Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , rightly , ICI is acting as if a bid is imminent , preparing its defences and making plans for itself in a way that guarantees that much will change at the firm . |
| 2 | Strange to recall , we were still thinking in terms of East bloc tank armies and fighter squadrons , still counting divisions on the map of central Europe , and still , some of us , acting as if the USSR remained a dangerous antagonist . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know what this is all about , or why you 're acting as if the bogyman is on your heels , but I suppose I 'll have to listen to you . ’ |
| 4 | These seven , led by Walter Sisulu , had since their release addressed major pro-ANC rallies inside South Africa , acting as if the organization were no longer banned , and were widely regarded as constituting an effective " internal ANC leadership " , although the organization denied the existence of differences of approach . |
| 5 | He saw the hideous face of the huge thrashing thing before him , superimposed on that blank mask , and knew that it was the face he had been looking for since the death of his wife and son . |
| 6 | You are still looking for where the boy could have been ? ’ |
| 7 | The player is seen by Celtic to have the aggression they are looking for as the club struggles badly on and off the park . |
| 8 | The CD3 , which is Ariston 's third CD player in roughly the same number of years ( they all remain available by the way ) heralds no revolution in technology or features , but may be just what you are looking for if the brief is for a medium-price player which will offer musical excellence without frills or complication . |
| 9 | The younger ones needed looking after while the mothers were busy , and the distress of the children , although more naked than that of their mothers , was less terrible . |
| 10 | A cinema organ is like a big jelly mould , illuminated from within , a most spectacular thing that changed colour according to whether a major key or a minor key was being played . |
| 11 | It is about morality , and morality can not be judged according to the quality of our intentions , or according to whether a practice is socially sanctioned . |
| 12 | So there is liable to be a very different result according to whether a recall test is carried out within 24 hours , or a week , or three months , of an ad appearing : and ‘ pre-tests ’ , based on showing an ad to consumers before it appears , and finding out what they remember of it within minutes , can be almost totally irrelevant — except as an indication of intelligibility . |
| 13 | There was some discussion as to hardship , but that could cut both ways according to whether a large or small part was surrendered , so that hardship was not a matter which could be taken into account . |
| 14 | In at least one area this varied according to whether a person was seen by elderly services or others , because staffing profiles were much more biased towards medical care for elderly people with mental illness , with the result that other professions , such as social work , occupational therapy , and community psychiatric nursing , were less frequently called upon . |
| 15 | Calls a function testbit written in assembly-language and delivering TRUE or FALSE according to whether a bit is set or not . |
| 16 | The form includes a declaration to be completed according to whether a survivor of the buyers can or can not give a valid receipt for purchase monies . |
| 17 | You mentioned erm tumours , in fact you get this as I said the same picture with , with X-rays as you get with magnetic resonance imaging , but what is different about tumours apparently is that the erm relaxation time with which the erm nuclei move erm varies erm according to whether a cell is , is cancerous or not . |
| 18 | Delays would increase or decrease , according to whether the court was presented with more or less work than it could handle . |
| 19 | For our present purpose , it is useful to distinguish two kinds of chemical reaction , according to whether the reaction releases energy or requires it . |
| 20 | The legislation regarding rabbits is extremely different according to whether the rabbit is in a laboratory , is a pet , is being kept for meat or is wild . |
| 21 | This might be according to whether the client is new to the bureau or not , whether the enquiry is new or a continuing problem , or according to a client 's age , sex , origin , economic activity or area of residence . |
| 22 | They have found that molecules of oxygen ( 02 ) split up at different rates according to whether the molecule contains two atoms of oxygen-16 or one atom of oxygen-16 combined with another of the rarer oxygen-17 or oxygen-18 isotopes . |
| 23 | He composed his blends not only according to the flavour of the juice , but also according to what the weather had been like that year — an early or late development , depending on the amount of cold or rain there had been — and according to whether the vines had grown a rich or mediocre foliage . |
| 24 | The taxation basis of overseas life companies presently differs according to whether the UK double tax agreement with the country where the life company is resident allows special rules for taxing these companies to apply . |
| 25 | However , some of the provisions did vary according to whether the individuals were moving from one or other of the areas . |
| 26 | Techniques will vary according to whether the aid is to be used for distance work , but the following elements should be included in training a child to use a low vision aid . |
| 27 | It seems appropriate to distinguish two kinds of contextual selection , according to whether the selected sense is established or not . |
| 28 | In very broad terms , these may be sub-divided according to whether the interference is with the administration of justice as a general or continuing process or with its administration in a particular case . |
| 29 | In order to explain the different findings obtained according to whether the interviewer sat behind or in front of the subjects , Gur ( 1975 ) suggested that when the interviewer sits opposite the subject the latter 's anxiety level is increased which leads him to reply in a characteristic mode of thought . |
| 30 | Select part , or all , of the following paragraphs , according to whether the parties have been recently widowed/divorced or alone for many years . ) |