Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [v-ing] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martin and Roberts ( 1984 , pp. 151 — 2 and Heather Joshi 's chapter here ) document the downward mobility experienced by women returning to paid work after a break , especially when returning to part-time work . |
| 2 | The PROFITBOSS pro-acts his way to profit rather than reacting to potential loss . |
| 3 | The book is well designed ; the pages are made of Zerkall mould-made paper which flops languidly open rather than standing to starched attention perpendicular to the open cover . |
| 4 | In addition to the seven types of investigations specified above as referring to fluvial geomorphology , the main focus of research by physical geographers was on small instrumented areas as indicated below ( p. 107 ) and this developed towards the assessment of sediment and solute yields , as exemplified by Walling ( 1983 ) and to the assessment of human impact including that on urban areas ( e.g. Hollis , 1979 ) . |
| 5 | As well as contributing to declining soil fertility , such high sediment removal are causing problems with water supply by increasing reservoir siltation rates . |
| 6 | Even when referring to personal opinion it is not normally considered good style to do so directly . |