Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new paper takes the discussion forward by bringing together the main suggestions from the earlier paper which enjoyed general support , and further proposals for a system under which tax-payers could assess their own liabilities . |
| 2 | He was wiring up the main hatch above the hold , in such a way that showed he was certainly not an electrician by trade , with the intention of giving a mild electric shock to anyone who might try to get into it . |
| 3 | Serbian fighters poised in the hills to the south and east of Sarajevo loosed a fresh mortar and machinegun attack on the city early yesterday , briefly knocking out the main television transmitter , forcing Sarajevo Television to switch to emergency power . |
| 4 | From then on damper conditions once more prevailed and the recrudescence of peat formation covered much of the Fens , the deposit forming today the main upper peat . |
| 5 | This time a tour guide at Althorp saw ‘ the ghost of an old man ’ going up the main staircase . |
| 6 | Behind him , two men in long overcoats stepped out from the shadow of a doorway and watched the young man turn to the left again , heading up the main backstreet that led to Joseph Hyde 's flat . |
| 7 | The task of drawing out the main points from the mass of data takes considerable practice and is time consuming . |
| 8 | It involves cutting down the main trunk to encourage new growth from the edge of the stump . |
| 9 | Yeah if you follow the sort of logic you were saying though the main business comes from wedding fairs , just three in the Autumn and three in the Winter . |
| 10 | As a guide to these priorities , a summary of the comments made about each type was prepared in matrix-format , showing also the main information category for each sub-system and the importance of each sub-system in relation to the primary role of the EPH Fig 11.14 ) . |
| 11 | The need for national qualifications for those carrying out the main functions in the assessment process has become increasingly pressing . |
| 12 | Remove the opening casements very carefully and store , leaving just the main frame . |
| 13 | At the time of setting up the main problems facing UK carpet manufacturers were the depressed state of the economy and the fact that imports of carpets were taking an increasing share of a diminishing market . |
| 14 | In September 1975 , Mrs. Jill Knight , MP for Edgbaston , Birmingham , learned about the Maynard contracts and raised the matter with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland , setting out the main facts . |
| 15 | Erm obviously we can er prepare a note for the committee setting out the main features in what I would call our commercial strategy . |
| 16 | It was all too clear Auguste had been out enjoying the pleasures of Broadstairs , one of which was just disappearing up the main staircase , folding up her parasol . |
| 17 | 1 Stretching out the main radial threads , attached to the twig or other supports . |