Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This bedding is suitable for walking on , or pushing a wheelbarrow over , but it is n't suitable for drives , as cars are too heavy for it . |
| 2 | On most ( single tasking ) computers like the BBC Micro , you can escape from such a loop by pressing |
| 3 | The remaining six controls are for setting parameter values , effect variations or turning the effect on/off , depending on which mode the A2 is set to . |
| 4 | Generally , these people rated ‘ accuracy in transmission of concepts ‘ , or getting the message over , as the most important , and ‘ fast fingerspelling ’ as the least important . |
| 5 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 6 | USL , reportedly working along similar lines ( UX No 383 ) , has declined to comment officially , and asked whether it was developing its own solution or buying the technology in from elsewhere , director of low-end Unix systems , Bill Traber , said ‘ I ca n't answer that . ’ |
| 7 | Though eclipsed or subdued to some extent during the military period of 1966 to 1979 , it has flourished again since , with each of the five political parties owning , or having an influence over , newspapers and radio stations . |
| 8 | The major recommendation was that brewers be prevented from owning or leasing , or having an interest in , or an exclusive relationship with any more than 2,000 on-licensed outlets in the UK . |
| 9 | The individual with generalized anxiety might set him/herself the task of reviving an old leisure activity such as horse-riding or swimming , or inviting a neighbour around for coffee . |
| 10 | This involves either going through the transcript with the child 's caretakers and inviting comments and interpretations on specific utterances , or playing the recording back and making detailed notes about movements and activities of the participants during the recording period . |
| 11 | And the person who had sorted it together at Birmingham made sure that the next stop it was at , the waggons would be at the back end to leave in that town and this is what my father was doing by er er shunting as it was called , or making a train up to go from Nottingham to London , or some other place in the country , with up to fifty or sixty trucks behind it and they did n't want the trucks next to the engine to be dropped off at the first place and having to shove and push about in their marshalling yard . |
| 12 | Choose a particular chore that you know he hates doing , such as mowing the lawn , weeding the garden or putting the dustbin out , and offer to do it yourself . |
| 13 | They 'd delight in things like withholding the mail , or telling the cook off for making the food look too attractive or for giving people too much . |
| 14 | Such an emphasis shifts the focus away from modifying or repackaging the individual on to a concern to minimise the restrictiveness of opportunities . |
| 15 | Plenty of guys in this racket have found themselves in front of a jury for a lot less than picking a dame up off the floor . |
| 16 | Yeah it 's easier than picking the pack up in n it ? |
| 17 | To test whether the uptake carrier transports a pH-changing anion ( such as OH - or HCO ) out of the cell , rather than transporting a proton in , we replaced the normal Cl - ions in the pipette ( and thus inside the cell ) with other anions . |
| 18 | Rather than marking the person down as a supporter , try a follow-up saying : ‘ Thanks , I 'll get a colleague to call round . ’ |
| 19 | It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ . |
| 20 | It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ . |
| 21 | Some people think that holding the wing down or putting a tyre on the wing will stop the glider blowing over . |
| 22 | ‘ I have the authority necessary from the board to build this company over , ’ he said , adding that he was not sure that breaking the company up would be the right approach . |
| 23 | ‘ I have the authority necessary from the board to build this company over , ’ he said , adding that he was not sure that breaking the company up would be the right approach . |
| 24 | Further , large waves of destructive type , although combing the beach down , may at the same time fling shingle up above high water mark and so form beach ridges . |
| 25 | Besides , he 'd just tell me that having a tower around was bad for business . |
| 26 | Please yourself whether you come inside or not , but you 'd be far more comfortable in there than spending the night out here . ’ |
| 27 | I think that taking the mickey out of them . |
| 28 | Although playing the teacher up was considered part and parcel of school , the proposition was qualified . |
| 29 | The subtleties of the contest — running off the ball , watching an individual contest between two players rather than following the ball around through the camera lens — may be sacrificed but these failings have not deterred the audience . |
| 30 | ‘ All right ! ’ he shouted , jumping up and slapping the paper down on the table . |