Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , it is clear that besides having a variety of grammatical uses , a word form may well display a split semantic personality , too , even within a constant grammatical frame . |
| 2 | The solution is more far-reaching than just changing a technique . |
| 3 | Blackwell was the first woman doctor , graduating in New York in 1849 and later opening a dispensary on New York 's lower east-side . |
| 4 | erm I think in terms of techniques is is is a level of awareness really , to be able to respond to children erm with their curiosity and with their erm expressions of anxiety erm in a way that makes it all right for them to be feeling the way they are , and I do n't think it 's simple as just saying a technique , I think it 's what we can offer as adults comes from an inner awareness that we have as adults , that we can convey to our children , because it 's not just the techniques , or the behaviour , or the words that we use , but it 's those feelings behind the words . |
| 5 | As well as being profitable and actually paying a dividend back to Detroit for the first time in years , Vauxhall is an important part of the GM empire for political reasons . |
| 6 | Karamanlis , 83 , had presided over Greece 's return to democracy in 1974 , holding office as Prime Minister until 1980 and then serving a term as President from 1980 to 1985 . |
| 7 | Probably the original intention was merely to contrast the procedure with that of a public inquiry ( where , of course , the inquiry is in full view of the public ) but for a long time the bogy of officials beavering away in private and then producing a report which damned some poor individual or organisation , without those officials being in any way accountable , was viewed with grave suspicion . |
| 8 | this prevents civilians from becoming far too powerful and then becoming a dictatorship . |
| 9 | Robyn heard Luke 's voice as if from a distance , deep and unexpectedly showing a trace of concern . |
| 10 | However , in instances whereby an originating office makes a request for assistance that would result in more than simply providing a favour' then a fee is appropriate and its level should be determined directly between the two offices concerned . |
| 11 | The link with Labour has got to be more than just signing a cheque . |
| 12 | But settling a potential employment dispute tends to involve rather more than just signing a letter prepared by the company or initialling a few sheets of paper which explain the agreed terms . |
| 13 | She had left Anne , fur-clad and ostensibly reading a book of hours that Prince Richard had given her , on a stone seat near the entrance to the rose-garden . |
| 14 | Often silent and quietly studying a portfolio of my daughter 's childish drawings , I was aware of his compassion and deeply grateful for it . |