Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [v-ing] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many occurrences of volcanic activity in areas remote from plate margins ; the volcanoes of the East African Rift system , such as Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya , the volcanic and associated hydrothermal activity of the Yellowstone region in Wyoming , U S A ( Fig. 4.3 ) , and the chain of volcanic peaks making up the Hawaiian Islands are examples from both continental and oceanic regions . |
| 2 | I was met by a slow but very solid resistance moving down the far bank . |
| 3 | As early as July 1728 Wade was able to report : ‘ I am now with all possible diligence carrying on the new road for wheel-carriages between Dunkeld and Inverness , of about 80 English measured miles [ 128 km ] ’ , but it was 1731 which saw the creation of his masterpiece , the road from Dalwhinnie to Fort Augustus , in the middle of the Great Glen . |
| 4 | Mr Glavisky thinks people probably recalled German prisoners filling in the water-logged tank traps in Speke , which were a danger to children . |
| 5 | The oddly named My Father 's Vertigo , a near narrative piece bringing out the best in LCDT , set the programme on its right tracks and proved that dance can contain wit . |
| 6 | The second , in 1552 , saw the publication of Hamilton 's Catechism , a vernacular work setting out the basic tenets of Catholic belief . |
| 7 | Partnerships could henceforth be established between consenting adults so that ‘ two men could live permanently together without fearing prattling informers bringing down the criminal law upon them ’ . |
| 8 | Its beauty lies not in its architecture , but in the magnificence of its views as it sits in splendid isolation on top of a steep hill looking down the unencumbered views across fields , moors and woodland to the river valleys of the Wye and Elan . |
| 9 | It is basic AIB practice that the investigating team carrying out the original field investigation follows the work right through all the stages of testing and researches to the ultimate production of the report , thus ensuring complete continuity throughout . |
| 10 | The working groups will look at particular topics , consider the existing legislation and help prepare a discussion document for wider public consultation setting out the various options for reform . |
| 11 | Scottish police carrying out the criminal investigation on Lockerbie had earlier been authorized to interview the suspect , named as Mohamed Abu Talb , who had worked under various identities for Palestinian groups in Egypt and Lebanon , but his lawyers refused to agree to interrogation procedures . |
| 12 | Brewery bosses say that every British couple bringing back the new full drink and tobacco allowance would save almost £1,000 in import duty . |
| 13 | Plants are normally under some form of stress — heat or light stress are two of many forms — but nevertheless plants are generally healthy , from which we may conclude that nature is continually carrying out a delicate balancing act among the contributing reactions making up the complete photosynthetic ‘ machinery ’ . |
| 14 | The other end was already harnessed to a team of horses , so it was easy work pulling off the entire roof in one smack . |
| 15 | The same is true of the individual countries making up the European Community . |
| 16 | With its Georgian frontage and those imposing pillars holding up the front porch , it still looked impressive . |
| 17 | The neck is ( you guessed it ) mahogany , again of reasonable quality , and all of one piece , save for an extra block making up the traditionally-pointed heel . |
| 18 | Small companies combined to survive until they became vast conglomerates squeezing out the smaller shops . |
| 19 | A Dwarf sees an extra Elf sitting up the same tree , about to fire an Elf Bow and strike down his rockbrother . |
| 20 | The containment of public spending has won out over local choice ; reducing the state in this area has meant central government rolling back the local state . |
| 21 | In order to monitor the sources of recruitment on the programme HCIMA will require centres to complete , for each cohort of students , a standard form setting out the prior qualifications/learning experience for the student group . |
| 22 | In order to monitor the sources of recruitment on the programme HCIMA will require centres to complete , for each cohort of students , a standard form setting out the prior qualifications/learning experience for the student group . |
| 23 | The two major forms of housing tenure in Britain are owner-occupation , which accounts for 51.5 per cent of the population , and local authority ( or council ) housing , which accounts for 33.4 per cent of the population , with housing associations , co-operatives and the private rented sector making up the remaining 15 per cent ( CSO , 1979 , p. 146 ) . |
| 24 | It 's hard work pumping up the inflatable with a foot pump , so why not use someone 's drysuit inflator instead ? |
| 25 | Odinga , who resigned as Kenya 's Vice-President in 1966 , told a press conference that the NDP would seek formal registration and the repeal of provisions in the national Constitution setting up the single party state . |
| 26 | The evidence from the Leicestershire textile village of Shepshed , as he puts it , ‘ supports the argument that the acceleration of economic activity after 1750 was the prime agent breaking down the traditional social controls that previously maintained a demographic equilibrium in which population size was kept in line with resources . ’ |
| 27 | It is just as well , in view of the profusion of black ink blotting out the salient points in Goya 's Maja Desnuda ( ‘ Homeless masterpieces ’ , May 1st ) , that there are no plans to publicly exhibit this or other similarly rude paintings in Indonesia . |
| 28 | This will help prevent freezing air blowing up the open ends of the waste pipes . |
| 29 | The full ten marks were awarded to Peter Talbot 's The First Ironbridge ’ , a fine view of the bridge with good lighting picking out the structural detail . |
| 30 | On his orders , the Ironclaw Big'uns prowled the burning streets gathering up the half drunken Orcs and dragging the Goblins back into the battlelines . |