Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis claimed that this was tantamount to ‘ breathing a lie through silver ’ , a riposte which Tolkien felt sufficiently challenging to require a written reply . |
| 2 | The library user who looks for books of art criticism is not necessarily going to have an easy task . |
| 3 | It was all going to take a good deal of sorting out . |
| 4 | We 're all going to have a terrific time together , you know that , do n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | But we 're all going to have a proper dinner by candlelight . |
| 6 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 7 | No politician , whether a great magnate intent on retaining a traditional dominance in his region , a minister of the crown seeking favourable returns for his administration , or a landowner merely wishing to make a good figure in his own county , could manage without access to patronage with which to reward his friends ' loyalty by helping them in their times of need . |
| 8 | Unfortunately they are not usually repeatable , so having made a superb jumper for your mother , you will probably be unable to make one for yourself . |
| 9 | Merseyside fire brigade spokesman Ken London said : ‘ It is bad enough having to tackle a serious fire without having stones thrown at you as well . ’ |
| 10 | So they choose to contend that it has not really happened : and in so choosing raise a timely question about the nature of political belief . |
| 11 | In July 1971 the Chairman of the CDP wrote to three polytechnic directors who were apparently intending to make a direct approach to Mrs Thatcher , as Secretary of State , ‘ in relation to the possible granting of degree awarding powers to your polytechnic ’ : individual initiatives , he considered , were premature . |
| 12 | At the same time , between 12 and 14 IRA men selected to make the escape attempt were apparently preparing to blast an inside gate with some of the smuggled Semtex . |
| 13 | " And this , " said Clelia , suddenly throwing open a high white door , " is my room . |
| 14 | While even this degree of relief Chairman in the town centre would be welcome , the problem comes in trying to justify a new bypass in terms of its cost effectiveness . |
| 15 | ‘ Now , gentlemen , ’ the landlord had perspiration on his forehead and upper lip , ‘ I 'm merely trying to earn an honest living … ’ |
| 16 | ‘ She 's only trying to make a great deal of money , ’ said Constance . |
| 17 | Smith is charged with murdering security man Ron Letts who was run down trying to stop a stolen van leaving Harmon 's Contracts in Wolverton . |
| 18 | By effectively refusing to consider a particular type of ball for Category A tournaments , the Association would appear , in Mr MacCaughey 's words of response , ‘ … to treat us equally with other companies , when it comes to paying over the proposal fee and the contribution of free of charge tennis balls ( another condition of the Agreement ) , but are unwilling to do so when it comes to exposure at major events . ’ |
| 19 | You do n't look to me like someone desperately struggling to nurse a company-patient back to life . |
| 20 | What Hollywood offered was ‘ a medley range of vague and variable impressions — a disconnected assemblage of ideas , feelings , vagaries and impulses ’ and it followed therefore that the movies were ‘ not endeavouring to provide a consistent philosophy of life ’ . |
| 21 | FOR some time now Wallingford engineering staff have been creeping around like concerned parents not wanting to disturb a sleeping child . |
| 22 | " There 's nothing to be ashamed of , Joseph , in not wanting to kill a beautiful animal , " she said softly . |
| 23 | We are not seeking to provide a definitive , exhaustive account of the effects of policy ; rather , we are using the models as a source of insights and as vehicles for illustrating mechanisms that may not otherwise be apparent . |
| 24 | It differs from traditional criticism by not pretending to retrieve a single , definitive meaning from the literary text , but on the other hand , it does ascribe a special kind of content to literature : form itself . |
| 25 | ‘ I was just imagining spending an entire life closeted with only the company of your own sex … ’ |
| 26 | ( I ask you , and here is me just looking to earn an honest crust ) . |
| 27 | no , he comes with Nigel who 's that your with ? , hello , alright ? , well no because I 've got a back ache , oh how was your day ? , well the Skipton Building Society are a pain in the arse are you not going to say a bloody word for the rest of the evening , he 's gon na sit with his hand on his neck and I shall shoot him |
| 28 | A theory with an uncertainty principle is not going to yield a determinate dynamics in which position and momentum are the subjects of clear-cut prediction . |
| 29 | ‘ Men , I want to tell you that I 'm not going to employ a new farm manager . |
| 30 | Well , all I can say was , I been , seen the building , and there were a lot of the work was being done under supervision of David under a community project , and for the amount of money they 're talking about , three hundred pound , they 're not going to put a mezzanine , I mean what they were doing , is gon na put something across the trusses so they can store something there , are n't they ? |