Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Injected , catalysed , with 24-valves apiece and an individual coil on each plug to speed the spark , the 2-litre 150bhp and the 2.5-litre 192bhp engines enhance the company 's reputation for building arguably the smoothest ‘ 6 ’ s in the business . |
| 2 | So this was done , and on the very next day fine grapes were found hanging on the youngest brother 's vine . |
| 3 | Nevertheless this lamentable epitaph should not obscure the fact that at least in part he achieved his purpose of " bringing together the best in new thinking and new writing in its time 's " and that , as he confessed in an interview , editing it had been " one of the most important and rewarding " of all his activities . |
| 4 | Hamer say that they are committed to producing instruments of the highest quality , using only the best woods , so that any potential purchaser may have a vintage quality guitar without the mega-buck price tag . |
| 5 | However we make sure that they are manufactured to the latest BSI standards using only the best quality materials . |
| 6 | The house was built by an Edwardian doctor using only the best materials — oak cured for eight years for the lower rooms ' panelling , fine teak for the window frames and mahogany for the fireplace . |
| 7 | Careful attention to detail ensures that we create a unique interior using only the finest timbres — maple , reclaimed pine , oak — with a range of finishes including traditional hand painting . |
| 8 | Using only the mildest ingredients , all products are fragrance-free and suitable for sensitive skins . |
| 9 | Television offered either live coverage or by editing down the best moments presented a particularly dramatic version of events . |
| 10 | He ensures that they get to the best conferences and from time to time will organize his own , bringing in the best speakers . |
| 11 | ‘ Well ? ’ said Calatin who was , truth to tell , becoming just the smallest bit afraid of this strange , golden-eyed creature , but who would not have dreamed of showing it , because you did not show discourtesy to guests , not if you wanted business from them . |
| 12 | The 24-year-old sweeper will lose three days ’ wages for deserting his father 's electrical business to take on the infinitely more difficult job of shoring up the leakiest defence in international soccer . |
| 13 | It is an additional pleasure to recognise his prophetic power of divining where the best art was to be found . |
| 14 | Spaniards remain insouciant about their currency ( so often a country 's virility symbol ) partly because , during Franco 's dictatorship , the state-owned press used to spend half its time explaining why the latest devaluation was a good thing . |
| 15 | As they move the stick forwards a small amount , causing only the slightest reduction in ‘ g ’ , their response to the resulting sensation is almost always to move even further forwards , making the sensation worse . |
| 16 | Nothing is barred in the crime novel , however much was barred in the old days of the detective story when , for instance , sexual relations often seemed confined to one person expressing just the discreetest interest in another . |
| 17 | than a poet ever could ; picking up the smallest insects |
| 18 | ‘ You look quite strong , ’ she said , picking up the largest of the suitcases and dragging it up the stairs . |
| 19 | ‘ What on earth do you mean ? ’ asked her mother aggressively , picking up the nearest dress to hand . |
| 20 | But for her insistence on being free for Dickie 's holidays she could have had a ward sister 's job in Benedict 's by just picking up the nearest telephone . |
| 21 | At the same time you bleep the missing swimming pool attendant who responds by picking up the nearest intercom substation handset allowing you to issue instructions directly , all within a matter of seconds rather than minutes . |
| 22 | If you are in the river and pee in the water , it can sense your urine and will swim up to lodge in you , swimming up the nearest orifice and sticking out its barbs , which is meant to be excruciatingly painful — and it takes surgery to get one out . |
| 23 | However , the adoption of this policy alone does not solve the problem of making optimal use of the volume , because filling up the highest part of the nave with habitable accommodation arranged on one or several storeys deprives the lower-level spinal space of the church of natural light . |
| 24 | But there are some thing she ca n't change , like the way he shoves his hand into his pocket , his preference for classical music to Dire Straits , and looking at buildings rather than eyeing up the latest cat-walk creations |
| 25 | As he was scrambling up the steepest bit , pulling himself up by the bracken , he heard something . |
| 26 | Richard had already been remarked as the kind of small boy enchanted by small girls and deaf to the ridicule of his peers on the matter ; on this occasion he watched Victoria twist her curls around her fingers in motionless fascination for ten minutes , then followed her for the rest of the afternoon , fetching drinks and finding seats , carrying her favourite blue rabbit when she dropped it and picking out the choicest pieces of bread and butter for her at tea . |
| 27 | She said , ‘ No , that one is the biggest ’ , picking out the tallest one . |
| 28 | Some thought Meredith Jones a rough , bullying master , picking out the brightest boys to train them up for the scholarship class and by their results inflate his own ego . |
| 29 | We accept without a second 's thought that we can open our eyes and observe everything around us , picking out the slightest movement . |
| 30 | If you are avoiding fried food , it follows that you should be seeking out the best methods of cooking noted on the menu . |