Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He turned , his blond hair gleaming a liquid gold beneath an ancient wall-lamp . |
2 | Ovens and grills : Lightly soiled equipment of this type may be cleaned by virtually ‘ hands-off ’ technique using a caustic cleaner and a solution of vinegar or heavily diluted acid cleaner both spray applied . |
3 | If sometimes , when I canvassed for other people at elections , addressed envelopes , drafted manifestos , I felt like an alcoholic sneaking a secret drink , this was a purely subjective analogy . |
4 | We also saw in both tests the law change allowing a quick throw-in from touch . |
5 | Taking a booking and issuing a personalised ticket now takes just one minute compared with up to 10 minutes using a manual system . |
6 | Subsequently anterior and posterior abdominal scans were obtained at 40 , 120 , and 240 minutes using a large field of view gamma camera fitted with a low energy high resolution collimator and interfaced to a Research Machines Nimbus microcomputer . |
7 | Become determined to develop your expertise using a self-help approach . |
8 | This was determined by automated analysis in the Department of Chemical Pathology using a SMAC machine . |
9 | And , as if to emphasise the difficulties that any prevention programme has to face , you had only to walk through any exit to find little groups enjoying a quiet cigarette . |
10 | The AMU states had had difficulty maintaining a united policy towards the Gulf war . |
11 | Is organic sheep farming a natural career move for an ageing Playmate ? |
12 | The simplest way or wiring is to link in to an existing socket , but the alternative is to connect direct into the ring circuit cable using a three-dimensional junction box . |
13 | So so in a way , they 're looking at the levels we 're at now is an accurate level using a high price item . |
14 | By rights I should be sitting here with Kelly enjoying a cosy chat , not shielding myself from verbal arrows . ’ |
15 | The second part follows the familiar pattern of research design , from the planning stages , through the collecting to the analysing of data , ending with three action research case studies at primary , secondary and further education level completing a competent exposition . |
16 | For example , the well-established tradition of ‘ community studies ’ , which involves a researcher or a team of researchers using a wide variety of methods to study a whole community , has been producing work in both Britain and the USA almost continuously since the 1920s . |
17 | To avoid this looking too plain and the break-off rows being very abrupt try using a small pattern to divide the colours . |
18 | According to Government health statistics , over five million people of varying ages have difficulty using a conventional bathroom . |
19 | I remember my mother , who was an accomplished knitter , spending many hours knitting a yellow jersey from this yarn for my sister . |
20 | Sgt John Grainger , community relations officer at Bishop Auckland police , said three builders using a blue van called at the home of an elderly person in the town , telling her she needed work on the roof and quoting £300 . |
21 | They also have experience using a wide range of solvents : methylene chloride , dimethyl formamide , dimethyl sulphoxide and dimethyl acetamide as well as the common alcohols and aromatics . |
22 | It began as the scandal of a delinquent from Swindon enjoying a publicly-funded holiday on the Costa Blanca . |
23 | It began as the scandal of a delinquent from Swindon enjoying a publicly-funded holiday on the Costa Blanca . |
24 | In previous studies on the morphogenesis of colonic adenomas in FAP cases using a complete serial sectioning technique , we found that adenomas begin to develop in the proliferative compartment of the lower crypts in the form of atypical epithelial clusters , ‘ buds of ademoa ’ . |
25 | In 1638 he was admitted to Lincoln 's Inn , a late admission suggesting a serious interest in the law . |
26 | Our friend from the smoke , vigorously lashing away like a cab driver whipping a lazy horse , caught three . |
27 | These comments were in part reflecting a recent review of eight research studies on the frequency of childhood sexual abuse in the UK , published in Health Trends ( Markowe , 1988 ) . |
28 | Each check is mounted on the rail using a short length of brass wire . |
29 | Each Club is set in spacious grounds with an adjacent sandy beach and all offer outstanding value for money proving a popular choice with our clients over a number of years . |
30 | Pupils look at modern computerised methods of printing and prepare their own news-sheet on computer using a simple newspaper software package . |