Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interesting question , in the present context , is how far these can be coordinated with familiar pedagogic techniques , thereby bringing research within the compass of normal teaching ; or , in more general terms , what implications does work on classroom observation have for developments in teacher education ( see Allwright 1988 ) . |
| 2 | The Mnchener is suing Atlantic Richfield for nearly $150m , alleging that the company knew that the products the unit was developing would never be commercially viable , and according to the Wall Street Journal citing electronic mail messages , one of which says that as it appears the development ‘ is a pipe dream , let Siemens have the pipe , ’ and another that says ‘ We will attempt to finesse past Siemens the fact that we have had a great deal of trouble in successfully transitioning technology from the laboratory to the factory ’ ; Atlantic Richfield denies attempting to mislead Siemens over the unit . |
| 3 | To a first approximation it is also possible to write thereby allowing use of the data from either type of measurement to characterize the sample . |
| 4 | I 'll go on accepting payment until the course finishes |
| 5 | Despite blatantly courting affiliation with the drugs'n'rock'n'drugs set , the band have a healthy , fresh-faced energy which suggests the closest they have come to cold turkey is on Boxing Day . |
| 6 | Despite blatantly courting affiliation with the drugs'n'rock'n'drugs set , the band have a healthy , fresh-faced energy which suggests the closest they have come to cold turkey is on Boxing Day . |
| 7 | In caves and hill-strongholds the legend has persisted of the Lost Prince , Igor Fedorovitch , said to have survived the assassination of his father ; and it is mainly among ‘ simple , pastoral folk ’ that the Forgers of the Sword have been slowly gathering support for the restoration of the rightful king , after his existence and identity have been discovered . |
| 8 | The idea of a United Front was slowly gaining favour on the Left , despite the intransigence of the Communists . |
| 9 | Even so , some residents had started to venture out to local pubs and shops and were slowly becoming part of the community . |
| 10 | He retired in 1982 in some frustration with the civil service before eventually becoming director-general of the Institute of Directors . |
| 11 | All we can do it seems is to keep on applying pressure in the hope the Government will have change of heart , ’ he said . |
| 12 | She stopped , suddenly catching sight of the notes in the saucer . |
| 13 | ( If you are only using part of the bean mix at one time , the remainder will keep , covered , for 2–3 days in the refrigerator . ) |
| 14 | Blake 's work for MI6 included not only gathering intelligence from the Russians but tracking down and watching Communist spies sent over into the West . |
| 15 | There is a sense in which after much complex art , much elaborate art , much sermonizing art of the sort I was talking about earlier , people sometimes get the urge to simplify things down and in a sense they say let's go back to the five finger exercise , let's see what a note on the piano sounds like instead of playing , you know , Chopin or Stravinsky all the time , let's remind ourselves what the actual note sounds like , or two notes together , or one note and then a gap and then another note , and you suddenly become aware of the richness , in a sense in these very simple elements . |
| 16 | This use of the naturally occurring metaphor in the speech of schizophrenics is a limit case of the more general phenomenon of metaphor as a thought process . |
| 17 | Much of the ceramic material in eastern England , less so in the south , is stamped , that is decorated by pressing a carved die or naturally occurring object into the surface . |
| 18 | Low-level ozone , so called to distinguish it from the naturally forming ozone in the stratosphere which accounts for about 90 per cent of the ozone in the atmosphere , is created by the action of sunlight on oxides of nitrogen and reactive hydrocarbons ( volatile organic compounds ) emitted by vehicles and industry . |
| 19 | He passes the attendant in the security booth at the entrance to the University campus , and takes the gently inclining road to the Ecole Polytechnique , the engineering faculty of l'Université de Montreal . |
| 20 | To be sure , surveys of readership ask some ( very basic ) questions about ITV viewing or ILR ( commercial radio ) listening , but this is really only paying lip-service to the existence of the inter-media problem . |
| 21 | The village of North Ferriby is situated on gently rising ground on the north bank of the river Humber , about seven miles west of the city of Hull . |
| 22 | Once past her garden , Clare turned off the narrow lane on to a path hedged high with hawthorn , which led up the gently rising hill behind the cottage to the wood . |
| 23 | Billy resignedly followed his friend up the gently rising slope of the car park situated on the left hand side of the building . |
| 24 | Actually the government and the people of Kuwait did not really stop , erm only providing assistance to the Palestinians who are living in Kuwait . |
| 25 | It was early September so getting dark with the street lights already lit , and the restaurant stood under some arches . |
| 26 | It is purpose built for use at Point of Sale in a busy retail environment and will give reliable , long lasting operation with the minimum of attention . |
| 27 | I think Nestle have had to change their policy , because they were selling it and advertising it , and it was obviously doing harm to the children . |
| 28 | The international trading company Lonrho and the Al Fayed brothers , the owners of the Harrods company House of Fraser , have settled their long running row over the ownership of the Harrods store . |
| 29 | After a long running row with the locals , the diocese has decided enough is enough and plan legal action . |
| 30 | The long running saga over the Lurcher 's Gully ski development showed just how hard the developers will try and push into even the most sensitive areas — a battle that was only won with massive support and a sympathetic word in the ear of then Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind . |