Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1989 the government was still pressing on with further measures of privatization , reforming the legal profession and health service , resisting moves to greater integration within the European Community , and implementing the new system of local government finance and a reformed education system . |
| 2 | Driving off to greener pastures |
| 3 | The flight at once broke to the right and formed a defensive circle , the Messerschmitts overshooting them — and probably climbing back to higher altitude . |
| 4 | With world manufacturing prices growing at less than 1 per cent a year , international competition prevented much passing on of higher unit labour costs . |
| 5 | But if you are charged a few pounds , you 'll soon make up the difference once you 're filling up with cheaper , lead-free petrol . |
| 6 | His interest in Roman remains was minimal , and in any case his ears ( incipient otosclerosis , his personal physician had diagnosed ) seemed to be filling up with thicker and thicker wads of cotton-wool each day . |
| 7 | Those who gave smoking up in later life occupy an intermediate position . |
| 8 | The bailing out of weaker building societies must come to an end . |
| 9 | When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests . |
| 10 | Happy and novel and thoroughly charming , it gave several talented artists their first big chance , going on to bigger , if hardly better things . |
| 11 | CodeMasters have a habit of producing great games with the stars going on to bigger and better things ( look at Dizzy , CJ and Seymour ) . |
| 12 | Teresa 's on about erm a she were asking me if anybody 'd be interested into going on to higher er education after this ? |
| 13 | The ratio of boys to girls going on to further education was 50 per cent in 1925 , and 63 per cent in 1978 . |
| 14 | They have then concluded that going on to further education or staying at school are better options . |
| 15 | The majority of our trainees are hoping for a career in care , and we hope that many will be going on to further education at the end of the year . |
| 16 | New College is proud of its academic record , with most students going on to further education . |
| 17 | As soon as you have had enough you wait until the plane arrives , going on to newer ground or back for a return flight to the bright lights of Reykjavik . |
| 18 | We keep we keep going on for longer and longer but it 's taking a lot longer for us to get any closer . |
| 19 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 20 | John Major wants to take credit for the recovery without owning up to earlier mistakes — which means he can neither praise the ERM nor bury it . |
| 21 | Continued doubts about the XB-70's ability to complete the test programme resulted in the USAF pulling out of further testing . |
| 22 | As soon as she was heading out of Lower Axe towards the coast , she began to feel better . |
| 23 | In March 1617 he was granted the profit on the extra import duty levied on the goods of foreign merchants entering the country ( a kind of revenue farm ) , in place of Lionel Cranfield ( later Earl of Middlesex , q.v. ) , who was moving on to higher things . |
| 24 | Phrases such as ‘ out of date ’ and ‘ old fashioned ’ suggest that we are always moving on to better things . |
| 25 | The secret of good , smooth surface finishes , particularly with polishing by hand , is careful washing and complete removal of abrasive from both specimen and lap before moving on to finer grades . |
| 26 | Starting with research on small towns in the mid-1930s and moving on to larger cities in the next decade , successive community studies analysed political processes as one aspect of the social life of the locality , and concluded that only a handful of people were influential in setting major decisions ( the Lynds , 1937 ; Warner , 1943 ) . |
| 27 | They were much less concerned with the details or wider context of future activities , and much more interested in trying out ideas in practice before moving on to further planning . |
| 28 | MORE teenagers are staying on in further education in County Durham . |
| 29 | ‘ I liked the doctor , ’ said Betty after a while , getting on to firmer ground . |
| 30 | His planning powers were also insufficient to enable the breaking through of older residential areas to construct Paris-type boulevards . |