Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the group most demanding of provision is that of adults with severe learning difficulties who are newly resident in the community . |
| 2 | If there is some improvement , persist for another month or two — the Candida is slowly dying of starvation , and it may take a little while to finish it off entirely . |
| 3 | The Saturday Benediction was slowly dying of indifference . |
| 4 | Much slapping of rifle butts . |
| 5 | Management skills and systems development to ensure efficient use of resources in a more dispersed service and better targeting of health need |
| 6 | The conservation measures put forward by the British and Belgian colonial authorities were highly demanding of labour and moreover symbolised the logic of expropriation and more general exploitation by the colonial powers . |
| 7 | Extensive grassland based systems are especially sparing of energy use ( 14 ) and could well assume an increasing importance not only for this reason but also because the rate of expansion of production has now declined to around 2% per annum in lowland agriculture and may not increase ( 15 ) . |
| 8 | Naturally , there are many TNCs that run specific production lines to serve specific markets ( see Hill and Still , 1984a , b ) , but it is usually the case that a TNC will prefer to enter a new market with a standard product rather than incur the costs of retooling , redesign and perhaps restructuring of distribution . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's obviously complaining of pain or discomfort , ’ Lindsey commented . |
| 10 | Now some people , even though the Green Party has er been an established party for some time now , might feel that er it , this is the Green Party perhaps coming of age because it does n't sound like a Green issue , you 're , you 're discussing things across the board at the moment are n't you |
| 11 | In fact , for a number of reasons including changes in the market situation of managers ( in terms of narrowing pay differentials and perceived increases in job insecurity ) together with the more ready conceding of union recognition for those employed in the public sector of the economy , managerial unionism increased markedly in Western Europe during the 1970s . |
| 12 | Long fingering of manuscript and I thought the fingering . |
| 13 | He 's just recovering of course . |
| 14 | and not eating of course . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're just dying of curiosity , ai n't you , pussycat ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ She 's just dying of embarrassment . ’ |
| 17 | Diplomats like Sir Nevile Henderson in Berlin — already dying of cancer — wore themselves grey and corpselike in the struggle , while in London every avenue was open . |
| 18 | Christian accompanied him once to Ireland to watch a new filly run , took one look through the field-glasses , announced he was already dying of boredom , and departed to look at paintings . |
| 19 | She was not writing of slum life so as to shock the reader , or even indulging in nostalgia so as to entertain . |
| 20 | Although not approving of church-going , Herr Nordern offered to drive Omi and Erika to the church but , the day being bright and sunny , the offer was declined . |
| 21 | Although light and convenient , plastic is one of the most environmentally damaging of packaging materials . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not speaking of money , ’ Sheldukher continued . |
| 23 | they 're not ripening of course , but they 're strawberries , birds are enjoying them , look , look at the size of them , ridiculous is n't it ? . |
| 24 | There were no metal tools — only stone , wood and bone were used ; there was no written language and thus recording of land rights and rules for their disposal ; there were no cereal crops , and limited means only of storing foodstuffs ; and so on . |
| 25 | Marine environments show a reservoir effect due to slow mixing of carbon through ocean waters and upwelling of deep ocean water depleted in 14C . |
| 26 | ‘ No , Mother 's parents told her , not knowing of course why Phena wanted to know . |
| 27 | Anyway talking of nonsense you should 've seen the bill I was sent for my council tax it was quite pricey . |
| 28 | We are not talking of resurrection experiences here but of people needing to see for themselves what has been reported to them , so that the fact becomes obvious and denial or alternative explanations are less credible . |
| 29 | But I am not talking of architecture . ’ |
| 30 | Ruddock , already talking of retirement as he was led , still numb with disbelief , into the night , knew one of them would pay the ultimate price . |