Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were looking at each other and touching each other in such a funny way . |
| 2 | An essay on the pitfalls of including political words in a dictionary is wildly funny . |
| 3 | She dropped back and crouched to retrieve the shattered thing , gathering dry petals in the dip of her dress . |
| 4 | When he 's not zapping helmetted contestants in front of a TV camera , he 's usually to be found pumping iron in a gym somewhere . |
| 5 | And the car is n't a lovingly restored original worth up to £1.2 million , but a £15,000 fibre-glass replica that Brian Clemmett had finished building that afternoon in his small workshop near Aylesbury . |
| 6 | Stir the batter , then make at least eight pancakes in a small , non-stick frying pan , cooking each side in a small amount of oil or fat until golden . |
| 7 | across and it 's touching that hole in the middle and she 's getting all blocked up and the stuff 's running all the way down the back of your throat , that right ? |
| 8 | Reform may sometimes be preceded by Green or White Papers allowing pre-legislative consultation in Parliament . |
| 9 | Try knitting each variation in the same design . |
| 10 | Giving the Town hall back to the people of Ealing was achieved by re-locating administrative staff in an adjacent building , and using the space thus created for lettable function rooms . |
| 11 | The local government lawyer works at the centre of the organisation using professional skills in support of the chief executive , the management team and the departments that provide the services for the public . |
| 12 | On the other hand , since it is mostly women who are responsible for running households and caring for dependent members of their families , it is not surprising that they are involved in helping each other in these practical ways , which lend themselves to being organized on a reciprocal basis . |
| 13 | Test documents were selected for each of the fifteen domains , approximating 500 words in each . |
| 14 | In a lengthy communiqué , regarded by observers as a carefully crafted compromise between United States pressures to boost growth and German determination to control inflation , ministers observed that " forces that have been inhibiting economic activity in many countries are dissipating " . |
| 15 | Most people take a common-sense approach , accepting that moderation in most things — including drinking — is the key to a balanced and healthy lifestyle . |
| 16 | He too sounded childish , Lydia realised , reflecting that childishness in an adult was painfully unattractive . |
| 17 | He is respectful and values people for all the positive qualities they show , reflecting that value in the courtesies he extends to them . |
| 18 | Naming specific experts in the expert clause may allow an awkward party to create insoluble deadlock : see 10.3.3 . |
| 19 | The courts would decide all questions of law using that word in the sense described above . |
| 20 | Many have made only one short field trip and yet they go on using that material in articles and even books for the rest of their lives . |
| 21 | It should be clear from the preceding chapters that the Free Presbyterian Church is no ordinary evangelical sect ( using that term in its sociological rather than pejorative sense ) . |
| 22 | But , using that term in its colloquial sense ‘ in which an item of information is a piece of fact , a factual claim about the world , presented as being true ’ ( Wilson ( 1968 ) , p 17 ] , we are particularly focussing here on that portion of the total external information resource which is ‘ publicly available ’ . |
| 23 | In practice , the US Marshall Aid programme provided most of the necessary finance and the World Bank came to be responsible for assisting economic development in mainly the poorer countries . |
| 24 | Above all they will find ways of pursuing broad aims in their regular reviews of schools , in their planning and in their schemes of teaching . |
| 25 | Outlining Book Tokens promotional plans , Mr Thin said that this year , in addition to press advertising , Book Tokens would have 80 spots on radio , using Classic FM in the week before Christmas . |
| 26 | He praised the effort and resolve shown by part-time students in completing professional courses in addition to the daily challenges of full-time employment . |
| 27 | ‘ You ai n't sticking that thing in me ! |
| 28 | Of course , this is quite unlike the Young Socialists , who keenly contest the chairpersonships , vice-chairpersonships , and so on , seeing political significance in the victory of this or that candidate . |
| 29 | Easing that pain in the neck |
| 30 | The commons had shown themselves increasingly adept at procuring political concessions in return for grants of taxes , and although they were at their most effective when they enjoyed the support of at least some sections of the nobility , they had gained substantially in experience and cohesion by the time the crisis of 1340–1 arose . |