Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was now involved in a dreary radio serial , which was driving him slowly mad with boredom . |
| 2 | She might only lose her temper about once every five years , but when she lost it , boy , did she lose it , and events these last few days had been urging her dangerously near to boiling-point . |
| 3 | This salinates the surrounding land , reducing its fertility and rendering it completely unfit for rice cultivation in a couple of years . |
| 4 | In addition , they are flame-resistant , making them most suitable for furnishing fabrics . |
| 5 | Although this is the position at common law , we shall see that the Consumer Credit Act 1974 radically alters the position with respect to conditional sale agreements regulated by its provisions , thus making them significantly different in effect from credit sale agreements . |
| 6 | This could have been explained either as an effect of the greater attention required to drive through unfamiliar junctions , or by the novelty of the stimuli making them more distinctive in memory . |
| 7 | Strange as it may seem , some people have more difficulty in handling or expressing warm , loving feelings than negative , angry ones ; or it may feel as if they have to keep a tighter reign on the loving feelings , which they perceive as making them more vulnerable to rejection and disappointment . |
| 8 | Curt Rohland , the president of the National Family Farm Coalition , said that the GAO report confirmed many farmers ' views that treating cows with a synthetic hormone puts the animals under greater stress , making them more vulnerable to infection , and hence leading to an increased use of antibiotics . |
| 9 | The small size of the formulations compared to red blood cells means they could penetrate solid tumours , making them more susceptible to chemotherapy and radiotherapy , and they could reach inaccessible parts of the heart during surgery . |
| 10 | When John saw the costume designs , he was horrified , finding them quite impracticable for dancing . |
| 11 | Cleo smiled and smoothed her skirts , finding them quite wet with dog spittle . |
| 12 | Increasing financial difficulties became another problem when Rotha Lintorn Orman 's mother cut her allowance , believing that the BF had been taken over by disreputable elements , who lived off her daughter 's money and manipulated her by making her increasingly dependent on alcohol and drugs . |
| 13 | According to Wolfgang Wunnenberg of the DMT Institute , the coke filter also absorbs other toxic pollutants , such as mercury and dioxins , thereby making it equally suitable for incineration plants and the steel industry . |
| 14 | Around 80% of its business is generated through value-added resellers and dealers — of which there are 500 in the UK alone — making it particularly vulnerable to piracy . |
| 15 | According to Mr Chance , the average cost of production of open-cast coal is less than three-quarters that of deep-mined coal , making it fully competitive with coal available on the world market . |
| 16 | Although the earlier calculation of the value of the SDR in terms of a basket of sixteen currencies had the advantage of making it more stable in value than individual currencies , it had nevertheless certain shortcomings . |
| 17 | In a shock move , the US General Services Administration has dropped IBM Corp and Microsoft Corp software and hardware from its annual purchasing lists , the Washington Post reports , making it more difficult for government agencies to acquire the products . |
| 18 | These plants bring nutrients up from the deeper soil and improve its structure making it very rich in trace minerals . |
| 19 | One tablet will purify 1 ltr of water in approximately 10 minutes , leaving it perfectly safe for drinking . |
| 20 | However , as it was impossible to know whether it was blow one or blow ten ( the maximum number permitted at the moment ) which drew the blood on Roy 's Dream , it did serve to underline that though the Jockey Club may be moving in the right direction , its pace of reform is still too slow , leaving it too open to criticism . |