Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After having carefully removed the browned edge of the fillet he sliced the meat quickly and evenly . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I used a form of editing here to create the proper mood . |
| 3 | Their ‘ preferred ’ way of slotting together shapes the whole crystal . |
| 4 | This is a splendidly versatile way of patterning so spend a little time trying it out before you start on ‘ moon craters ’ . |
| 5 | In April the officers in the downtown area arrived at the riot scene but for whatever reason withdrew back to their command posts ‘ instead of staying there to control the illegal activity ’ . |
| 6 | The time of harvesting also affects the final quality of the tea , the best teas being collected during the peak season and the more standard teas during the remaining months of the year . |
| 7 | As existing insurance institutions might not be keen to underwrite such a scheme without expecting their own profit from it , we think that the credit institutions themselves should explore the possibility of joining together to back a mutual non-profit credit insurance fund . |
| 8 | The anxiety that she was on the point of doing so created a mounting sense of urgency during the 1870s . |
| 9 | The federal government on Jan. 8 accused Serbia of having critically undermined the federal monetary system and of jeopardizing economic reforms because the illegal issue would trigger inflation and threaten the dinar 's stability . |
| 10 | The squeeze was on from the start , Mark Bowen clearing off the line in the fourth minute and again in the 84th from Terry Hurlock 's drive as Norwich maintained a startling statistic of having yet to concede an away goal . |
| 11 | Waddock even overshadowed Hurlock until the sting of falling behind injected the long-haired harrier with more drive . |
| 12 | We hope some day that we shall have won all the battles , and then can relax and develop more of the social side of the retired member 's association , but until then we enjoy the friendship and satisfaction of working together to secure a better deal for the elderly everywhere , and remember that , hopefully , you will all be pensioners one day . |
| 13 | The notion of bargaining undoubtedly captures a great deal of what presidential power is all about , but it does not provide a complete explanation . |
| 14 | We 're going to stay with racing now to see a sporting dream come true … |
| 15 | A veteran New York dealer with a reputation for having always sensed the latest in art movements is making an offer to the Vatican . |
| 16 | However , she said : ‘ The caring 90s is a current media theme , and has more to do with caring about what is happening to the British society and what can be done about it , than about spending more to underpin the disadvantaged and the dependent . ’ |
| 17 | What was it you said about coming specially to meet the wild man of the wilderness ? |
| 18 | Three visitors from Frankfurt , Germany , recently visited ACET 's offices before returning home to begin a similar service , Christian AIDS Help ( CAH ) . |
| 19 | This restriction , however , merely limits Mr Nesbitt , who is chairman of the casino company Crockford 's , and Mr Isaacs from conspiring together to start a rival record chain . |
| 20 | Every year companies that have never been involved in selling abroad join the important , and often highly profitable , league of exporters or licensors and some even establish joint ventures or subsidiary companies in overseas countries . |
| 21 | Her fingers stirred the tightly curled hair there , one index finger probing more deeply , grazing the hardened nub of her clitoris , stroking gently before plunging further to stir the warm wetness of her vagina . |
| 22 | The articulate lyricism of Morrissey mirrors an entire lifestyle , and in doing so offers a constructive and plausible alternative way of thinking . |
| 23 | An example would be where a large articulated motor vehicle was turning a sharp corner and in doing so had a slight collision with a parked car . |
| 24 | Over the following five years , in a textbook case of the value of basic research , the microprocessor programmers learned to adapt the ideas worked out by the academic researchers , and in doing so created a new , if quite small , industry . |
| 25 | In the 20 negotiating days that remain before Maastricht , the Prime Minister must work for a treaty that will serve the best interests of Britain , and in doing so serve the wider interests of the Community . |
| 26 | He tape recorded their conversations , made notes on their behaviour and in doing so identified a small ‘ sub-culture ’ . |
| 27 | Successive Secretaries of State formulated their own versions of what the polytechnics should be , and in doing so established a substantial amount of ambiguity . |
| 28 | ‘ Poor Laura — you never were any good at getting up in the morning , were you ? ’ he mocked softly , taking the clattering cup and saucer from her shaking hands , before leaning forward to brush a stray tendril of hair from her brow . |
| 29 | Calm down , ’ Ross drawled , joining her inside the vehicle and slamming the door behind him , before leaning forward to have a quiet word with the chauffeur . |
| 30 | Resources for learning also include the local area , the environment , the countryside and the townscape , museums and historic buildings and their collections , the extensive range of local material offered by local record offices , or the local study centre , or reference library , as well as pictures and artefacts brought in from home , reminiscences of family members or the elderly , interesting visitors to the school and many other things ( see Box 13 ) . |