Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] in [v-ing] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perversely , by attempting to boost shares in so crude a fashion , Japan 's finance ministry may have succeeded only in prolonging the bear market . |
| 2 | Their case was strengthened by the fact that the support given by the Eisenhower administration to the militant anti-communists had succeeded only in intensifying the faction fighting in Laos . |
| 3 | Journalists are quickly caught up in pursuing the stories they generate , with an invigorating rush of adrenalin . |
| 4 | London is the best place to mix with criminals , get caught up in breaking the law , and getting injured or killed . |
| 5 | Khruschev had succeeded too in demonstrating the West 's powerlessness in certain local situations . |
| 6 | Had he done wrong in taking the gold and silver from de Craon ? |
| 7 | But Winch 's argument is that the elder knows he has done wrong in killing the gangster . |
| 8 | I find that too many people are hung up in retaining the bureaucracy of organisations under the premiss that they are purchasing services when in fact they are funding activities that already exist — a referral , for example . |
| 9 | Detection of a semantic anomaly is highly informative because it indicates that an error may have been made either in understanding the context , or in perceiving the new unit . |
| 10 | Cross-reference to other areas of study to be drawn on in completing the assignment ( as appropriate ) and the methods by which integration will be achieved . |
| 11 | She may have acted over-cautiously in rejecting the proposals but Ms Radice was obviously on her best behaviour as legislators work out the budget for fiscal year 1993 , which begins 1 October . |
| 12 | The increase of corporate involvement has helped greatly in achieving the Lake District 's Appeal 1987–89 target of £2 million two years ahead of schedule . |
| 13 | The tribunal ruled that the employee had not acted unreasonably in refusing the offer . |
| 14 | on appeal it was held that the plaintiff had acted unreasonably in ignoring the union advice and the coal board were prejudiced in respect of any enquiries which would have to be carried out . |
| 15 | Has the artist acted unreasonably in ignoring the advice of the manager ? |
| 16 | While it was held that the dismissal was fair , one of the members of the tribunal dissented and considered that the ‘ BBC had not acted reasonably in dismissing the applicant ’ . |
| 17 | Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 18 | ( c ) Independent contractors Section 2(4) ( b ) states : Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 19 | Molecular biological methods are being used increasingly in evaluating the mode of action and there is also the potential to develop new improved strains of biocontrol agents by genetic engineering . |
| 20 | The Commission found that Greiner had acted improperly in sanctioning the appointment of Terry Metherell , an independent member of the state legislature , to a well-paid public service position in the Environmental Protection Authority , a post which required him to resign his seat in the legislature . |
| 21 | In Britain , on average 60,000 men were employed annually in building the railways between the 1830s and the 1870s . |
| 22 | Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading and has contributed magnificently in clarifying the principles of classification , much work remains to be done . |
| 23 | Bull says it has invested heavily in getting the product up to date . |
| 24 | The presentation of the Japanese economy in terms analogous to a business corporation , seems to have been popularized initially in describing the constraints that foreign business was likely to find when selling goods in Japan . |