Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Cats usually begin spraying when something upsets the fine balance of their day-to-day life . |
2 | By contrast , for example , the development of the heart is much more convoluted , involving as it does the complex folding and fusing of tubes . |
3 | The density of the development , achieving as it does the virtual replacement of existing static caravans practically one-for-one , is quite out of proportion with the density of surrounding settlements . |
4 | Faldo spent almost 30 hours between Thursday and Sunday either playing , hitting shots on the range or working on his putting and he hopes the back-breaking labours pay off next weekend . |
5 | Unlike the essay on Gide , Nizan finds much that is positive in Friedmann 's analysis , particularly its historical dimension , stressing as it does the abject poverty of the masses and the arbitrary and oppressive power of orthodox religion prior to 1917 . |
6 | The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest . |