Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the problems that can develop through the feeding of wild animals is that of dependency , particularly in the case of those animals which live in urban areas where natural foraging opportunities are few and far between . |
| 2 | In older working class communities , where neither housing conditions nor wages permitted such total devotion to housewifery , it nevertheless appeared that on the whole standards of housekeeping were high . |
| 3 | Although only using watercolour it appears that Green imitates the technique of painting boulders . |
| 4 | There are also dangers in suggesting that writers such as John Locke influenced attitudes , rather than merely reflecting changing attitudes , away from a punitive to a more liberal approach to children . |
| 5 | At a time when it had not yet developed a project portfolio , it was concerned with such questions as how to set up a broadcasting system which would serve society as a whole rather than merely serving governments and the ruling elites . |
| 6 | The Daily Telegraph has the studious Christopher Martin-Jenkins , and gives him a good deal more space than his competitors — a distinct advantage when it comes to conveying the feel of play , rather than merely recycling statistics from the scoresheet . |
| 7 | Before any of them can be significantly claimed to be logical as well as grammatical subjects , and treated as denoting certain objects that exist in their own right rather than merely describing attributes of such objects , or representing something purely fictional , certain additional conditions must be fulfilled . |
| 8 | The university experience , however , is more than merely attending lectures and seminars ; it allows and encourages each student to make contacts and gain experience which will be useful in later life ; it teaches participants to think logically , to approach problems with an open and enquiring mind , to form lasting friendships and to organize , perhaps for the first time , their own financial , academic and social affairs . |
| 9 | ‘ You must have a higher goal in life than merely making money , ’ she was fond of telling people . |
| 10 | Why should the Tory party not pay for its own advertising out of party political funds rather than constantly using taxpayers ' money to try to get its message across ? |
| 11 | He was , Owen judged , about fourteen , a little below medium height and slim , although already showing signs of broadening out like his uncle . |
| 12 | These memoranda , although generally avoiding comment that might be regarded as politically partisan on the question of the desirability or otherwise of devolution , contain passages which were bluntly , even scathingly , critical of the statements of the means by which the government hoped to achieve their objectives . |
| 13 | The point is rather that , even though knowingly taking risks with other people 's lives is usually unjustifiable , taking a slight risk is less serious than intentionally causing death . |
| 14 | His hens , although merrily producing eggs now , do not lay to order as battery hens can . |
| 15 | But most important the councils should listen to and take notice of those who have a track record of work on racial harassment , rather than just implementing paper policies . |
| 16 | By political behaviour is meant something more than just voting behaviour , although that is important and will be addressed . |
| 17 | It made our day to know that MKM can help with more than just knitting advice . |
| 18 | But more like photo journalism than just taking pictures . |
| 19 | We can do better than just robbing Mr Sowerberry . |
| 20 | Yet there was more to Hastings than just kicking penalties . |
| 21 | Computer science is much more than just writing programs , and good books which combine systems understanding with language teaching are always welcome ; Brian Mayoh 's Problem Solving with Ada attempts to do this . |
| 22 | The designer must therefore learn the techniques of handling space , rather than just drawing components by two-dimensional representations . |
| 23 | Telecommunications systems for hotels now perform many more tasks than just allowing people to make telephone calls . |
| 24 | Much more than just watching TV ! |
| 25 | There is more at stake here than just bringing boxes of sophisticated equipment to remote areas . |
| 26 | His attitudes are best illustrated by this typical passage from Thucydides ( iv.83 : 424 BC ; the details of the diplomacy are irrelevant ) : Perdikkas ' diplomacy was subtler than just pitting Athens against Sparta and conversely : before the great Peloponnesian War broke out he shrewdly persuaded the Greek cities near Olynthus to coalesce into a federation ; this was an act designed to weaken the greater confederacy of the Delian League , since Athens ' policy ( Thuc. iii . |
| 27 | and I think society should be erm , trying to get to the root cause of like , chemical imbalances and eating problems rather than just putting people on tranquillizers . |
| 28 | There 's more to this than just finding Mike before he gets to Bernard , is n't there ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ There is a psychological battle to be won , ’ said the spokesman , ‘ for many people meetings are more than just talking shop , the business lunch is just as important . |
| 30 | We also feel it 's important that we should be doing just a bit more than just having exchanges , that there is a whole process of that needs to go on . |