Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indonesia only began exporting paper four years ago , and has 41 paper mills . |
| 2 | AN OBSESSED fan yesterday admitted bombarding snooker world champion Stephen Hendry with obscene letters and phone calls . |
| 3 | Sutherland also denies setting fire to the house , again allegedly with Mr Buckley , about two weeks earlier . |
| 4 | Scrubbing the front wheel sideways to supplement braking power , deftly controlling the crucial rear wheel slide with foot pressure and throttle opening , and steering by body positioning and weighting of the footrests . |
| 5 | Even the simple act of observing a sleeper normally requires forgoing sleep oneself . |
| 6 | Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the work to rule tactics of the unions . |
| 7 | Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the unions ' work-to-rule tactics . |
| 8 | Neighbouring countries also began airlifting food and medical supplies to the Trinidadian capital of Port of Spain which had suffered extensive damage during the coup attempt . |
| 9 | Child also advised putting water in the barrier moat , as is done in Africa , so that elephants butting the electric fence get a stronger shock . |
| 10 | His poetry often depicts labouring class life vividly . |
| 11 | To give any form of punishment to a child inevitably involves giving attention , which , for the children who get precious little attention , can be rewarding . |
| 12 | Some companies even report losing credibility for a brief period as their documents have been so badly presented . |
| 13 | Oldham only looked threatening Id imagine because I had victor on my shoulder telling me they were bound to score . |
| 14 | Huge majorities apparently prefer reducing unemployment to fighting inflation . |
| 15 | Owner San Yau Wong and his son Wai both admitted breaching food regulations . |
| 16 | Originating from Southeast Asia and Australia , the fish really need rising salt levels as they age . |
| 17 | As a rough guide , if a fever persists more than a day or two in a child under 2 years then consider seeking advice . |
| 18 | The Profitboss and his team never stop thinking revenue . |
| 19 | Murray also denies supplying heroin , offering to supply the class A drug and possessing it with intent to supply . |
| 20 | ‘ Its figures only measure waiting time from the day a patient is put on to a consultant 's in-patient or day case waiting list . |
| 21 | When I wore it for seven hours in wind-driven rain , the jacket only started absorbing water after the fourth hour . |
| 22 | The recent decision by Welsh Water not to continue fluoridating water in Gwynedd means that the water fluoridation schemes established as part of the Ministry of Health 's demonstration study in 1955–6 on Anglesey and in Watford and Kilmarnock have now all stopped operating . |
| 23 | ‘ John King always advocates playing football and that 's why I like to go to Tranmere , my local club , and see a team that plays football from the back ; it 's great to watch . |
| 24 | ( Film sequence of riot police following horses in pursuit of miners ; policeman repeatedly striking crouching picket about the head ; miner taking flying kick at same policeman ; officer hitting different picket on head with baton as he is leading him behind police lines . ) |
| 25 | This service often involves breaking security systems , most of which take about a minute to get through . |
| 26 | In this and other cases a number of problems often arose reflecting lack of control and replicability of measurements , insufficient representativeness , unreliable accuracy of data , and problems of finding suitable methods of analysis of the data collected . |
| 27 | ( That 's me , Stuart , and another mate — anyone else we know going ? ) . tells me all the Leeds tickets are sold out already so getting a ticket now means feigning cockneyism and ringing Highbury . |
| 28 | More surprising than any of the above is that not only outside directors but also chief executives strongly supported rewriting company law to enforce some of the Cadbury recommendations . |
| 29 | Most patients rarely report experiencing pain during the act of cutting . |
| 30 | When distressed , black people naturally resist accepting help in frightening institutional settings from people they do not trust . |