Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , Choppy Spencer , the spokesperson for the Conservative Party on education here in the County Council , is this opting out a political stunt ? |
| 2 | In the pub were twenty or so other walkers , similarly soaked , all crowding round a massive wood stove . |
| 3 | Finally they reached their destination , to find a huge crowd of silent onlookers all standing back a respectful distance and watching in mesmerised fascination as a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for help . |
| 4 | When the food was cooked , or the teapot filled , it could be kept hot by standing it further along the hob , and frequently the top of the little stove was filled with a variety of utensils each giving off a rich aroma , for Mrs Curdle was a great cook . |
| 5 | Other duties , of course , could also be pretty tedious , especially when you were stuck carrying out a rotten job against your own sympathies , your loyalties divided . |
| 6 | This is the southbound ‘ Master Cutler ’ with V2 60831 putting on a good exhaust in the early 1950's . |
| 7 | If you are using a lot of roses in your pressed flower pictures , you may find it worthwhile making up a small stock of finished roses in different colours to save time when you are in an inspired mood and want to concentrate on a design rather than the various techniques involved . |
| 8 | 24 Putting down a dictatorial tactic ( 10 ) |
| 9 | The parent 's intention is often to protect so they hide tears and sorrowing putting on a ghastly pretence of cheerfulness . |
| 10 | looking at the main views on offer about the proper focus of RE and ; 2. setting out a possible rapprochement between these approaches which tries to bring together what is good about them , and add what they all tend to omit . |