Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got round this potential danger of tonal contrasts by ensuring that I was near enough to the boat to see it mainly in its own shadows ( figure XX ) , thus reducing the glare of white , and thereby allowing a less contrasting tonal interplay between boat and background . |
| 2 | NME 's SIMON WILLIAMS has sued the compilers of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ROCK 'N' ROLL WRITING for ‘ failing to include any of my work and thereby producing a totally unrepresentative collection ’ . |
| 3 | If anyone knew when this unique event might actually happen , it was Werner , for it was he who had dramatically cured the late king of tuberculosis in the 1950s , thereby becoming a much loved honorary member of the tribe , and the recipient of all the latest news and gossip from Torajans visiting the lowlands . |
| 4 | Life is slowly becoming a little easier . |
| 5 | NAG concentrations were determined colorimetrically using a commercially available kit ( Boehringer Mannheim ) . |
| 6 | In the same way it knows enough to tuck itself well out of harm 's way in the face of physical threat , so becoming a much smaller target for an irate wife with a meat cleaver who suspects it of getting exercise elsewhere . |
| 7 | The lines of the formerly integrated drainage systems can be traced but they are only used by present-day floods in their upper tracts , so forming a characteristically disintegrated pattern . |
| 8 | As the lakes in the district are usually linear this technique was most useful in foreshortening a long lake and so forming a more round midground subject . |
| 9 | Suddenly remembering a similarly pointless conversation with Gwen , she snapped , ‘ Matt is Leo ! |
| 10 | Up and down up and down having a very good ride |
| 11 | And I think one of the things that we hopefully might be able to think about , and might be able , not learn , because you know it already , you do n't need to learn it , is how we can increase our contribution to what the depot doing , by perhaps having a really close look at what we 're actually carrying . |
| 12 | A ‘ low-profile ’ specialist may join with a colleague in what is in effect a team-teaching situation , perhaps spending a little more time with individuals or groups with special needs . |
| 13 | It 's bad enough having a seriously ill child without all having to be split up . |
| 14 | He said : ‘ Although the project is only creating a relatively small number of jobs it is still quite a substantial financial development . |
| 15 | Interestingly , as an aside , IBM 's 4250 uses a dot pitch of 600dpi but the spots themselves overlap by some 40% so creating a very smooth edge . |
| 16 | In fact , he would be much better taking a wholly conservative approach to his new mortgage and plump for a fixed rate . |
| 17 | They are perhaps playing a more prominent part than they have done for a long time . |
| 18 | In this manifestation community care is seen as the responsibility of the family with state services only playing a rather residual role . |
| 19 | Quite clearly in the history of detective fiction its writers began to feel that the mere producing of one yet more ingenious murder was not enough , that perhaps setting a slightly less ingenious murder in some interesting area would give readers an extra reason for staying with the book . |
| 20 | remember that the horse is perhaps feeling a little weary and that his concentration may wander as he returns to the welcome sight of home . |
| 21 | ‘ Um , no , I suppose not , ’ said the dog , suddenly feeling a little guilty for splashing such a friendly creature . |
| 22 | Besides meeting a potentially huge demand for cheap , fast colouring , the chemistry of dyestuffs opened the way to innumerable new synthetics . |
| 23 | But David , he 's not proving a very good father is he , because er , I 'm sure many , many people will have seen pictures on television on Wednesday night , of how these sanctions are really hurting the Iraqi people . |
| 24 | Planning and choosing between alternative systems and evaluating them takes place thus encouraging a more open approach . |
| 25 | The reasons for not pursuing a more radical course were given by the government as the increased burden of compliance placed on companies , the absence of clear criteria for what constitutes an abuse of market power giving rise to uncertainty for business ( and the possible consequent ‘ chilling effect ’ on competitive behaviour ) , and the suggestion that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |
| 26 | The third reason given for not pursuing a more radical reform is that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |
| 27 | As we shall see , children are just as capable of affecting parents , thus producing a much more complex picture of the interaction . |
| 28 | And The Glass Pig is already proving a very popular venue . |
| 29 | He started to blame himself — he must be making the wrong decisions , not treating his customers well enough , not keeping a sharp enough eye on profit margins . |
| 30 | Cheney declared himself " stunned , angry and frustrated " by his involvement in the scandal and , like many other offenders , blamed dubious administrative practices by the bank for not keeping a more accurate record of the state of his account and for not keeping him more closely informed of his financial position . |