Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] in an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would you rape me ? ’ she choked , twisting aside in an attempt to avoid his seeking mouth . |
| 2 | But they 're at their best during songs like ‘ Stomach Worm ’ , where a cute , simplistic beat pop tune ascends slowly into noisy chaos , thrashing around in an acid bath and trying to keep from being submerged . |
| 3 | These potholes , occurring unexpectedly in an area of bare moorland , are known as the Buttertubs and are of varying depths up to 80 feet . |
| 4 | Donegal would n't fancy meeting Down in an Ulster final . ’ |
| 5 | The action project began on 1 April 1984 and any people aged 65 or over who were referred to the hospital psychogeriatric service during the 12 months to the end of March 1985 and who were diagnosed as suffering from dementia , became members of the action sample if they lived in the action area , and of the control sample if their home was in the control area ( so long as they were not living permanently in an institution at the time of referral and they or their carers gave consent for their inclusion ) . |
| 6 | Much better than booming out in an intimidating voice , " We ca n't hear you ! " |
| 7 | There are computer games on the market in which the player has the illusion that he is wandering about in an underground labyrinth , which has a definite if complex geography and in which he encounters dragons , minotaurs or other mythic adversaries . |
| 8 | Swallowing convulsively in an effort to dislodge the hard , dry lump in her throat , she shook her head . |
| 9 | But it would have to come back , passing anywhere in an area of a quarter of a mile either side . |
| 10 | So sorting out what is going on in an ERP is like untangling a complex bundle of many different strands of similar wool with one hand tied behind the back . |
| 11 | And similarly we must not allow ourselves to look for something below that practice on which we can ground the feeling that the practice is going on in an objectively correct way . |
| 12 | Generally what is needed is far greater signalling of what is going on in an essay , and more explicit management of the material presented . |
| 13 | A block of classification numbers usually appears to provide fairly precise demarcation lines ( though even here the inconsistencies of classification schemes may lead to some difficulties — undesirable elements turning up in an otherwise homogenous subject block ) . |
| 14 | For so many British children , growing up in an inner city area could mean missing out on so many things they need to grow up healthy and secure . |
| 15 | Middle child Seth called himself ‘ an addictive personality growing up in an alcoholic household ’ , honing his skills of deceit and manipulation . |
| 16 | Misinterpretation is easy for children today growing up in an environment very different from those in which the stories were told originally . |
| 17 | We lay there silently , then he got up and left the room , leaving me lying there in an agony of frustration and guilt , furious with myself for having given way , yet curiously glad I had finally done so . |
| 18 | Allt-Chaorain is a warm and attractive house lying spectacularly in an elevated position among forest-clad hills and rugged mountains . |
| 19 | The sight of Peter Rabbit hanging up in an old-fashioned butcher 's window brings tears to our eyes , while pretty pink portions prepared and hacked by the supermarket cause no such qualms . |
| 20 | A curious old lady , seeing the horse collar hanging up in an unusual position , exclaimed peevishly : ‘ What 's this for ? |
| 21 | The east end is apsidal and the church is blockish , building up in an impressive composition to an octagonal tower ( 275 ) . |
| 22 | If you are moving along in an ambulance you are not as safe as you are in the static , intensive care environment of an intensive care unit . ’ |
| 23 | The travellers ' response to this place was positive and warm , and this does not simply derive from the contrast with the pompous inhospitality they found at Armadale , where they were perhaps disgruntled at staying only in an estate official 's house ( the mansion had been burnt down ) , even if the laird and his lady stayed with them . |
| 24 | They did n't want the Yanks stumbling in and screwing up in an attempt to force the issue . |
| 25 | The rider had managed to keep a hold on one rein and the horse was masking him — hopping and kicking out in an effort to break free . |
| 26 | Faced with a rush of competition from foreign banks when Portugal is forced to remove remaining barriers to entry after next year , banks such as BCP have been expanding fast in an attempt to ensure their market share of domestic business in banking and other financial services . |
| 27 | On the day after President Shagari 's arrival in Britain , one UpN state newspaper reported nothing of the visit , commenting instead in an editorial that he should not have left the country at a time when the doctors were on strike : it had been ‘ unpatriotic ’ for him to do so . |
| 28 | A soldier loomed over her , and she rolled , firing upwards in an arc . |
| 29 | Instead of doing so in an even , proportionate fashion , they appear to shrink in rather erratic steps . |
| 30 | Sublime grace and accuracy , a ballet of two blades almost dancing together in an aerial pas de deux was the aesthetic of the duel — for a minute , two minutes , three , till a single quicksilver cheek wound decided the contest . |