Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Messages would be sent out , up and down the track , summoning song-owners to assemble at the Big Place . |
| 2 | Lefevre allowed the carriage to travel a hundred yards before giving orders to follow at a safe distance . |
| 3 | Perhaps because in future we will have a unified Budget , with tax and spending announcements made at the same time , Mr Lamont chose to look further ahead than the 1993–94 financial year . |
| 4 | The epithets " naughty " and " dirty " arise , perhaps reinforcing terms used at an earlier stage as regards the eliminatory functions or inadvertent sexual display . |
| 5 | Implementing decisions taken at an earlier gathering [ see p. 39115 ] , delegates also approved a " shadow government " by electing a three-member presidential council ( one Kurd , one Shia and one Sunni ) , with rotating primacy , which then chose a 25-member executive committee ( one Assyrian , one Turkoman , five Kurds , the remaining 18 seats divided between Shias , Sunnis and Arab tribes ) . |
| 6 | These would take place on a series of Sundays , for instance , or as a block of evening classes , and cater for all levels of ability from foundation and introductory courses to advanced tuition , allowing students to progress at a steady and consistent rate . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , for Stan the basic business of discovering fossils proceeded at a dazzling pace . |