Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [adv] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A statistically significant difference between the two methods was found in the total number of cells per crypt column , the crypts appearing longer in the PCNA assay ( Table I ) . |
| 2 | There were also some strange red rods sticking up in the air from a holder . |
| 3 | Depending on the evolution of management during the early 1990s , the confusions building up in the Training Authority 's role may need to be unravelled : either it is strengthened as an effective arm of central policy , or it is abolished so that the market — created by itself — can have freer play . |
| 4 | He stared up at the grey shapes bobbing out in the lagoon . |
| 5 | Lee saw Anthea 's eyes glittering blackly in the dancing candlelight , her chin drawn up in defiance or outrage . |
| 6 | ‘ My own death , my own , ’ she said quickly , eyes glittering now in the face of danger . |
| 7 | I say ‘ by great good luck ’ , because the Turkish authorities do not like foreigners wandering about in the neighbourhood of frontiers , particularly the Russian frontier . |
| 8 | I had been down in my pantry working through the supplies sheets , when I had heard somewhere above my head the unmistakable sounds of motor cars pulling up in the courtyard . |
| 9 | Neighbour Brian Dean , a 55-year-old chauffeur , said : ‘ I was woken up by the police cars lining up in the middle of the street . |
| 10 | Dragons flying around in the sky , breathing flames … ’ |
| 11 | Julius asked , his eyes glowing intently in the gathering darkness . |
| 12 | Not only the usual crackles but voices muttering away in the background . |
| 13 | Dear people who could hardly write for arthritis , who had to send aged husbands staggering out in the frost to find something suitable , people whom I had hardly seen and had exchanged no more than the shiest of glances were sending me pictures of daffodils , valleys , seas and mountains . |
| 14 | Tesselmann grabbed at the handle of the freight car and hauled himself off the ground , his legs swinging precariously in the air as he tried to clasp his other hand around the handle . |
| 15 | Sara and Matthew ate theirs companionably with the two teachers and the bus drivers sitting outside in the sunshine , sharing Lizzie 's meat pies and coffee and chocolate cakes . |
| 16 | He turned to look down at her , standing very still , his eyes piercing even in the gloom . |
| 17 | As she drew back her arm to throw , the dog revved up , his back legs scrabbling frantically in the sand . |
| 18 | ‘ I spent three months working out in the gym and having voice therapy , ’ O'Donnell says . |
| 19 | The polls closed for Labour 's shadow cabinet elections at five o'clock tonight , with Scots figuring prominently in the race for places . |
| 20 | Voting in Labour 's shadow cabinet elections has closed , with Scots figuring prominently in the race for places . |
| 21 | With practice , the ringer can swing the bell in a controlled fashion through 360 degrees , producing the right ‘ dong ’ at the right point among all the other bells whirling away in the belfry . |
| 22 | THREE Union Jacks fluttering nobly in the breeze brought a touch of patriotic pride to a British firm in Hampshire . |
| 23 | All would keep strict hours , their duties consisting solely in the preparation and delivery of their lessons . |
| 24 | I 've heard bottles rattling early in the morning but I , sort of one o'clock , two o'clock but I had n't |
| 25 | Not only that , there was the auto-suggestion of two tiny Spanish brats splashing about in the pond in front of the green , fishing for lost balls . |
| 26 | But I did see black guillemots swimming down in the bay , and a gully full of boulders where they probably nest . ’ |
| 27 | I thought it a bit extreme to take the unit off as I 've found a much simpler way of stopping this problem of the springs sounding off in the back . |
| 28 | He saw his own feet thrashing the water like dying fish , and his good leather shoes turning idly in the current as they rushed underground . |
| 29 | Performance has to be exciting enough to make the boat attractive , but it has to be something that lighter and less experienced crews starting off in the class can handle . |
| 30 | When they complain about ‘ stress ’ they are not saying they want to spend the rest of their lives lazing about in the sun being brought rum bamboozles on a silver tray ( though the idea has its appeal ) . |