Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have seen that the continual tendency and law of the development of the capitalist mode of production is more and more to divorce the means of production from labour , and more and more to concentrate the scattered means of production into large groups , thereby transforming labour into wage-labour and the means of production into capital ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 2 | A vast amount of work remains to be done before the UK can really claim to be properly policing trade in wildlife . |
| 3 | Besides diffracting light through material slits ( Young 's slits ) , one can diffract atoms through gratings composed of immaterial light waves , atoms through slits composed of other atoms and , now , light off a pair of atoms suspended in a vacuum in a magnetic field ( U. Eichmann et al . |
| 4 | This would allow a larger number of glucose units to enter the gut , thereby allowing uptake of sodium ions via the sodium ion/glucose cotransporter at a higher rate , and hence allowing speedier reabsorption of water from the gut lumen . |
| 5 | But they came to a working arrangement with her — ‘ and the price they exacted from her was this up-front crusading thing about AIDS . ’ |
| 6 | Two papers by Fletcher et al ( p 622 ) and Hole et al ( p 609 ) in this week 's journal constitute the latest chapter in the slowly unfolding chronicle on hypertension and cancer . |
| 7 | Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point . |
| 8 | The very essence of his buildings is expressed through intimately relating ornament to structure so , together , they create astonishing , tautly dynamic , glittering volumes and spaces for people . |
| 9 | For much of this year , Glover 's drawn face has matched his prematurely greying shock of hair . |
| 10 | Because the relative molar potency of caerulein compared with that of the naturally occurring cholecystokinin for gall bladder contraction is not known , decreased gall bladder contraction in the study of Fiorucci could have been masked by using caerulein . |
| 11 | Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat . |
| 12 | What I am trying to say is that merely paying attention to sex difference — affirming that women exist and are different from men — is not in and of itself a feminist gesture . |
| 13 | ft , or the same floor space could be obtained on a smaller part of the site by building higher , and so releasing land for car parking and other uses . |
| 14 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 15 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 16 | The committee in School G felt that the grant was sufficiently significant to focus the minds of participants , yet small enough to force animated and mutually informing debate about book use and priorities . |
| 17 | Confirming orders — paying the manufacturer on confirmation of an order from an overseas buyer and receiving commission , although here the export house is not actually paying the manufacturer but merely confirming liability for payment . |
| 18 | His apparently unflagging zest for life impressed Bowler . |
| 19 | So getting value for money , doing our jobs efficiently and effectively is important for all of us , wherever we work , whatever job we do . |
| 20 | Typically such constitutions are to some degree entrenched , that is , the constitutional rules are more difficult to change than ordinary laws , perhaps requiring approval by referendum ( Eire ) or special majority ( West Germany ) . |
| 21 | When a foot is damaged , the volley of nerve impulses produced by the damage and arriving in the spinal cord sets up a long lasting increase of excitability which shows up as an exaggerated flexion reflex , among other changes . |
| 22 | Bush promised legislation " this year " setting specific goals and timetables for the reduction of acid rain pollution , a long running source of disagreement between the two countries . |
| 23 | I mean one of the problems and also perhaps losing benefit of housing . |
| 24 | In any case , Twoflower was delightedly taking picture after picture of people engaged in what he described as typical activities , and since a quarter-rhinu would subsequently change hands ‘ for their trouble ’ a tail of bemused and happy nouveaux-riches was soon following him in case this madman exploded in a shower of gold . |
| 25 | Lastly , the GCSE requires pupils to wait for the length of a two-year course before they can know whether they have been successful , whereas a record of achievement is only the most recent and perhaps summarizing statement of progress which the pupils themselves have monitored and recorded . |
| 26 | More than one focus can be adopted in any given essay , and different modes of argument can be combined ; the evaluation of Invisible Man could involve a stylistic argument , so combining mode of argument ( a ) and mode of argument ( b ) . |
| 27 | The seeds of Dr Cunningham 's initial , somewhat grovelling support for Section 28 , can be found in the early trade unions ' , and then the Labour Party leadership 's , approach to family policy and women 's rights . |
| 28 | Surely they 'd do better making love on board Grace than on a few yards of Mackenzie tartan ? |
| 29 | Sam King in Sounds said : ‘ No concessions at all — the bass is as bossy as ever , a constantly straining leash of rhythm , while Gedge 's guitar is as irritating as it 's always been . ’ |
| 30 | Then , finally , edging nervously round a bluff of rock , I found Owen setting up his camera on a small , gently shelving piece of grass level with the foot of the colony . |