Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 2 | An external device ( printer , modem , etc ) can ask the Z88 to stop sending by either bringing the CTS line ( pin 5 ) low or sending an XOFF ( CHR$ ( 19 ) ) character to the Z88 . |
| 3 | The macroscopic aspect of the stomach is described as atrophic or having a cobble stone aspect . |
| 4 | Your feelings of jealousy are n't perverse — even though you did n't want a baby , you 'd probably imagined yourself being very pregnant or holding a baby . |
| 5 | The best advice if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy is that you should stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 6 | If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy , stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 7 | ‘ Article 77 Section I : striking or assaulting a member of camp administration , fifteen years to death . |
| 8 | Coverage failed to highlight the wrongful arrests of blacks or excessive use of force by the police ; nor did it adequately convey the extent of pro-social activity engaged in by black ‘ counter-rioters ’ , such as helping the wounded or assisting the emergency services . |
| 9 | Faulty types of gait are : stiff , constrained , too high or dragging the ground , short steps , rocking , swaying , rolling , weaving . |
| 10 | This in turn means that instead of patronising or colonising the community , existing statutory and voluntary agencies are going to have to live with it as an equal ’ . |
| 11 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 12 | In this case it is quite clear that following the procedure of section [ 7(4) ] a requirement was made . |
| 13 | When independence became assured , further party newspapers appeared as it became clear that owning a newspaper was a necessary part of a successful political campaign : for example , in Nigeria , Azikiwe and his NCNC party controlled ten newspapers in 1959 , while their rivals , Obafemi Awolowo and the Action Group , controlled fourteen . |
| 14 | It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time . |
| 15 | Erm , to cut a long story short , if a attractive Fairfax erm , individual enterprise came up , we would be far more interested than taking a stake that was a , just an investment . |
| 16 | Shooting a film is more risky than publishing a paperback . |
| 17 | Others may prefer to continue the addictive process rather than accept the need for personal change which they may perceive to be more painful than continuing the addiction . |
| 18 | THE MOST widely-used test to detect chemicals that can cause cancer in humans is no more reliable than tossing a coin , says Dr David Salsburg , a statistician with a large American drug company . |
| 19 | However , it is doubtful that establishing the teacher 's authority in a statutory form would automatically , as the Elton Committee hoped , remove all scope for argument , since any rules would have to retain the flexibility which exists at present — inevitably leaving grey areas . |
| 20 | Much more demanding than overseeing a terrace of houses and collecting rents . ’ |
| 21 | The apparent aim was to strengthen the Sunday Telegraph , which with a circulation of 667,000 was nearly half a million copies behind the daily and facing a fight for its life . |
| 22 | He had gone to great trouble to ascertain ways in which my knowledge of Italy and especially Libya might be put to use : As I was once again unemployed and earning no money , I needed to obtain some work . |
| 23 | That is not to say that we can ignore people who are unemployed and seeking a way of earning a living . |
| 24 | Like most British national trails , many continental distance routes assume that walkers are travelling light and seeking a roof over their heads each night . |
| 25 | Archaeologists , anthropologists and psychologists are all guilty of shovelling up a multitude of references to the feminine and labelling the heap as the ‘ Great Mother ’ . |
| 26 | Colouring a few faces brown and celebrating a couple of extra festivals does not constitute multicultural education . |
| 27 | Over the years there have been a number of fatal towplane accidents caused by gliders getting too high and jerking the towplane into a steep dive . |
| 28 | Eventually they saw ahead of them the bridge standing high and spanning the valley ; red crumbling brick it stood , carrying a farm road and seldom used by anyone else . |
| 29 | It 's just that , as a nome who is probably seven years old and feeling a bit creaky , I 've got to admit I 'd find it sort of comforting to have a few of the good old signs around the place . |
| 30 | When Geoffrey de Preuilly caught up with Fulk le Réchin 's men to obtain a hearing for his plea , he found the count sitting on a table , his steward standing before him , his huntsman below , mounted and carrying the count 's falcon . |