Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disobedience means a refusal , run-out or circling immediately in front of the obstacle . |
| 2 | If this happens , a pilot may mistake pitching or sinking rapidly in turbulence as an indication that the aircraft has stalled . |
| 3 | So does deliberately wetting the carpet or shouting angrily at mother , or refusing to go to bed . |
| 4 | Focus is on SPACE for the warm-up , running in circles , lines or groups ; building STRENGTH ( perhaps by squeezing a ball or pulling away from mother ) ; developing SKILLS ( for example , throwing , chasing and balancing ) , then progressing to Bunny-hops , rolling and spinning . |
| 5 | It stipulated that neutrality should be guaranteed by banning them from accepting party political positions or speaking publicly on behalf of political parties . |
| 6 | The first speaks of the empty tomb or rising again after burial , of appearing to apostles , women disciples , and other witnesses . |
| 7 | DECADES make convenient units of time for historians , sociologists and pundits of every stripe , but the people who live and work through them do n't share the same enthusiasm for tying everything into bundles or stopping precisely at midnight on December 31 . |
| 8 | We faced trials by Earth , hunting for pythons deep in caverns of human skulls ; Water , too , and Air , driven by storm through mountainous seas in tattered pirate-ships , or dropping vertiginously into jungle clearings in light aircraft . |
| 9 | So next time you 're thinking of reaching for the tablets or slumping miserably into despair , try having a good laugh instead . |
| 10 | A further major difference between many of the search firms is whether a consultant is really working under the umbrella of a big name in the executive search business or working truly as part of a team . |
| 11 | Frey in Rights , Killing and Suffering ( 1983 ) paints a detailed picture of the possible downfall of whole economies the minutiae of which , although hinting strongly at overkill , are nonetheless plausible enough to be disturbing ( 197–203 ) . |
| 12 | These people have met new friends , gained in confidence and , most of all , self respect and would rather be doing some form of work rather than wasting away at home . |
| 13 | Some mosaics from each of the two main sequences have to be considered as approximately contemporary : these sequences , although developing partly in parallel , do seem to overlap , stylistically , at Chedworth . |
| 14 | Although scoring well in competition is very gratifying , improving personal performance is the goal which spurs Andrew Kuttner to higher achievements . |
| 15 | Councillors in Gateshead expressed alarm that limiting home to school travel concessions and discretionary grants would discourage potential students from continuing their education . |
| 16 | His reasoning recognises the over-riding principle of the mandate , and gives effect to the principle of self-determination rather than adhering strictly to treaty rules . |
| 17 | It listed such positive attributes as free ports , open tendering , the issue of stocks , and contracting and leasing systems , explaining that these were part of the class-neutral " commodity economy " , rather than belonging solely to capitalism . |
| 18 | It is almost always a fallacy to think that buying now on credit beats inflation . |
| 19 | We need to recognise that coming together through choice gives us a positive identity and the collective power to create change . |
| 20 | Although dealing primarily with architecture , Smith ( 1982 and 1983 ) also utilizes concepts such as similarity , orderliness and complexity in an attempt to understand the nature of aesthetic response . |
| 21 | It does not necessarily follow that knowing more about alcohol will automatically result in more responsible drinking attitudes and behaviour , that is , the second course objective . |
| 22 | Just as an actor has to take on a role as an inner state , rather than relying solely on costume and a loud voice , so , in this case , guarding is achieved primarily through an inner attitude of alertness , watchfulness and a readiness to act swiftly . |
| 23 | Instead the room was light and airy , lit by fluorescent lights and smelling pleasantly of air freshener . |
| 24 | This frontal assault on goal , he explained to the Examiner , was held to be a ‘ more deadly , if less spectacular , method ’ than the ‘ senseless policy of running along the lines and centring just in front of the goalmouth , where the odds are nine to one on the defenders ’ . |
| 25 | The responsibility of the Acrylics Business begins with the production of methyl methacrylate at Billingham inn the UK from raw materials all on ICI 's own range and deriving primarily from naphtha . |
| 26 | But when Nick said , coaxingly , ‘ They 're all for you , Mister Johnny , ’ he came forward slowly , smiling his lop-sided smile and gobbling softly with pleasure . |
| 27 | Sick and shaking , Isabel obeyed , slumping back on the bench and gazing helplessly at fitzAlan . |
| 28 | Their preference was understandable , for Till was in flood , spreading in lead-grey pools across the water-meadows , and flashing suddenly into silver when fitful gleams of sunshine broke through the mask of cloud overhead . |
| 29 | That of course puts a heavy burden on all of us , constrained as we are by having to work in underfunded , hard-pressed organisations pitted against monstrously powerful vested interests , and struggling often against ignorance and indifference at the same time . |
| 30 | Her priorities include giving more encouragement to medical research ; emphasis on preventive health to make the NHS a ‘ health as well as a sickness service ’ , with the publication shortly of new national targets for reducing deaths from heart disease and cancers ; and pressing ahead with care in the community . |