Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the kite turns either way left or right , then increase the pull on the opposite side , right for turning to the right and left for a left turn . |
| 2 | He travelled widely after graduating with a second-class BA ( ordinary degree ) in 1878 and spent a year as a stockman in Queensland , Australia . |
| 3 | Mona Julsrud , the soprano soloist , is well known locally after appearing at Tilford Church , Farnham Maltings and in Godalming , and is returning from her home in Norway for two festival concerts . |
| 4 | I would n't of thought so I would of sa I would of said well if I bloody ju good enough for living with I bleeding come on a I do n't think she 'd want him on holiday with her anyway and her sister said is she had n't got enough money , she 'd pay for it . |
| 5 | He felt cold to the point of shivering , weak enough for standing to be out of the question . |
| 6 | But it is perhaps worth looking at part of one fairly characteristic set . |
| 7 | It is perhaps worth noting in passing that , although this manic-depressive form of psychosis is frequently interpreted as an alternation between two opposite mood states ( representing abnormal extremes of sadness and happiness ) , that is almost certainly wrong . |
| 8 | There 's a couple of points er er perhaps worth making about it . |
| 9 | Despite the dangers , however , this three act drama can provide a useful provisional approach to our understanding of the person and work of the Holy Spirit , and is perhaps worth investigating in greater detail . |
| 10 | While bears , wolves and the like undoubtedly eat mountain goats , they probably do so through scavenging for carcasses rather than through direct predation . |
| 11 | Prime Minister Major , who has learned much about smiling through adversity , beamed pleasantly through adversity , beamed pleasantly through most of the play from his comfortable position next to the Pressbox on the ground where he was spent a large portion of his life . |
| 12 | Erm only through working with the peasants surely . |
| 13 | He liked Fairfax better for asking about deer . |
| 14 | Thank you very much for listening to me patiently , I said I would try to keep that down to erm a fairly brief session . |
| 15 | So much for looking for excitement . |
| 16 | So if you are reading this , the kind gentleman or the young mother , thank you so very much for looking after me that day . |
| 17 | I 'd like to welcome you all , and thank you very much for coming on time . |
| 18 | So much for relaxing on the beach , she thought . |
| 19 | Peggy , thank you very much for talking to us . |
| 20 | Richard Clutterbuck , thank you very much for talking to us . |
| 21 | Thank you very much for talking to us about it . |
| 22 | Thank you very much for talking to me Dickie . |
| 23 | No , I think I 've asked you quite enough , and thank you very much for talking to me . |
| 24 | Christopher Cooper thank you very much for talking to us . |
| 25 | Certainly , water is used a great deal in settlements , not only for drinking by people and animals , but also for various crafts and simple industrial processes , and as a source of power . |
| 26 | We still remain then , for moral as for prudential questions , at the position that imperatives can serve only for judging between spontaneous reactions . |
| 27 | In Britain there are 100,000 convictions annually for driving under the influence of drink and it has been estimated that 20 per cent of all hospital admissions are associated with alcohol in some way . |
| 28 | Above them will be the set of newly retired warriors , while above this set will be sets of elders , their relative status depending on their social ages , who will be responsible for internal political and legal matters and perhaps for communicating with the gods . |
| 29 | If you wanted to indulge in dodgy puns ( and why stop now ? ) , you could say S&M was all about coming under pressure but the authorities are taking things too far . |
| 30 | But she was also , among other literary things , the wonderful and baleful orphan or isolate who is seen to advantage in the books she read : and it may be that cultural history is especially worth attending to in cases such as hers , where the subject is a dedicated reader , and the basis for a directly psychological account is even more than usually insecure . |