Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] [adv prt] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This narrowing down of the focus of the original control theory seems to constitute a switch of attention from offenders to situations . |
| 2 | Erm and er what I would like to see , and I 've long wanted to see this coming out of the church , is a rite of passage that I with integrity can offer to any parents who come to me with a , a , a lovely little baby in their arms saying to me parish minister can you give us something that would satisfy us , and they 're not saying it like this , but they want a rite of passage . |
| 3 | However , even those murders in real life that rise above the simple snatching up of the kitchen knife in the middle of a husband and wife row are much , much less cunningly contrived than that . |
| 4 | ‘ Sharing is n't attractive any more to us , ’ Bromley says , a verbal throwing in of the towel . |
| 5 | Lancing 's master-in-charge , John Wilks , described the scoreline as ‘ a perfect summing up of the match — dull ’ . |
| 6 | I was invigorated and felt seven feet tall going out of the church . |
| 7 | I think that is a lot of infection about and I know what brought on my cold , it was going out with Mark to Lathenham , and instead of wearing my anorak I only wore my lambs wool throw over , and I got jolly chilled coming out of the car and going into Lathenham church . |
| 8 | A rapid tidying up of the encampment was carried out . |
| 9 | We should make no mistake about the political nature of these developments , but a horrified throwing in of the towel is no response on the part of those who would manage the service in the interests of pupils . |
| 10 | He watched the slim body of Samantha dive into the pool and thought that by the time she came of an age for love he would no doubt be drifting round eternity in the unwelcome company of his wife with all rogering out of the question . |
| 11 | If you have too many coming out of the oven at the same time , some will set too hard while the others are being rolled up . |
| 12 | ‘ The queers are all coming out of the closet after last year 's legislation , ’ Adam said . |
| 13 | At least three distinct developments , all flowing out of the Enlightenment , contributed to this . |
| 14 | Finding candidates to sit on the panels would not be a problem , not least among those moving out of the auditing profession itself . |
| 15 | Similarly behind the ebb and flow of wars , regime changes and sporadic technological advances , Marx and Engels emphasized the ever-present working out of the dialectic in history , following the predetermined sequence of modes of production . |
| 16 | Had the laundries been at the Riviera end all the detritus from the other businesses , the discarded vegetables and smashed fruit of the greengrocers , the scales and fish heads and guts deposited on the street by the two fishmongers , would have passed by and probably soiled some of the clothes as the intermittent hosing down of the street caused all this muck and filth to edge its way slowly down towards the Bay . |
| 17 | Indeed today in the High Court a petition is being presented for the compulsory winding up of the company . |
| 18 | ‘ What 's that got to do with anything ? ’ just as he resented gifts he resented any dredging up of the past . |
| 19 | ‘ Those extensive powers are conferred upon the court for the beneficial winding up of the company , for sometimes it happens that the liquidator is unable to obtain from unwilling persons the information which he requires . |
| 20 | These powers are : ( i ) to make any compromise with creditors or persons claiming to be creditors ; ( ii ) to bring or defend proceedings ; ( iii ) to carry on the business of the bankrupt so far as may be necessary for the beneficial winding up of the estate ; ( iv ) to accept payment in the future on the sale of any property comprised in the estate . |
| 21 | They were both gazing out of the window like homesick boys , as if desperately wishing to be elsewhere . |
| 22 | These weeks provide a very enjoyable rounding up of the year 's work , a chance to sample some new outdoor pursuits and a valuable lesson in community living . |
| 23 | Apart from that initial glimpse of them both getting out of the car , I literally have no image of her at all . |