Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His work has often incorporated a story-board-like element , smaller ‘ pictures ’ marching in squared-off boxes around the borders of his canvases or forming a predella-like frieze along the bottom . |
| 2 | 17032 married white women aged 25–39 years at entry during 1968–74 who were taking oral contraceptives or using an intrauterine device or diaphragm . |
| 3 | It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality . |
| 4 | A key objective since Tencel was launched has been to position it at the top end of the market , working with the best mills , converters and manufacturers and attracting a premium price for the fibre . |
| 5 | He then accused her of sending him hate mail , photos of dismembered animals and putting a mutilated doll outside his home . |
| 6 | Reciprocating coalitions are an important feature of these multi-male groups and particular friends at the top of the hierarchy can effectively ‘ police ’ the unit , reducing the frequency of quarrels and maintaining a low level of disturbance of pregnant and lactating females . |
| 7 | His second , seven minutes before half-time , was even better , running straight at the hapless Gittens before seeing the whites of Pears ' eyes and drilling an explosive left foot drive high into the net . |
| 8 | It is about eliminating regrets , fears and anxieties and injecting a positive quality into time spent without other people . |
| 9 | WHAT HAPPENS in Foucault 's Pendulum is that three editors at a Milan publishing house , vetting manuscripts for a series of books on the occult , decide to amuse themselves by connecting up every conspiracy theory advanced by their half-baked authors and fabricating an elaborate master-plan which explains the whole of world history . |
| 10 | Although the NKP had been short of funds and lacking a credible presidential candidate , there were reports that some of the party 's legislators were unwilling to accept the merger . |
| 11 | Toton and Tinsley are good examples of depots with specific sub-sector allegiances and covering a wide geographical area . |
| 12 | But seneschals still itinerated when they arrived in the duchy to take up office — receiving oaths from the king-duke 's Gascon subjects and swearing a reciprocal oath to them . |
| 13 | Everything at Berbera was unfamiliar and exciting : the barren , burnt-up countryside , so very different from the highlands of Abyssinia ; the camel herds at the wells ; the gaunt , half-naked Somalis with great mops of hair , leaning on their spears and talking a harsh incomprehensible language ; the bugle calls ; the uniformed troops drilling on their parade ground , and especially an evening when they staged for us a realistic attack with blank ammunition on a position " held " by tribesmen . |
| 14 | Last year the decision was taken to leave the Dean Centre as part of an ongoing rationalisation of Regional premises , aimed at making savings and offering an improved service to clients . |
| 15 | The laibon , dressed in his traditional finery , a cloak of fur on his shoulders and carrying a thin stick , walks across the enclosure , now thick with the strangely blotched cattle , their huge horns gently meshing and unmeshing , to greet Fairfax . |
| 16 | On Nov. 20 opposition groups issued a joint statement calling for the immediate resignation of Ershad and fair and free elections within three months and announcing a general strike on Nov. 26 . |
| 17 | In view of the United Nations resolution passed this year , it is a question of taking the matter to the highest level at the United Nations and appointing a special representative . |
| 18 | In 1968 the Wilson government 's attempts to reform the House of Lords , taking voting rights away from hereditary peers and creating a nominated group of voting life-peers , fell victim to sabotage from both Left and Right . |
| 19 | Philippe never lost his childhood orientation and was known to lead his troops into battle in high heels and wearing a perfumed wig . |
| 20 | Gents match , the Ladies driving from the men 's tees but receiving an extra half stroke benefit ! |
| 21 | To find out about the process of parents and staff working ever more closely in school settings , a couple of ‘ snapshot ’ visits or requesting a brief report on ‘ how things are so far ’ is inadequate . |
| 22 | I love most pop music , Home and Away , nightclubs and having a good time . |
| 23 | As Mao 's personal secretary and speechwriter for over 30 years , Chen was one of the ‘ Great Helmsman ’ 's closest confidants , writing countless tracts and playing a key role in the Cultural Revolution , Mao 's catastrophic campaign to purify the Communist party hierarchy and revive what he imagined to be China 's fading revolutionary ardour in the 1960s . |
| 24 | Set in over 16 acres of lush , tropical gardens and enjoying a quiet location , the Orchid Lodge is now one of the older-established beach hotels in Pattaya and a particular favourite with British visitors . |
| 25 | Set in substantial mature gardens and possessing a quiet and relaxed atmosphere . |
| 26 | If your dry garden borders on to paving , many of these plants will spill over and even colonise the cracks , softening up hard lines and giving a mellow feel . |
| 27 | So in fact , we could have caused chaos on Oxpens Road by parking the bus on double yellow lines and making a big thing of getting handicapped children out , in and out of a specialised vehicle , but we , we actually prefer not to do that , and we go on the car park each week , and we pay the same fee as anybody else fee , pays because er we feel that that 's the right and proper place for us to be and the children to be , as they 're just ordinary members of the community with some special needs . |
| 28 | The opportunity was taken during programmed maintenance and repair works to restore the appearance of the bridge , thereby enhancing its environs and creating a noticeable landmark to motorists and pedestrians passing under the bridge on route to the Capital 's city centre area . |
| 29 | Ben Nevis stands at one end of the greatest mountain range in the Highlands , buttressing a grand array of ten Munros with altitudes above or near 4000 feet and forming an unbroken high skyline for several miles . |
| 30 | Hector , waking abruptly , looked up and set up a joyous barking , leaping to his feet and wagging a curly tail . |