Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [v-ing] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It covers all persons ( whether or not acting in concert ) who directly or indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror company or the target company in an offer and who have ( in addition to their nominal interests as shareholders ) an interest or potential interest , whether commercial , financial or personal , in the outcome of the offer . |
2 | What are major consequences of government growing , contracting , or not changing in scale ? |
3 | Withdrawing support , or not putting in support , was of course sometimes straightforward ( for example the clients ' residential place came up , he or she became physically ill and was admitted to hospital , existing support at home was adequate ) . |
4 | She was not writing of slum life so as to shock the reader , or even indulging in nostalgia so as to entertain . |
5 | Or even smiling in welcome , in some of her wilder dreams . |
6 | The buffet tables were now open , and most people in here were either crowded around them or else standing in line with plates ; she could see the two Venetz sisters and their fill-in staff working the tables , carving , serving , and fetching . |
7 | Schools Minister Eric Forth reacted by praising pupils and teachers for their hard work , saying : ‘ We can now look forward to seeing more students than ever continuing in education beyond the age of 16 . ’ |
8 | The Tannoy announces the opening of the buffet , and up we get , not stopping for an instant to reflect that even standing in line for seven hours outside Moscow 's GUM department store in pursuit of half a mouldy cabbage would be a more profitable venture than a futile pilgrimage to a British Rail catering outlet . |
9 | All lively stuff , like day one , if somewhat lacking in bottom . |
10 | Since I have never regarded the matter as having much bearing on religious affairs then this omission on my part is logical , if somewhat lacking in curiosity . |
11 | Each such polarization invariably reflects the values of the writers who impose it , but there is a wide consensus among critics who have written about the literature of the period that the majority of it is unambitious , anti-experimental and somewhat lacking in originality . |
12 | The overture finishes to applause , the curtains open , thunder rumbles and lightning flashes to reveal me , arms raised skyward and apparently floating in midair , as a huge mirror silently descends and I speak the first lines : |
13 | He was acting out of character leaving home and not getting in touch . |
14 | At fifty-three , her father was still an intensely busy man , head of an important software company , and lately dabbling in property speculation . |
15 | Yet though she knew she 'd been a fool and totally lacking in self-control , still tangled in the sensual web he 'd spun so effortlessly , she could n't regret it . |
16 | Secondly , there are modern works which are based on tales of passionate love , often frustrated or unrequited , and usually ending in tragedy , e.g. Romeo and Juliet , A Month in the Country and The Invitation . |
17 | A horrible series of futile uprisings against impossible odds and always ending in butchery and defeat for the rebels . |
18 | To compound the problem , the all-important first-time buyer may be a vanishing species , partly frightened off by the fate of those who were saddled with huge mortgages in the slump , and partly reducing in number because of demographics . |
19 | It ties in with the fifth principle that ‘ personal data shall be accurate and , where necessary , kept up-to-date ’ — a formidable requirement , if taken literally , in view of the frequency with which personal details ( address , etc. ) can change , and also bearing in mind the possible diversity of sources of information ; and who but the data subject can be the true judge of accuracy — unless of course he may have an interest in falsifying the record ? |
20 | It will be implemented by a number of statutory instruments starting in September 1992 and probably concluding in autumn 1993 . |
21 | ICI currently has 850 part time workers , who are mostly women and mainly working in job share schemes . |
22 | Lucy was appalled by the thought of her aunt falling down the stairs and now lying in pain . |
23 | Mono-crop economies are particularly vulnerable to the instabilities in the world market directed , not by the hidden hand of the market , but by the actions of a global collection of profit-maximizing capitalists , usually based in hegemon countries and often acting in unison . |
24 | Engineers of this discipline are in the greatest demand , and receive the highest salaries at an early age , Imagine also that the raw material used by these engineers has been rapidly increasing in abundance and dramatically decreasing in cost over a period of 20 years . |
25 | The organization 's market share had been relatively stable for a long time and even growing in concert with the growth in world economies . |
26 | Presenting the patient with hypothetical , but realistic crisis-provoking situations similar to those which he has experienced and then examining in detail other ways of dealing with them apart from self-poisoning . |
27 | Overtaking the car in front when it is not safe to do so and then cutting in front . |
28 | You could behave like a pig and they would simply think how sweet and original you were , whereas if you were wildly in love you would be on your best behaviour , nervously uncertain and consequently lacking in charm . |
29 | Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand . |
30 | ‘ The life that goes out in love to all is the life that is full and rich and continually expanding in beauty and power . ’ |