Example sentences of "[v-ing] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nathan shook his head , his mouth twisting in a humourless smile . |
| 2 | But he could glimpse that the man was no longer standing but walking in a small circle , keeping level with the horse 's shoulder as he galloped . |
| 3 | The discovery was made by a farmer 's son , Euan Baird , 16 , who was out walking in a private forestry plantation near the family farm at Scotston , Auchterhouse , a few miles north of Dundee . |
| 4 | She stood up , cheeks bulging , and started to tear off her clothes , walking in a ragged circle as if invoking the spirits of the place . |
| 5 | Try to keep your dog walking in a straight line , so that it does not pull across you to reach another dog , because otherwise you might trip over the leash . |
| 6 | She realized that she was n't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet . |
| 7 | When wet these trousers dry quickly in a warm room — quicker still if you 're walking in a warm breeze . |
| 8 | Several disposable types are available from pet shops , and are essential for dog owners where it is compulsory to clean up after their pets if they are walking in a public area . |
| 9 | ‘ Lawrence and his contact walking in a quiet street . |
| 10 | But before they start on their game , they signal that this is not to be a serious quarrel by walking in a stilted exaggerated fashion . |
| 11 | Everyone felt a desire to go out , even if only for a moment , to feel the pleasure of walking in a foreign city at night . |
| 12 | The aim was for Skipper to be on the bridle , as racing people say : walking in a relaxed but energetic rhythm and accepting the bit . |
| 13 | Yeah well I was talking , I was talking to a friend and they said that , you know , there 's some homophobic attacks and some of them just happen to occur because people are walking in a gay area |
| 14 | present their ideas , experiences and understanding in a widening range of contexts which require an increasing awareness of audience and purpose ; |
| 15 | It certainly was n't Foster 's idea of an easy tour , lurking in a cold , draughty doorway in a poorly lit service alley , in weather conditions more suited to a horror movie set . |
| 16 | Again the doors closed tightly initially , but , praise God , they are opening in a big way . |
| 17 | But if so , the concept of compresence will have to be revised to accommodate temporal distinctions ; briefly , it will have to be interpreted in such a way that it makes sense to speak of qualities occurring in a temporal sequence as part of a particular 's " biography " . |
| 18 | The treatment of acute retention of urine occurring in a primary herpetic attack in the female deserves a brief mention . |
| 19 | Secondly , the clearly assumed model of media effects that she uses , portraying the viewers as unthinking receptacles , with communication occurring in a social and interpretive vacuum , is ridiculous . |
| 20 | One good reason for studying with a massage school is that you will be taught anatomy and physiology as well as useful techniques for alleviating pain , dealing with injuries , understanding why pain may be occurring in a particular area and even more importantly , when to leave well alone . |
| 21 | To illustrate this point , imagine a survey of all the fires occurring in a particular neighbourhood . |
| 22 | These monitor and diagnose any problems occurring in a particular computer system , drops in temperature and changes in air conditioning levels . |
| 23 | The process of drainage and enclosure was probably occurring in a piecemeal fashion all through the late Saxon period . |
| 24 | Seventeen random numbers in the range 000 to 200 ( representing the record keys ) can be selected by choosing the first numbers within the required range occurring in a random number table . |
| 25 | The process of vortex stretching , considered in Section 6.6 , will thus be strongly present — although occurring in a random fashion . |
| 26 | So look at the pattern , count the maximum number of marked squares occurring in a vertical line and then double that to calculate the effect of the double-length light . |
| 27 | Several minor changes occurring in a short space of time can have a totting-up effect , challenging and even overloading the resources people have at their disposal . |
| 28 | ‘ if the work occurring in a given field is leading to a cumulative body of knowledge , then reference trails among the work of the contributors will be left in the form of citations . ’ |
| 29 | Since children vary with respect to the ages at which they demonstrate any particular behaviour , norms represent an ‘ average ’ obtained from an examination of the developmental changes occurring in a large number of children . |
| 30 | Similar changes are simultaneously occurring in a large number of advanced societies ( Challis , 1992b ; Kraan et al. , 1991 ) , albeit in slightly different ways for different client groups , Of course this simple conception of change requires further elaboration . |