Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
| 2 | ‘ So there was no need to have anything highly scented or smelling strongly on the table , ’ said Henry at once . |
| 3 | Sport offers spontaneity which , combined with ever more sophisticated technology , allows a viewer to watch a game from many different angles , moving in for a close-up on the agonized or exultant face of the athlete , or panning back for a shot of the pitch , track , or the seashore during an Open golf championship . |
| 4 | Since kitchens tend to be positioned at the back of the house , they are often in an ideal situation for extending into the back garden , or knocking through into a corridor or back room to create a more useful space . |
| 5 | It was pointed out in Dann v Hamilton that the defence could apply in cases where : " the drunkenness of the driver at the material time is so extreme and so glaring that to accept a lift from him is like engaging in an intrinsically and obviously dangerous occupation , intermeddling with an unexploded bomb or walking along on the edge of an unfenced cliff " . |
| 6 | A few people were about , returning from church or walking home with a newspaper or a neatly wrapped pastry . |
| 7 | Proceedings for the dissolution or winding up of a partnership shall be commenced in the court for the district in which the partnership business was or is carried on ( Ord 4 , r 5 ) . |
| 8 | This section covers additional accommodation and travel expenses incurred in reaching the overseas destination or returning home as a result of the failure of public transport services in getting the insured to his departure port or airport by the time stated in the itinerary . |
| 9 | I hope you are well & looking forward to the sunshine . |
| 10 | You can control the amount of ‘ sink ’ by either pulling up , as I am doing here , or pushing down on the boom . |
| 11 | In that state they became ‘ sylvan demons ’ , ‘ either falling into a deep slumber or looking around for a fight . ’ |
| 12 | If Marcus was sitting on his bed or walking about the room or looking out of the window , Ludens would sit near him either on a chair or else on the floor his knees up , his back against the wall . |
| 13 | be ready to make informed guesses , and to correct themselves in the light of additional information , eg by reading ahead or looking back in the text ; |
| 14 | Some angles are quite bizarre , from up on the ceiling , down on the floor , in the corner of a room , or looking in from a window . |
| 15 | If you are married or living together as a couple , you should only make one joint claim ( any other members of your household should make a separate claim ) . |
| 16 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 17 | Robert Jones sparkled , Tony Clement was constantly in the thick of things at fullback , whether kicking long and meaningfully or surging through on the counter-attack . |
| 18 | Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos . |
| 19 | Becoming pregnant or going ahead with a pregnancy has to be a personal choice for each individual HIV positive woman . |
| 20 | However , the employee 's option may not be the simple one of staying with the transferor or going over to the transferee . |
| 21 | The advantage is that there is no line , visible to the fish , coming from the bait , either on the surface or going down to the bottom . |
| 22 | He said that if I did n't do it he 'd stop me having baths or going out in the cellar . |
| 23 | When crossing the dual carriageway or turning right into the road , treat each half as a separate road , wait |
| 24 | Because he lost sight of me quickly , he knew that I could not be going down to the river or turning left into the church : he had an uninterrupted view of both . |
| 25 | First , where an elderly person had moved into the household of a younger generation relative , the latter often made extra purchases , ranging from an extra bed or bedding through to the construction of an additional bedroom , in order to provide the necessary accommodation . |
| 26 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 27 | Other horses were sitting or lying comfortably on the floor , on clean blankets . |
| 28 | Naked men of unbelievable varieties were standing , sitting or lying all round the cove . |
| 29 | After all , the weather does not normally stop you getting to work , playing golf , or getting on with the rest of your life . |
| 30 | It really is not there 's nothing worse in life than getting to old age , or getting anywhere with no money . |