Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [v-ing] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As these changes in electrical potential may be very small in relation to fluctuations in ongoing EEG activity the usual procedure is to use a computer to sum the potentials during the half-second or so following each presentation of the evoking stimulus so as to produce an average value . |
2 | These men , either forgetting or not realising that work is but a component of life and not a reason for it , are likely to have spent too much time working , to the exclusion of family and leisure activities . |
3 | I think , I 'd like to just take up the point about secrecy because I am involved in talking to couples where the , there is a basic problem of male infertility where th the husband of the couple , or the partner of the couple is unable to father a child because he 's not producing any sperm , or not producing enough sperm and that couple come to us for help and advice |
4 | I asked Terry to come along because one of the things I tho I tho I hope we might get round to spending a few minutes on was about Alan 's raised it before about records coming in er , and what the state of the game is in records coming into us and how we 're transferring that information , or not transferring that information onto dep onto department 's national curriculum er material |
5 | Was it thinking independently , or just mouthing another phrase ? |
6 | In any communication and Mike used that term and this is what this is about in communication there is a gap it does n't matter whether it 's you know writing a letter making a phone call or just standing this sort of distance away . |
7 | you know , getting used to the feel of it , it 's alright just talking about it or just doing some calculations and just thinking , oh yeah , I can do that now , but you ca n't beat really getting down and drawing the pictures , and |
8 | I ca n't remember them reading any books or even having any books around the house to read . |
9 | SSRs generated as a result of responding to SPRs ( or simply notifying some item of interest to users ) may be linked to all types of modules . |
10 | At the time of our research , Shetlanders seemed to share the view that the area was either in a state of supersaturation with new housing , or else nearing that state . |
11 | Writers almost invariably insist upon ignoring , conflating , or otherwise confusing these implications . |
12 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
13 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
14 | And Lucy was blithely or otherwise ignoring that fact . |
15 | However , the studies also indicate a note of caution : Cohn and Daro conclude by suggesting that perhaps putting all resources into intervention after the fact does not make sense and that intervention should take place at a much earlier preventive stage . |
16 | The inverted-U relationship has been empirically demonstrated for a number of different tasks ( e.g. Courts , 1942 ; Stennett , 1957 ; Bolanger & Feldman , described in Malmo 1959 ) , however , it is often regarded as a purely descriptive relationship rather than necessarily implying that arousal per se is affecting performance . |
17 | Rather than only recording those instances of violence that the women had reported to official agencies such as the police , they explored a wide range of violent incidents from the women 's points of view . |
18 | Although not showing these features , the colonic and rectal biopsies from our patient showed changes unlike those usually seen in idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease . |
19 | Rather than just putting these numbers into your I mean you will put these numbers into your calculator , but do it with that , leave leave your C R out of it and just keep it as T. |
20 | ‘ We 'll be competing rather than just surviving this season and the game against Wigan will be a indicator of what we are up against . |
21 | Firstly the lexicon is pre-processed by using an array to hold the tree nodes , so that the memory required is allocated in one contiguous amount , rather than dynamically allocating each node . |
22 | Ironically , donors are advising the MOH about the necessity for good planning and management , although simultaneously making both tasks more difficult . |
23 | In areas of resistant rocks the wavecut platform ( Plate 27 ) , although often showing some degree of concavity , may be considerably flatter than the average sand and shingle beach . |
24 | Mr. Widdicombe urged that even adopting this approach , I should find that the operation of the port was unreasonable and without proper regard for the interests of the residents . |
25 | With this model , Starfield have entered the semi-hollow arena occupied by such notables as Godin and Washburn , although again avoiding any kind of slavish imitation . |
26 | Fred Crocombe put the flaps half down , and Wood flattened out and made a fine three-point landing , pulling up quickly and successfully avoiding several groups of boulders . |
27 | In this chapter we look at how those goals may be in conflict , and how they are affected by age , culture and a person 's job ; 1 consider how organizations attempt to motivate people by rewarding performance , and thereby rewarding those goals ; finally we look at the outcomes of goal/organization mismatch which lead to dissatisfaction , disillusionment and stress . |
28 | The monopolist is normally considered to exploit consumers by charging a high price and thereby destroying some consumer surplus . |
29 | An explanation needs to be made to these pupils as to the benefits of providing their own paints and thereby gaining more experience with a wider range of materials . |
30 | Doi emphasized the party 's policy of maintaining the alliance " for the time being " , but she stated that a Socialist-led coalition would " restrict " the country 's defence forces and suspend joint US-Japan military manoeuvres , with the intention of reducing and eventually removing all US bases from Japan . |