Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The evidence of Moreau and Richter , confirming the identity of Katja Müller , had been thought to strengthen the case against her bogus sister sufficiently to justify bringing charges .
2 Indonesia only began exporting paper four years ago , and has 41 paper mills .
3 Medical action usually includes using Haemacell , dopamine and dobutamine .
4 AN OBSESSED fan yesterday admitted bombarding snooker world champion Stephen Hendry with obscene letters and phone calls .
5 But Branson always regarded licensing deals as unsatisfactory ; in the first place , the licensee could pick and choose which records it wanted to release , and did not always have the ‘ emotional commitment ’ to making them hits .
6 Foreign and Guatemalan journalists later reported receiving warnings from anonymous sources not to publish any information on Myrna Mack Chang 's killing .
7 Local parties also pressed sitting MPs to declare that they would fight next time without the coalition label and many gave way to these suggestions .
8 Sutherland also denies setting fire to the house , again allegedly with Mr Buckley , about two weeks earlier .
9 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 .
10 Crises often mark turning points in overall patterns of policy development , because the consequences of alternative decisions can be momentous .
11 Goblins strongly dislike fighting Elves , partly because of the dire reputation of these formidable troops , but also because the natural aura of Elves incites unreasoning fear in Goblins .
12 Like other Goblins , Night Goblins strongly dislike fighting Elves .
13 When asked to describe auditory sensations , McKellar 's subjects frequently reported hearing snatches of music which could be recurrent … as is illustrated by a subject who recurrently imaged the last movement of Rachmaninov 's Second Piano Concerto .
14 Both Simon Draper and Ken Berry had been vehement in their opposition to Branson even contemplating rehiring Wilson , and advised him to now tear up the contract and be done with it .
15 Within this secondary category are grouped all the engineering analysis activities normally performed using computers .
16 Groups of companies generally organise pooling arrangements with their bankers so that all cash balances are aggregated and interest paid on the net difference only .
17 ‘ My husband put his mask on and we plugged him in and the salesmen just kept shuffling papers . ’
18 Even the simple act of observing a sleeper normally requires forgoing sleep oneself .
19 MIDDLESBROUGH council formally approved spending £50,000 to develop a health suite at the town 's Southlands Leisure Centre , despite objections from minority party members .
20 Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the work to rule tactics of the unions .
21 Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the unions ' work-to-rule tactics .
22 The pact also involved ordering modifications in policy notably in the matter of price rises .
23 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 .
24 In addition to upward vertical movements of the crust which give rise to broad upwarps or swells , downward movements also occur creating basins .
25 And the council also faces spending limitations because of the cost of renewing masonry at the Dolphin Centre .
26 The Council 's ten-point plan also included approaching Customs and Excise with exhortations about increased searches for illicit supplies and also involved a delegation going to the Home Office to meet the minister concerned with drug misuse .
27 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 .
28 Ireland now face defending champions Scotland this morning with the Scots looking for just a draw to retain their title .
29 His poetry often depicts labouring class life vividly .
30 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 .
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