Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun sg] [adv prt] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | from Birmingham says hanging upside down has always been known as a cure in the Far East and it does work . |
| 2 | A striking boyish frame achieved by smoothing hair down to follow the shape of the head . |
| 3 | Three shifts are operating flat out to keep up with demand . |
| 4 | The male then took up guard , fanning the eggs constantly with his large pectorals and turning upside down to fan them as well . |
| 5 | And the brothers who are going flat out to lose their L-plates . |
| 6 | By the time I was 22 , I 'd run up nearly £4,000 in debt , and was beginning to fall behind with the payments because I rested sending money off to pay for clothes I 'd fallen out of love with . |
| 7 | After sending Bacci off to get himself a coffee from the Brigadier who was losing his patience with a recruit in the kitchen , the Captain shut out the noise and sat down to wait , glancing now and then at his watch . |
| 8 | Yeah if he gets an interview for this job he 's taking day off to do it . |
| 9 | Stories within stories : Captain Hook , sometimes a gentle old man , philosophically staring into space , then transformed into a sword wielding pirate out to trap Wendy and take revenge on Peter . |
| 10 | THE sister of missing golf fan Keith Lockyer has been sacked after taking time off to search for him . |
| 11 | Of course Jordan was taking time off to talk to him , and of course he was observed , probably on all sides . |
| 12 | Ms Reynolds had been fired from her £20,000 a year job after taking time off to have a hysterectomy on the recommendation of the company doctor . |
| 13 | FIERY actress Sophia Loren , 58 , stormed out of a Rome diner after her favourite waiter was sacked for taking time off to care for his sick wife . |
| 14 | WE often read of uncaring stars so it was a joy to learn that Sophia Loren had bailed out her favourite waiter after he was sacked for taking time off to care for his sick wife . |
| 15 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 16 | Can you imagine John Major taking time out to attack Carter ? |
| 17 | Taking Time Out to blitz the UK market |
| 18 | PROTEON ATTRIBUTES LAY-OFFS TO ITS PUTTING MANUFACTURING OUT TO CONTRACT |
| 19 | Is your radio receiving equipment up to scratch ? ’ |
| 20 | The Prestige range of water purifiers from Purite provide purities suitable for rinsing glassware through to ICP and HPLC . |
| 21 | Breakdown organisations were working flat out to cope with stranded motorists . |
| 22 | ‘ Once , when I was young and stupid , but I 've always been thankful my intended bride broke our engagement when she found a wealthier man than the young fool who was working flat out to save the almost bankrupt business his father had left him . ’ |
| 23 | Working flat out to keep up with demand , bales of yarn are stacked ready for the next load by Despatch Foreman , Peter McCall . |
| 24 | A company which makes silk ties for the Buckingham Palace gift shop is working flat out to keep up with demand . |
| 25 | When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data . |
| 26 | She welcomed the work done and the fact that so many people who had been waiting for so long had been treated , but was concerned that health workers who had been working flat out to reduce the lists would not be able to maintain their work rate . |
| 27 | He 's down there now working flat out to correct your almighty cock-up ! ’ |
| 28 | It 's working flat out to meet growing demand for cider , filling 60,000 cans every hour . |
| 29 | Staff at the Kirkby factory have been working flat out to meet demand for their popular ice lollies as temperatures rose this weekend . |
| 30 | Last month , sales increased by 30% compared to last year and workers are working flat out to meet impressive schedules of up to 48 cars per hour . |