Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] it [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By diffusing gas in or out of the bladder or expelling it directly through the connecting tube , a fish could accurately control its level in the water . |
| 2 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 3 | It is a problem which seems curiously common to left-arm spinners , and manifests itself with the bowler either failing to release the ball , or propelling it vertically into the air . |
| 4 | In what circumstances is it appropriate for a Convention to prescribe a conflicts rule in relation to an issue rather than settling it directly by a substantive rule ? |
| 5 | ‘ A distinction must be maintained between the use of a ‘ one-off intervention ’ which is appropriate in the particular circumstances , and using it repeatedly as a regular feature of a regime , ’ reads the document . |
| 6 | Er simply in terms of the impact , there is a lot more work to be done on that and we would do that in t in developing the scheme and bringing it forward to the next stage , to mitigate the adverse effects er that come about as a result of er construction of new roads . |
| 7 | Markby , taking off his overcoat and sticking it haphazardly over a peg , grunted . |
| 8 | He had turned to look at her , slipping off his coat as he did so and tossing it carelessly over the back of one of the armchairs . |
| 9 | From 10 or 20 yards you can sometimes force the ball directly into the bank , the first jump taking it almost vertically upwards and landing it softly on the edge of the green . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't think I have had the pleasure of meeting you before , ’ she said , transferring Flossie 's lead to her left hand and entangling it dangerously with the milk can , whilst proffering her right . |
| 11 | George Robinson , 18 , of Phoenix Road , Pennywell , Sunderland , admitted taking an F-reg Ford Sierra from the Roker Hotel car park and driving it recklessly on the A19 , A183 and various roads in Sunderland . |
| 12 | A second very late gene , p10 , which is responsible for the synthesis of a non-structural protein , has been successfully utilized to express foreign proteins either by replacing the resident p10 gene ( 5 , 6 ) or by duplicating the p10 promoter and inserting it elsewhere in the AcNPV genome , eg , in proximity to the ph gene site ( 4 ) . |
| 13 | Magda ze Schluderpacheru was unslinging a rocket-launcher from under the bar , and passing it across to the Maniax . |
| 14 | Once you 've done it once it actually relatively easy for you to improve it an an and getting it better in the next iteration , erm that is exactly the situation you 've got here . |
| 15 | And that 's not really opera , it 's theatre , musical theatre , and we 're experimenting quite considerably with the theatre in that case and doing it almost in the round . |
| 16 | Three weeks into the job and Richard Jaross , Uniforum 's spanking new executive director , is talking about revitalising the place and giving it more of a customer focus . |
| 17 | But because he has not disowned his book , himself applying the match and hoisting it aloft on a stick , his gestures have done him no good . |
| 18 | The student leaders had written a statement accusing the government of practising ‘ state terrorism ’ and comparing it unfavourably with the white minority rulers of South Africa . |
| 19 | He recalled once buying a foal and taking it home on the bus ! |
| 20 | He sat with his eyes closed , lifting his head to sing each verse and dropping it again in the silences between the passages . |
| 21 | Perhaps it was her own pride reawakening after all these weeks which prompted her to defy Luke 's distaste , albeit only after she was sure he was asleep , moving up close to his back again , lifting an arm and curving it loosely over the side of his body . |
| 22 | He can get on with his studying , without getting distracted , and you can be earning your little bit and putting it away towards a house . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd like everyone to get into the habit of rinsing their own coffee cup after use and putting it away in the top cupboard . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ We found a few , ’ he told her , answering her question about the mussels , pulling off his jacket as he did so and draping it carelessly over the back of the chair . |
| 25 | The mighty Great Eastern not only laid a new cable ; it succeeded in hauling up the earlier one splicing on a centre-piece , and lowering it again to the sea-bed . |
| 26 | The switchboard on the ground floor of the Questura was manned by a chubby youth who was holding a large roll , turning it from one side to the other and studying it closely like a wrestler looking for a hold . |
| 27 | This has the value of removing prophecy from the realm of the mysterious and placing it firmly in the practical . |
| 28 | She set the candelabrum and the tray down on one of the tables , removing his greatcoat and placing it carefully over the back of a chair so that she might lay out a cloth and utensils . |
| 29 | She slipped it from his shoulders , folding it up and placing it carefully on the chair . |
| 30 | Indeed , some plants were even named thereby , for example , the ‘ day 's eye ’ ( daisy ) , so-called in allusion to its revealing its yellow disc in the morning and concealing it again in the evening . |