Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " 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 | 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 " . |
| 4 | Whether they are jamming the bustling streets of Kowloon , elbowing their way on to ancient trams or leaping about on the terraces at the races , Hong Kong people are enthusiasts . |
| 5 | I hope you are well & looking forward to the sunshine . |
| 6 | You can control the amount of ‘ sink ’ by either pulling up , as I am doing here , or pushing down on the boom . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ; |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 11 | Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos . |
| 12 | However , the employee 's option may not be the simple one of staying with the transferor or going over to the transferee . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I expect you remember the lovely lake at the end of our road , and the rides in the sampan , or going out with the Moothams when Maria used to say , at the end of an excursion , ‘ Rachel never stops talking ! ’ |
| 15 | He said that if I did n't do it he 'd stop me having baths or going out in the cellar . |
| 16 | When crossing the dual carriageway or turning right into the road , treat each half as a separate road , wait |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He seemed to see men in winged helmets lounging around Frost 's , the late-night delicatessen , or peering oafishly into the windows of Sturgis , the estate agent . |
| 20 | Other horses were sitting or lying comfortably on the floor , on clean blankets . |
| 21 | Naked men of unbelievable varieties were standing , sitting or lying all round the cove . |
| 22 | After all , the weather does not normally stop you getting to work , playing golf , or getting on with the rest of your life . |
| 23 | He appealed for members to comment by ringing Brenda on Middlesbrough 244860 or calling in at the club . |
| 24 | She has a vision of the hunchback standing on tiptoe gazing into large saucepans , or moving crabwise round the table . |
| 25 | Young or old , going out or staying home for the evening , a glass of Scotch sets the scene , complements the mood , ensures complete enjoyment … never intrusive , always compatible … |
| 26 | If everybody else is bankrolling Australian entrepreneurs , or expanding expensively into the US , or financing umpteen deals with untold debt , that 's a very good reason for doing something completely different . |
| 27 | Other options open to the council include reducing the opening hours of all libraries or cutting back on the money it pends on books . |
| 28 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 29 | Felicity had come out in a severe facial rash and spent the time either screaming or staring fixedly at the paperknife on her desk . |
| 30 | thought that it was about privatisation or opting out of the health service , because the Labour party was putting about pamphlets saying such things as ’ Now the Government is forcing our hospitals to opt out of the NHS . ’ |