Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood almost touching each other for a full minute . |
| 2 | In its final form , it contained some half dozen suites of rooms in two wings opposing each other across a central court . |
| 3 | Stir the batter , then make at least eight pancakes in a small , non-stick frying pan , cooking each side in a small amount of oil or fat until golden . |
| 4 | The classical elite theorists , Mosca , Pareto and Michels , all made strong claims to have established a scientific theory proving that government by a small elite over the rest of society is inevitable . |
| 5 | Try knitting each variation in the same design . |
| 6 | In Japan superiors are expected to make their subordinates accept the practice of groupism so that trust is constituted which transcends particularlisms , binding each person to the universal love of the enterprise . |
| 7 | In theory , assuming that a project consists of a number of stages , lead time can be shortened in two ways : ( 1 ) overlapping upstream and downstream engineering activities on the critical path ; and/or ( 2 ) shortening each step on the critical path . |
| 8 | They are in danger of seeing each illustration as a separate creation , in a picture-frame rather than in a story . |
| 9 | There is widespread support for completing that road at the earliest opportunity . |
| 10 | By so phrasing each paragraph and bringing each incident to a proper conclusion , Nijinska gives both dancers and audience time to consider what has been done and what is yet to happen . |
| 11 | If , however , the procedure does comply with the procedure description derived earlier , then it will be necessary to subject each element or activity of the model to further scrutiny , for example by breaking them down to lower-order activities , or by auditing each element in the same manner as the parent procedure . |
| 12 | Fifteen horses were competing that year for a first prize in the Derby of £6450 . |
| 13 | Harold and the girl were dancing ahead or , rather , pursuing each other at a ritual pace round and round a flat white sacrificial stone . |
| 14 | This is why success in surmounting this stage in a satisfactory manner is so important both for the happiness and future sexual fulfilment of the individual and for the security and success of this civilization . |
| 15 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 16 | Drawing some inspiration from the American system of neighbourhood law firms but adapting themselves to local conditions and the rules of the legal profession in this country , the law centres now provide a local base for the dissemination of legal services outside the private profession . |
| 17 | Perhaps they 're not channelling this pride in the right direction . |
| 18 | … Even courts accepting this defence as an adequate safeguard have recognised the difficulties of adducing legal proofs that the alleged libel was true in all its factual particulars . |
| 19 | Some wariness is in order , then , about accepting this distinction as no more than uncontentious conceptual clarification . |
| 20 | Those who want the FA-18s accuse their opponents of using this issue as the thin end of a wedge designed to abolish the Swiss army . |
| 21 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 22 | There would , however , have been at least two problems with using this method in the present study . |
| 23 | A sleeve as used for the Aramid lines , Spectra and Dyneema would help , but do n't think of using this material for the flying line ! |
| 24 | ‘ Then you 'll have to go over the heads of the military and Sir Martin , for he 's thinking of using this house as a convalescent base for officers . ’ |
| 25 | ( How agents perform this prodigious feat of mimicry without actually using some form of the correct model remains decidedly mysterious to this author . ) |
| 26 | Thus ( using some examples from the previous section ) : |
| 27 | Two days later , Clare 's mind was unexpectedly diverted from her personal problems — no job , no man — when the CND office telephoned to ask her for voluntary evening help : they were organizing another protest after a nuclear accident . |
| 28 | Minton asked on arriving , proving this revelation with the thousand-franc notes he produced and which enabled his young friends each in turn to take Mimi or Fifi upstairs , Hunt having previously thought that these girls , whom they drew and took dancing , were secretaries . |
| 29 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
| 30 | " Some of the 1916 leaders met there , " Patrick said quickly , catching some disapproval in the older man 's voice . |