brass plunger running in a guide , with a black plastic knob atop . |
| 16 | Your clearing bank will also be able to transfer cash directly to and from your current account , saving you telegraphic transfer charges , and simplifying arguments about who bears the interest lost if payments go missing in the banking system . |
| 17 | Lachlan slapped the table , his booming laugh echoing in the rafters . |
| 18 | You should work towards establishing the moment at which the hands start releasing in the downswing , while at the same time keeping your swing objectives uppermost in your mind . |
| 19 | Only 3 Meteors remain flying in the UK , but their close links with Gloucestershire ensures their memory will live on in the region for years to come . |
| 20 | ‘ Several moments ago I asked you why you thought there was a drugs ring operating in the club , ’ she said . |
| 21 | Similarly , their moral careers need placing in the context of their class position in employment , as well as in the physical and social context in which they live . |