Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [adv] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In England , as has been shown , both Edward III and Richard II reacted to mercantile opinion expressed in Parliament by impressing large numbers of ships for purposes of defence , such fleets at times employing almost as many soldiers at sea as did field armies on land , all at great expense . |
| 2 | Even allowing for O'Donovan doing half as much business , this would mean 3000 tonnes of toxic waste leaving Ireland a year . |
| 3 | The former Cardiff winger has his faults but so far he has adapted well to his new code and in a Bradford side playing more expansively these days is seeing plenty of the ball . |
| 4 | Great to see O'Leary playing well maybe another signing of Strachesque proportions ! ! |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll want to keep the air-conditioning working pretty hard this summer . |
| 6 | The amp switches on with that disconcerting ‘ plop ’ that you get from most tranny machines and would certainly not expect from a hi-fi costing half as much . |
| 7 | On Oct. 30 , on the other hand , a report by observers from the Paris-based International League of Human Rights claimed that " an extremely sophisticated method of fraud " had been partly responsible for the IDA getting twice as many National Assembly seats as the PPP with virtually the same share of the popular vote . |
| 8 | Materials : the outer shell is made from proofed nylon and the lining from cotton giving just that little extra comfort . |
| 9 | With this building and some rearrangement in existing rooms , the Science departments were allowed to expand , with Chemistry gaining half as much space again , and Physics three times the amount it had , by moving its laboratory into the old Art Room . |
| 10 | Currencies had a quiet day , with sterling closing just under half a pfennig lower at Dm2.3835 and a tenth of a cent down at $1.4330 . |
| 11 | But there are a number of crime novels that make use of the immediate past to excellent effect ( Gladys Mitchell 's Late , Late in the Evening is one ) , and if the root causes of today 's events are something that set your imagination bubbling then perhaps this is the sort of book you would be best to write . |
| 12 | The great obstacle , however , to a withering away of the state pension is the fact that , although in economic reality current pensions are paid from current contributions and other taxes , the state pension scheme has been institutionalised as a structure of vested rights or expectations stretching forward over half a century . |
| 13 | From third place to missing a gate , Martin Bell has experienced the highs and lows of ski racing so far this season , but is optimistic , nonetheless |
| 14 | Oban was a different kind of noise and fat bare-armed people wearing far too much white and doing nothing but staring . |
| 15 | Then safe in the knowledge that you have the finance arranged you can start visiting car showrooms knowing exactly how much you have to spend . |
| 16 | It was overcast in Bristol ; Gloucester starting as always these days facing a struggle . |