Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [adv] [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the practice has been to regard them rather unofficially as having been satisfied if there is compliance on about … three occasions out of four , or four out of five , or two out of three — practices are variable from one authority to another . |
| 2 | ‘ What surprised the crew was that Michael led the insistence on the part of the actors to record both plays again , having done them extremely well but feeling they could be done better . |
| 3 | The previous two aspects are clearly the main thrusts of RMI but combining them together successfully and reducing negative fall-out within the organisation is , in effect , the third aspect , that of managing the cultural change that new systems will inevitably produce . |
| 4 | It takes considerable practice to perfect and if done badly slows you down rather than speeding you up . |
| 5 | But even the best brakes in the world will not stop you as quickly as hitting something … |
| 6 | Then she brought both hands back to her lips and spread her arms expansively , before bringing them back together and pushing her fists forward at waist-height as she rocked on her haunches ; then the banana sign , clearer and more distinct this time , both hands finally coming together with the fingers bent , a rough but distinct letter B. |
| 7 | The constabulary was hard at work driving them out again and giving out cautions that whoever took in any of the evicted would himself be turned out . |
| 8 | Divide them into groups of the same number ( pencilling them out lightly or placing a dot beside them as you do so ) . |
| 9 | you see go to a football match , or buying some er electrical appliance appeal to them far more than paying the rent ! |
| 10 | Linda Darnell despised him because he had treated her so badly when making Fallen Angel and Forever Amber . |
| 11 | She did n't tell him that was the only way she had been able to cope with his absence , by blocking him out completely and refusing even to acknowledge his existence . |
| 12 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
| 13 | She established herself firmly in her parents ' house once again , with the addition of her daughter , and decided that , as she did not appear at her very best when moving due to her injury , she would remain on a sofa all the time . |
| 14 | His urge to leap about and start to swing his weapon is difficult to suppress , but his fellows manage this by grabbing him very tightly and sitting on him if necessary . |
| 15 | He says it is natural for an artist to be concerned with the environment , as he 's exposed to it so often when working outside . |
| 16 | Add the oil very carefully , drop by drop , beating in between each drop to avoid curdling until about a quarter has been added , then mix in the rest , pouring it in slowly and beating at the same time . |
| 17 | An invitation to sing in the cathedral encourages parishes to see it not only as providing expertise but also as receiving what other musicians can provide . |
| 18 | On the rare occasions when people criticize you ( see Criticism on page 44 ) and offer you explicit feedback about your behaviour , accept it gratefully rather than springing to your own defence . |
| 19 | They come in and follow it up rather than preventing it . |
| 20 | You can either be very timid and start in a small way , building it up gradually and expecting to make a profit in the first year . |
| 21 | This provides what Eo calls a simple ‘ pen and paper ’ -style intuitive interface that requires simple writing gestures rather than keyboard skills to operate — for instance to delete text you simply cross it out rather than entering a command . |
| 22 | Clockwise can be confusing on faces that are away from you — I always treat it as clockwise when looking straight at the face . |
| 23 | Yeah I think it might be if you could just actually talk through it really rather than asking them to do it . |
| 24 | Dysart had referred to it often enough while working in Swindon . |
| 25 | Er it 's just a matter of swapping it round now and thinking about your own home and i like you mentioned , it 's not , if you are in you 're , you 're , you 're still likely to be , well not likely , you still could be er targeted and the burglar who just opens a door and reaches in and takes |
| 26 | They 'll be calling me pretty soon and getting me on th |