Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always , when dead-heading or taking flowers as cut bloom , observe the above principle of cutting or cleaning back to just above a node . |
| 2 | ‘ Practically the only good thing which can be said about the patronage system , ’ said the Archdeacon , ‘ is that it prevents dioceses selling off or pulling down at least some few of their beautiful buildings . ’ |
| 3 | They would sit out in their deckchairs in brilliant sunshine , surveying snow-covered range after magnificent snow-covered range , and while they took refreshment , take snapshots of one another , and chatter about the delights of a winter sports holiday in the Savoy Alps , the more energetic would be trudging up from below on seal skins or swooping by from above demonstrating their skill . |
| 4 | You can zoom in and out of the preview , looking at thumbnails of your pages , or zooming in on just the one page . |
| 5 | Large firms generally face a choice between making components and other intermediate products themselves , or buying in from outside — in other words , a decision whether to internalize or externalize a particular stage of production . |
| 6 | ‘ My car 's there ! ’ she exclaimed and , as it quickly sank in that she did not have to go chasing up the garage , or chasing over to somewhere near Františkovy Láznë either , she sent up a silent prayer that her luck had changed . |
| 7 | In the States it would be preferable to do a set number of smaller theatre-type places , rather than slogging round for ever as a support band . |
| 8 | Cos it 's sad in my opinion that going back to where we were several months ago because we set out out to attracting higher quality people paying them more money and we 've come back again to basically seeing the people who we saw in the first instance |
| 9 | It is probably better to start off with too many regulators which can then merge , rather than starting off with too few and attempting to build on them . |
| 10 | The extent of the decline may be measured by the figures for live births : 832,000 in 1967 , 784,000 in 1970 , and levelling off at just over 600,000 in 1975 . |
| 11 | A pisteur outdid them on his day off by skiing the top section of the mountain nonstop all day and notching up at least 130,000 vertical . |
| 12 | The couple she had met as the Corduroys , Ken and Louise , were holding plates and looking round for somewhere to sit . |
| 13 | Following toasts to the University , to Convocation and to our Guests , Mr Orme rounded off the evening by regaling us with some reminiscences of his early days in Parliament , where he has served for Salford West from 1964–1983 and Salford East since 1983 during which time he has held several posts in Government and on the Opposition front bench , and going on to more recent experiences whilst visiting Eastern Europe as the moves towards democracy gathered strength . |
| 14 | Kahnweiler in Der Weg zum Kubismus is probably echoing conversations with Braque when he writes : ‘ Representation of the position of objects in space is done as follows : instead of beginning from a supposed foreground and going on from there to give an illusion of depth by means of perspective , the painter begins from a definite and clearly defined background . |
| 15 | She and Jim talked together secretly about leaving the house and going off to somewhere ‘ more committed ’ , but Phoebe could not bring herself to give up the only home she knew of , could not bring herself to choose absolutely Jim 's commitments over the women 's commitments . |
| 16 | And going back to somewhere you have not been since you were a baby could be very exciting . |
| 17 | And going out to where |
| 18 | To see him passing by the window in his bucket hat holding a slice of bread and butter in his hand like the Mad Hatter , then hitting his forehead with his palm and rushing back in again . |
| 19 | ‘ Now , in this past week , he has been playing and getting back to how he was before . |
| 20 | So perhaps , a host of things to think about in terms of preparation , maybe not all of those are gon na be suitable , a relevant few , preparation this evening , but perhaps , if focusing in at least some of those , might help to give you the opportunity to persuade to influence your colleague . |
| 21 | I even managed to sneak a ride on the engine , changing at one end to the other , just going out , round and coming back on then . |
| 22 | Do n't go too near the water ! ’ she called out before leaping to her feet and running over to where the twins were feeding some ducks at the edge of the Serpentine . |
| 23 | Hollow out the other half of cake to form the sarcophagus base , leaving a rim of at least 1cm ( ½inch ) all the way around , and carving out to about half the depth . |
| 24 | Lloyd , 6ft 6in tall and weighing in at more than 18 stone , was born in Montevideo but is eligible for Wales through his parents . |
| 25 | The steam crane , built by Ransomes and Rapier in 1944 and weighing in at about 142 tons , was eased into the head-stunt after the incident . |
| 26 | The feeling swept over me that I had truly left Darlington Hall behind , and I must confess I did feel a slight sense of alarm — a sense aggravated by the feeling that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all , but speeding off in totally the wrong direction into a wilderness . |
| 27 | We also got unanimous sympathy for pissing on Spurs , but ending up with just a point . |
| 28 | What they ignore is Charlton 's ability to dispense knowledge acquired when turning out in more than 600 matches for Leeds United and 35 in the England colours , his World Cup experience of great and possibly lasting importance to the Irish cause . |