Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am assailed with feelings of irritation mixed with amusement at the number of pilots who , despite cheerfully paying many hundreds if not thousands of pounds on their chosen hobby , carp on about having to fork out three or four quid over the odds in selected landing fees , or as in the case of correspondent K. Foster £46 for a medical combined with an ECG . |
| 2 | But it is perhaps worth looking at part of one fairly characteristic set . |
| 3 | Prime Minister Major , who has learned much about smiling through adversity , beamed pleasantly through adversity , beamed pleasantly through most of the play from his comfortable position next to the Pressbox on the ground where he was spent a large portion of his life . |
| 4 | So much for looking for excitement . |
| 5 | I 'd like to welcome you all , and thank you very much for coming on time . |
| 6 | Some of these ‘ patterns ’ are formalized in the police manual , so that the procedure is laid down for dealing with rape cases , domestic disputes , medical examinations , road traffic accidents , and so on . |
| 7 | If you wanted to indulge in dodgy puns ( and why stop now ? ) , you could say S&M was all about coming under pressure but the authorities are taking things too far . |
| 8 | As a result of grass roots pressure , city halls and private groups are encouraging people to take their 1989 Christmas trees in for recycling into mulch , fuel or erosion barriers . |
| 9 | He 's only off looking for Rebel . |
| 10 | She then , in between coping with phone calls , half of which Jimmy would normally have handled , got on with what she was paid to do . |
| 11 | It was only after phoning for help that Lizzie thought about what happened to her sister . |
| 12 | ‘ I DO N'T feel much like going to Pack Meeting tonight , ’ said Penny sadly . |
| 13 | Along with learning to scuba dive , swim with dolphins , become an astronaut or climb Everest , one of my ambitions has always been to take time out to become really familiar with the business end of a recording studio . |
| 14 | In fact , plans to slow down before going on maternity leave went out of the window when C&R became involved in its most significant transaction to date — the rescue and restructuring of another quoted property company . |
| 15 | As bedtime approaches , it 's as well to linger in the toilet to empty your bowels , or if your nerves are causing stomach jitters , take something , such as Imodium , to calm the situation down before going to sleep . |
| 16 | It was also agreed to co-ordinate the law enforcement bodies , especially in acting against drug dealing and terrorism . |
| 17 | It was also agreed to co-ordinate the law enforcement bodies , especially in acting against drug dealing and terrorism . |
| 18 | Sharing in these circumstances clearly differs greatly from sharing in man , where the items shared go mainly to family members or other close kin . |
| 19 | Patients were instructed to administer the enema once daily before retiring to bed and were warned that they may pass dark stools as a result of treatment . |
| 20 | So in writing about life it is not difficult to have things happen . |
| 21 | If you wish to be included in our order and have not already told us , do so in writing WITHOUT DELAY . |
| 22 | The term ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ will be given a restrictive interpretation , and a candidate claiming such circumstances must do so in writing in accordance with Section 30 . |
| 23 | So in migrating to architecture we 're very much focused on what are the real world problems and the real challenges that we need to face to deliver effective and workable solutions . |
| 24 | It was only from looking at film of the first episode that everyone remembered Frank had forgotten to wear his famous beret and raincoat . |
| 25 | They tried to persuade me she was interested only in sculpting in future . ’ |
| 26 | The one feature which occurred in almost every case was that patients had been discouraged from showing feeling and especially from weeping in childhood . |
| 27 | ‘ It owes much to acting of charm and conviction from Michael Crawford and Sarah Long as the boy and girl , ’ wrote the Coventry Evening Telegraph critic . |
| 28 | It is also a real lesson in how to avoid the obvious without being freakish , how to start with the stimulus of a hot vegetable dish , how to vary the eternal purée of potatoes with your meat ( lacking chestnut flour we could try instead a purée of lentils or split peas ) , how to follow it with a fresh , bright , unexpected salad ( that excellent mixture of corn salad and beetroot — how often does one meet with it nowadays ? ) and since by that time most people would have had enough without embarking on cheese , de Pomiane is brave enough to leave it out . |
| 29 | To do so without taking into account whether , within the former group , the mother remarried or not , or whether or not uncles , grandfathers or older brothers were able to step into the gap and provide the child with male company , would be to neglect some possible important influences . |
| 30 | Further along the corridor she tapped on her great-grandmother 's door and went in without waiting for permission . |