Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For example , suppose the success of a meme depends critically on how much time people spend in actively transmitting it to other people .
2 Freeze business rates this year , thus effectively reducing them in real terms , a larger reduction than that promised by the Government .
3 If it is not feasible to move the fish , then change 50% of the pondwater , once again replacing it with dechlorinated water at the right temperature .
4 cost you far more getting it like that than saying we 'll support you
5 well I mean the , the agent has n't or has n't yet sued , but I was n't really putting it like that , I was asking you whether it is your case as in presently stand looking at the defence you 've raised to whether or not you have failed to perform your legal obligations under clause nine .
6 I was n't actually putting it on either , I said like that and and I keep saying yeah after each , each sentence when I 'm describing something to my mum like saying last match yeah , we won yeah , six nil yeah , eight nil yeah and it I keep saying yeah , yeah , my mum 's going yeah , shut up my mum says I go yeah that 's well nice and she goes erm goes well nice I said
7 It is well worth covering your design with some glass and then carefully putting it to one side for a while before returning to it later .
8 She stood up and began clearing the dishes away from the table , dumping them in the sink and then hurriedly washing them in some soapy water .
9 My long-suffering owl chauffeur said to me one day while he was yet again driving me to some venue I was going to give a talk at , ‘ You and that bird are costing me a bloody fortune ! ’
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