Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | These two distinctive features are , of course , there for a reason : they allow the bird to capture much more air , which gives it a much better pushing force as it gains height . |
| 2 | like a slowly mending fracture as I thread the car |
| 3 | The early morning sun was already gathering heat as they left the ship behind , anchored in the now-distant bay below , and she was glad she had chosen to wear the thin jade silk blouse with her white jeans . |
| 4 | He agreed , still seeing sport as ‘ an outlet ’ but ‘ in time , it just got serious . ’ |
| 5 | Although developing countries are generally increasing their use of oil , many of the poorest and non-oil-producing countries of the Third World are , of necessity , still using wood as their main fuel ( see the beginning of the chapter ) . |
| 6 | She scarcely touched it , for it was downhill , but the ball chased past the hole and was still gathering pace as it disappeared off the other side of the green . |
| 7 | However public protests are also gathering momentum as people realize that shrimp farming seems to be a recipe for disaster . |
| 8 | Inspect carefully using discretion as to how far to proceed . |
| 9 | A sociological revolution was also taking place as the social status of owner occupation proved increasingly compelling . |
| 10 | Connon had enough of himself left to give Jenny a sardonically accusing glance as he left the room with the doctor . |
| 11 | ‘ But , do n't you see , if it was n't for women passively accepting fur as fashion status , there would n't be a problem . |
| 12 | Any curriculum innovation of such far reaching design as we have in Scotland at present will inevitably influence the whole life of the school . |
| 13 | She regretted that it was too dark for him to see how beautiful she had tried to make herself , even using malachite as well as the usual galena . |
| 14 | There was no tiredness perceptible on Rune 's blandly enquiring face as he shrugged his wide shoulders into his own jacket . |
| 15 | Their nests are frequently threatened by fast moving craft as they are built on the water 's surface , anchored only by reeds or branches . |
| 16 | Water drops are placed on a thin piece of polished silicone pointing slightly uphill and coated with a water repellent of increasingly lessening effect as the coating goes uphill . |
| 17 | From here , the notion that the husband 's jealousy requires the lovers to perform a fabliau trick is made explicit ( 3294 – 302 ) , after which Nicholas takes up his psaltery , excitedly making music as he mentally rejoices in his conquest and the promise of sexual delight it holds ( 3305 – 6 ) . |
| 18 | Sheep-mown hills can only be retained where sheep farming prospers ; otherwise the hillsides will revert to equally disfiguring scrub as farms are eventually abandoned . |
| 19 | Angus Cameron stood up on the oak stump which Donald used as a chopping-block , held out his hand to each part of the crowd as though drawing them into the circuit of the ceremony , and said , at first quietly , then gaining volume as he felt the truth of his words : ‘ Alexander McLaggan , Mary Stewart — you love each other , and must wed each other , and that is right and good . |
| 20 | Bede 's statement that Chad was sent by Oswiu to the archbishop of Canterbury to be consecrated , only to find that Deusdedit had died ( HE 111 , 28 ) , is unlikely to be correct because Wilfrid had known that Deusdedit was dead when he was earlier seeking consecration as Ealhfrith 's bishop and the probability must be that Oswiu 's court would have known this too . |
| 21 | He was a good PTI , he made PT fun and did n't just stick to PT and running — but there was no messing about either and he doubled them across the barracks to the football pitch , Where in the next half hour they worked as hard playing football as they would have done in the gymnasium . |
| 22 | Again using improvisation as its ethos , the album once more finds Talk Talk sailing blissfully off into the unknown , each musician using their own initiative , steering the music through freeform jazz and contemporary classical music , Hollis occasionally adding a few lines of comfort and despair in his fragile and tender voice . |
| 23 | Vividly remembering Bradman as Australia 's No. 3 and contrasting his success with Hick 's disappointments , some would rate it as the most important . |
| 24 | But his latest ‘ papal bull ’ — that is what planning guidance notes are , announcing changes and yet stressing tradition as they do — emphasises that ‘ town cramming ’ is to be frowned on . |
| 25 | In consequence , it was often easier to overwrite ( superimpose ) parts of records with the same information , which is not good updating practice as errors can be introduced into the system . |
| 26 | Superstar Alan Rickman was in quietly joking mood as he arrived in town to play the Bard 's most quoted hero in a spectacular production of the world 's best known play . |