Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the problem can be overcome by designing networks that meet people 's walking needs , thereby encouraging a level of activity that ‘ deters antisocial behaviour and offers the reassurance of help at hand if hassled ’ . |
| 2 | As part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive the Wingti government suspended four of the country 's 19 provincial governments on Oct. 13 , thereby bringing the total under suspension to six . |
| 3 | Floating , on the other hand , insu-lates a country with stable prices from world inflation since its currency would be continually appreciating , thereby offsetting the rise in import prices . |
| 4 | Duly completing the acknowledgement of service is recommended . |
| 5 | They begin with simple movement exercises such as standing with the hands on the hips and very slowly rotating the head from right to left , then reversing the procedure . |
| 6 | This last factor is crucial since if a rock is not saturated ice formation will simply cause the expulsion of water into air-filled cavities , thereby inhibiting a build-up of pressure . |
| 7 | Rose Hilaire had sat stiffly upright , feet together , hands in her lap , refusing a cigarette — ‘ I do n't smoke — ’ although eventually accepting a cup of tea , during the drinking of which her hand was observed to shake . |
| 8 | It is possible to reconstruct some of the clothing in part through the textile remains in graves , but mostly using the position of dress fasteners such as brooches and buckles ( Cook 1974 ; Bell 1981 ) . |
| 9 | Possibly the most trouble-free and profitable course in the first year is to grass-let part of the farm , on your own terms , thereby keeping the farm in work whilst leaving you free to get on with your development plans . |
| 10 | Immediately , the foresail went out of control , banging and flapping and whipping back and forth , effectively keeping the crew at bay . |
| 11 | Those without work are excluded from building up savings , whether in the form of a house or an adequate pension , and thereby gaining a stake in society . |
| 12 | In that case Lord Denning argued that the Court of Appeal should issue guidelines similar to those of the House of Lords in the 1966 Practice Statement , thereby enabling the Court of Appeal to depart from its own previous decision where the decision was wrong ; in other circumstances it would hold itself bound by Young v. Bristol Aeroplane Co . |
| 13 | He made a living by journalism , in the 1960s version of Grub Street eventually landing the job of drama critic for Town magazine . |
| 14 | In 2 Timothy 2:15 , Paul emphasised the importance of ‘ rightly handling the word of truth ’ . |
| 15 | To reduce the magnification soak up some of the water drop by gently touching a piece of paper tissue or blotting paper against it for an instant . |
| 16 | As the species which is most obviously shaping the future of planet Earth , humans need to examine the consequences of many current development strategies and urgently find solutions . |
| 17 | You are only encouraging the trade in animal exploitation , some of which are endangered and many vulnerable |
| 18 | Or is Bailey merely articulating an ideology of Bohemianism for the arts and of undirected radicalism for social and political thought in general ? |
| 19 | The situation can be improved by gently easing the edge into position with your hands and steaming the welt . |
| 20 | There are some delightful and newly published illustrations of them from manuscripts they made , peering out of initials which they are still painting , or kneeling in corners , or , in the case of Nicolaus Bertschi of Augsburg , apparently accepting a mug of beer from his wife Margaret . |
| 21 | The analysis gives a maximum condition so generating an envelope of certainty ( see Figure 5.12 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ We were both trapped , you once said , ’ she reminded him helplessly , with some idea of comforting him , or perhaps easing the process of rationalisation and self-forgiveness he was inevitably going to have to endure . |
| 23 | obviously using a bit of sense |
| 24 | But because such men were materialists and therefore underestimated the power of spiritual and moral values ( despite the Soviet invention of the doctrine of ‘ dialectical materialism ’ ) , they failed to see that they were only perpetuating the problem of modernity in another form . |
| 25 | Apart from merely disliking the taste of meat , like that of anything else , one might also decide that the cruelty involved in some intensive farming , although not endemic to it , is unacceptable even in the short term . |
| 26 | If trams no longer had an obvious technological advantage they also suffered from an institutional disadvantage-of having to pay for the upkeep of the roads they used , up to a distance of 46 cm ( 18 inches ) either sides of their tracks literally paving the way for motor buses . |
| 27 | It is often asserted that the First World War rescued the Unionist Party from an impossible position and left it poised to become the dominating force ; the war broke up Liberalism and destroyed the Liberal-Labour alliance , so opening the way for Unionism ; Lloyd George carried the party to victory in 1918 , incurred the odium for the post-war slump and was cast aside ungratefully in 1922 . |
| 28 | You can do much of the remaining internal work yourself , not only saving a lot of money on labour charges , but a considerable sum in VAT at the current rate of 17.5% . |
| 29 | But , nevertheless , that acceptance is rendered of no consequence by the claim that the theories were merely detailing the process of creation as already produced by the orthodox ‘ god ’ or ‘ gods ’ of antiquity . |
| 30 | We then begin by putting on the ‘ bottles ’ ( small , tightly tied bundles , somewhat resembling a bottle in shape ) to form a new eave line . |