Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 2 | You spend so long explaining why a sound check has to be done in situ that you miss the sound check . |
| 3 | More orthodox critics feared that he was only stoking up a consumer boom which would reap the whirlwind in a vast price inflation . |
| 4 | This has two properties together making up a property complex ; each property is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence . |
| 5 | The alternative version has the same two properties together making up a property complex that is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence ; moreover in both cases the complex as a whole is assigned syntactically to the subject E ; the sole difference is in the matter of which property is taken as " senior " to the other within the bounds of the complex , as in ( 63 ) , and in such a case this will produce an infinitesimal semantic difference : ( 63 ) However this sort of syntactic trading is only possible where the language contains suitable lexical items ; it must have an adverb and verb with the appropriate meanings ; thus , in the absence of an adverb equivalent to after a change and a verb meaning to be orange , for instance , English can not offer such an alternative for ( 64 ) : ( 64 ) in spring , their skin turns orange 5.8 The range of verbs which can occur with postverbal adjectives is in fact quite wide . |
| 6 | In addition , exercise does help to control the appetite so it may help you to reduce your intake — thus bringing about a weight loss in an indirect way . |
| 7 | He watched as the tramp sorted through the rubbish , finally pulling out a soft-drinks container . |
| 8 | In answer to my office colleagues who saw me manhandling a hopper-shaped device into my car boot the other week : no , I was not setting up a home distillery , merely preparing to field-test a pond filter . |
| 9 | FRS 2 argues that not setting up a debit balance ‘ would obscure the comparison between the assets and liabilities attributable to the minority interest and those attributable to group interests both during the period when the accumulated losses accrue and afterwards , if the losses are then made good by later profits ’ ( para 81 ) . |
| 10 | If the aeroplane broke up in the air or the engine fell apart then the designers could be at fault ; if navigation aids were not working properly a radio engineer could be responsible , or even the Director of Civil Aviation who failed to provide enough money for the maintenance of the aids . |
| 11 | So , so that 's been a great improvement I think , erm in recent years and , and in the erm early seventies we , we also went into the business of providing equipment that could be left at rescues , on site , you know it was always tying up a fire engine by taking it there and , and being tied up so we provided these things which we call demountable equipment , which we commonly call the pods and erm |
| 12 | Organisers of Wirral 's Initiative for Needy Children ( Winch ) are also lining up a celebrity spot-kick contest for the same day at Prenton Park . |
| 13 | Scientists at Liverpool University are now drawing up a breeding programme for the UK herd . |
| 14 | The council is now carrying out a work study which could bring a shake-up that will end Derek 's golden days . |
| 15 | ( Linking with geography , to give just one example , could involve using maps , making plans , studying the functions of different buildings and uses of land , looking at the different jobs done by people today , and perhaps even carrying out a traffic census or statistical survey . ) |
| 16 | They did not hope for any tangible support for their undertaking , but a charter would give them some standing in England , allow them to create a legal government , and possibly convince any enquiring Spaniards that they were not simply setting up a pirate base . |
| 17 | Moreover , the bill purchases were due to a large extent to overfunding of the PSBR through sales of gilts so the Bank was effectively carrying out a maturity transformation in the market and one which , at times , entailed a " cost " ( as bill yields were lower than gilt yields ) . |
| 18 | He set about drawing up a rescue plan amid a political storm that resulted in the resignation of two cabinet ministers . |
| 19 | Sorry I was sat there writing out a shopping list and I suddenly thought oh ten past seven oh ten past seven ! |
| 20 | I remember we set about putting together a cabaret show . |
| 21 | It will be some time before I forget the sight of Greg Hicks in a mini-skirt , fishnet tights and Rod Stewart wig , first furiously threatening Lillibet with a knife and then chewing up a wine glass in his torment . |
| 22 | Vicky left IMG to make her own mark and has been steadily building up a quality client list . |
| 23 | Looking back to this primitive folk , MacLeish uses the invocation ‘ o my people ’ ( which would form the conclusion of section V of ‘ Ash-Wednesday ’ ) , and , after vividly conjuring up a seaboard landscape , recalls details of ‘ real things ’ , including |
| 24 | Active Memory Technology Ltd , the ICL Plc parallel processing spin-out , has fallen into the hands of receiver Price Waterhouse and is currently tying up a rescue bid from a mystery American millionaire tycoon . |
| 25 | Essex County Council is currently carrying out a feasibility study to try to pinpoint a permanent arts complex for the northern part of the county . |