Example sentences of "[adv] of [v-ing] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I abandoned the idea altogether of taking either the sovereign state or that vague concept , the national society , as the unit of analysis . |
| 2 | Instead of taking up the normal position from which to look at Los Angeles — which would be that of a driver — Adams adopts the role of a botanist , or perhaps a botanical historian looking for traces of the Eden that Southern California is well attested to have been 80 years ago : " live oaks on the hills , orchards across the valleys , and ornamental cypress , palms , and eucalyptus lining the roads " . |
| 3 | When you next indulge in self-stimulation , instead of summoning up the prone and panting form of some nymph of your fervid fancy , at the moment of climax I want you to contemplate your own dappled visage . |
| 4 | That way she 'd be more in command of the situation instead of turning up the next morning knowing all eyes were going to be fixed on her . |
| 5 | There is , therefore , little tradition yet of using even the growing numbers of full text CD-ROM databases let alone those embodying the first elements of multimedia . |