Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rents should be related to the capital value of the property , thereby reflecting its popularity in market terms ’ . |
| 2 | Guido sat back a little , mercifully obscuring his eyelashes in shadow . |
| 3 | It is as rude as spitting to turn the soles of your feet toward anyone , so stretching your legs in front of you becomes nearly impossible . |
| 4 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 5 | He castigated the illustrator of Time Wasted Away for not bringing his work in line with that of Miss [ sic ] Vanessa Bell and , among other things , for depicting the sun as an eight-pointed starfish in the sky . |
| 6 | The German industry was already outstripping its rivals in innovation , and the British companies combined their strength to avert global German dominance . |
| 7 | Each applicant had applied for his respective daughter to be admitted to the school in September 1991 , thus expressing their preference in accordance with the appropriate arrangements under the Education Act 1980 . |
| 8 | Should it be , ‘ Has it authority in all matters ? ’ , or should one ask a separate question regarding its authority in matters of taxation , or perhaps one should inquire separately concerning its authority in matters of corporate taxation and personal taxation ? |
| 9 | Further to the west the Ingleton Parish Register for the period records after many burials that the dead were " buried in wool according to the act " and in Swaledale itself , when Ann Baker was buried in 1692 at Grinton Church , her father , Adam , a lead-miner from Oldgang , was fined five pounds for not burying his daughter in wool . |
| 10 | One is that the Americans , already cutting their forces in Germany sharply , may decide to pull them out altogether . |
| 11 | It 's unfortunate not having my bank in London . |
| 12 | Reportedly some companies , perhaps ICL and Olivetti for instance , were interested in somehow retaining their shares in USL . |
| 13 | But many universities and colleges are already advertising their courses in NME and the national press . |
| 14 | Naval tactics early in the war avoided such ship-to-fort confrontations ; but by 1943 the accepted practice was to blast coast defences , stripping them of camouflage , if not destroying their guns in sea and air bombardments that were timed so navy shells did not cut the path of strafing planes . |
| 15 | ‘ Not forgetting your reunion in Sydney . ’ |
| 16 | A warrior named No Heart delayed the soldiers ' pursuit , parleying across the river with Howard before promptly slapping his buttocks in derision and galloping away from the man the Nez Perce were now calling ‘ General Day After Tomorrow ’ . |
| 17 | I have no funds to be able to pay for such material , so people would have to realise that no payment could be made — their only reward would be possibly seeing their work in print . |
| 18 | Are you still developing your presence in Japan ? |
| 19 | Elizardo Sánchez Santa Cruz , President of the Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National Reconciliation ( CCDHRN ) , who was sentenced to two years ' imprisonment in 1989 for ‘ spreading false news with the aim of endangering the prestige or standing of the Cuban state ’ , is still serving his sentence in Agüica Prison : he is due for release in August 1991 . |
| 20 | He recalls being patted on the head by one fashion editor who said , ‘ Does n't he talk cute ? ’ , and deliberately parking his Rolls in front of the Managing Director 's Humber so that he could n't pull out . |
| 21 | A story about a R.A.F. Flight-Sergeant who noticed that a recruit was still wearing his hat in church . |
| 22 | I knew that shrinks were meant to respect the inability of their patients to express certain fundamental anxieties , that the whole thrust of their endeavour was to move around the edifice of such neuroses , gradually excavating their foundations in memory with a sort of verbal teaspoon . |
| 23 | On the other hand , it is inevitable that a property which , while still playing its part in entity-identification , needs to be explicitly assigned will nearly always be a more peripheral or unusual or occasional one . |
| 24 | A joint statement issued after the meeting said that Nien and Xu had discussed " quickly restoring their relations in economy , trade , communications , postal services and other fields " . |
| 25 | Also , it has not prevented Israel from repeatedly proving its prowess in war , which is usually regarded as a proof of strong government . |
| 26 | Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners . |
| 27 | Widnes blow RUGBY LEAGUE : Widnes and former Great Britain half back David Hulme , 27 , is out for the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder in Sunday 's defeat at Featherstone . |
| 28 | Mothers often say that they say the same things over and over again and end up losing their tempers in order to get a response . |
| 29 | Yet in among the periods of sudden change and confusion are some real and remarkable opportunities for increase and advancement , notably regarding your base in life and your standing in the world . |
| 30 | They were also exercising their right in keeping with the loyalty with which they were born , as they were helping to rebuild a security station . |