Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [adv] [adv] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am driving the ball really well and my irons are good . |
| 2 | When fitted , the glass fibre rod will compress into a curve , forcing the sail both backwards and upwards from the cross-spar . |
| 3 | He wanted to contribute actively to governing the country once more and have influence in policy making . |
| 4 | There was a " deep harmony " between Wagner 's thinking and Schopenhauer 's , but even experts in Schopenhauerian philosophy would mostly be incapable of grasping the connection either intellectually or emotionally . |
| 5 | Holding the gun very still and steady , pointed at her , he said , ‘ Could you shoot me ? |
| 6 | Experiment with moving the hands closer together or further apart , again noticing how the pressures change . |
| 7 | World Cup organisers are reluctant to talk about security arrangements for next year , except to say they are treating the issue very seriously and seeking help and advice from foreign police forces . |
| 8 | For this purpose I line the cone first with kitchen foil and then cover the outside with knitting , tying the point very firmly and finishing it with a tassel or small ‘ frill ’ . |
| 9 | Virginia realised she 'd been gripping the steering-wheel unnecessarily tightly and consciously relaxed , forcing a laugh and wincing as the vibration worsened her headache . |
| 10 | I 'm sure that they could have found other examples where solicitors were not doing the job very well and were charging a lot of money because let's be realistic there are good solicitors and there are bad solicitors and I would n't pretend otherwise . |
| 11 | Taking the day so still and steady with him . |
| 12 | Then , changing the mood so abruptly and deliberately that there was no way she could continue to probe him on the issue , even if she had wanted to , he rose and thrust his chair back impatiently . |
| 13 | In this book , I have preferred to start my itinerary in the north and travel southwards , the better to link the highlights of the journey in a continuous route , introducing the Highlands more gradually and ending with a glorious climax . |
| 14 | The poetic canzone was a strophic form , like the musical frottola in which the same music was commonly fitted to each quatrain or tercet , carrying the words very distinctly but without reflecting their specific sense . |
| 15 | Fig 50 The boom is then pushed up above you with straight arms , making the rig more upright and therefore supplying more power . |
| 16 | Yes , yes , we erm , we 're obviously in Japan and erm , and increasing the sales slowly there but it 's a very good market for us , very good advertisement market er , for us and er , I think I 've told you before , even before , before the recession , it started , it looked as if we would recoup the extra spending in the first year . |
| 17 | At other times Fagin would tell them all about robberies he had committed in his younger days , telling the stories so well and putting in so many funny details that Oliver could not stop laughing , even though he knew it was wrong . |
| 18 | Did anyone see the Leeds — Everton goals on the telly , It looked like somebody ( Pemberton ? ) was covering the cross quite comfortably and then slipped . |
| 19 | Instead for many , many years there has been in Channel 4 a culture , which allowed you to expect these matters to be dealt with properly , without being made to feel that you were being perverse in raising the issue yet again or that you were making a point or a special case . |