Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fleming went on using mould extracts in selective media , and published once more on the subject before 1942 . |
| 2 | As long as we go on subsidising house purchase to make buying and selling so enormously profitable , and to make renting unprofitable for landlords and for tenants , so long will the rented sector continue to decline . |
| 3 | The brokers note that representations are being made to the Treasury to enable USM companies that switched to the Official List to go on enjoying inheritance tax relief by extending this relief to all family-owned companies . |
| 4 | These studies show that mucosal metabolism can be assessed effectively using biopsy specimens without the need for epithelial cell purification . |
| 5 | Thus the death of his father is not an event that impinges on a child only at one particular point : it may go on producing shock waves through its continuing effect on the mother , which in turn may bring about a different relationship with the child ; in addition there may be economic difficulties as a result of which the mother has to go out to work , a new home has to be found , and an altogether new lifestyle adopted . |
| 6 | It would also be an appropriate time to institute similar legislation to that of the US government in order to keep company profits stable , thereby maintaining research levels , and at the same time ensure that people may benefit from drugs that would otherwise not be available because they were not profitable to produce . |
| 7 | The dog never paid any attention to any of these commands , but , like most dogs , carried on eating golf balls , smelling strangers ' private parts , and looking immensely pleased with himself . |
| 8 | According to Dick Straker , the exceptional amount of gain on offer wo n't adversely affect battery life , as a suitable compromise between noise and gain has been developed , thereby allowing battery life of some 300 hours . |
| 9 | Many microwave amplifiers and oscillators also rely on the interaction between free electrons and electromagnetic radiation , by using slow-wave structures and orbit modulation to match the velocity of the wave to that of the electron beam , thereby allowing energy transfer between them . |
| 10 | Scoring the soil film thereby allowing cleaning agent to penetrate to the substance and work from underneath is a partial answer . |
| 11 | The designer attempts to reduce friction as far as possible , so most stepping motor systems have very little inherent damping and consequently a poorly.damped single-step response . |
| 12 | Most stepping motor applications involve accurate positioning of a mechanical load . |
| 13 | This is an example of how a speaker , by skilfully using code switches , can create or " animate " a character within a narrative . |
| 14 | Very often the soil is dry and hungry ( deficient in nutrients ) , especially near evergreens and vigorously rooting hedge species such as privet . |
| 15 | Besides purchasing Hall Automation , the robot firm started by Doug Hall , GEC-Marconi has reached agreement with Hitachi to assemble the Japanese company 's machines . |
| 16 | In 1938 he began working as a graphic artist in New York , eventually becoming art director for Brodovitch at Saks Fifth Avenue . |
| 17 | In 1938 he began working as a graphic artist in New York , eventually becoming art director for Brodovitch at Saks Fifth Avenue . |
| 18 | So many critics wanted Modern Times to be a satire on capitalism whereas Chaplin was merely using factory production and the depression as a back-cloth for a series of impish gags . |
| 19 | Death Becomes Her is a glitzy , glossy affair which glides through its paces in vapidly enertaining Zemeckis style , but a movie which starts out with a huge talent to amuse loses its impetus . |
| 20 | So I encourage people to play entire solos , only using chord tones , not using any approach notes or scale notes at all , but only using the three or four basic notes of whatever the chord is . |
| 21 | Observers noted that the Egyptian press , apparently reflecting public opinion , had recently taken to challenging Islamic zealotry . |
| 22 | Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens . |
| 23 | Then , properly managed , perhaps using birth control instead of the crude culls practised by Zimbabwe and its friends , there is no reason why elephants should not go on producing ‘ found ’ ivory ( tusks picked up after natural mortality ) and tourist revenue for ever . |
| 24 | Where members find it difficult to access courses , seminars , etcetera there is scope for them to organise their own structured discussion groups within their work-place or locality , perhaps using television programmes or videos to provide the structure Subject matter : Technical and regulatory aspects ( knowledge and application ) ; and development of interpersonal and management skills . |
| 25 | The aim of formalised , competitive intelligence systems is not only to bring all this information together on a continuing basis — perhaps using database techniques ( though as we shall see , there is still considerable scepticism about the cost-effectiveness of such techniques , when compared to manual methods ) . |
| 26 | Cynics will claim that the group is merely pursuing niche marketing , particularly in a country where the green issue is so hotly debated . |
| 27 | There are also dangers in suggesting that writers such as John Locke influenced attitudes , rather than merely reflecting changing attitudes , away from a punitive to a more liberal approach to children . |
| 28 | Social psychologists have attempted to pin it down using video recordings , ‘ participant/observer ’ reports , and interviews with hooligans . |
| 29 | A suited smart alec , riding shotgun on rugby union 's suddenly careering shamateur bandwagon , this week told a group of British international players that they should soon be able to charge £1,500 for a solitary interview . |
| 30 | A suited smart alec , riding shotgun on rugby union 's suddenly careering shamateur bandwagon , this week told a group of British international players that they should soon be able to charge £1,500 for a solitary interview . |