Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] their [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were everywhere , slowly inching their way across the desert . |
| 2 | Instead of meandering up a path to the top , chatting amicably to a pal about how George Michael used to be good in Wham and passing round the butterscotch , they choose a cliff and try to reach the summit by slowly inching their way up vertical rock , pushing their fingers into tiny fissures and standing with one toe on a ledge the size of a pebble . |
| 3 | Since they evidently have a rate control " knob " on their " stroboscope " , why do n't they turn it permanently to maximum , thereby keeping their perception of the world at its most acute , all the time , to meet any emergency ? |
| 4 | Shortly before this development , three magistrates who had been seconded to assist Sica had been withdrawn on the grounds that they were working too closely with the police , thereby prejudicing their independence as magistrates . |
| 5 | In the 1812 the members of the Academy , trained on quite different repertory , let their hair down in playing that is both crisp and alert , obviously enjoying their outing into this pop repertory . |
| 6 | They drank coffee and played cards throughout the long haul to London , only interrupting their concentration for the Sheikh 's frequent visits aft to watch over his son . |
| 7 | In the photograph that the studio had acquired the four men brought to trial in Detroit look out at us almost belligerently announcing their status as ordinary guys ; they wear poor suits and no ties , they are unshaven , and they clutch their hats . |
| 8 | It was startling to see thousands of people of all ages toiling up and down the hill , like two gigantic snakes ( if that is not somewhat inappropriate ) , squelching over lower , peaty sections and gingerly picking their way up large and often precarious scree . |
| 9 | Hilda read extracts from letters received from Dr. Monnica Stewart , Margot Hawker , physiotherapist and June Sutherland , occupational therapist all expressing their enjoyment of the day and appreciation of our work . |
| 10 | Hilda read extracts from letters received from Dr. Monnica Stewart , Margot Hawker , physiotherapist and June Sutherland , occupational therapist all expressing their enjoyment of the day and appreciation of our work . |
| 11 | Previously naff companies are suddenly revamping their image by involving themselves in dance music . |
| 12 | Sir Lawrence Byford , the president of Yorkshire CCC , is personally advocating their inclusion in the coaching . |
| 13 | perhaps erm perhaps they 're only parking their caravan on the . |
| 14 | The concentrations of freon eleven and freon twelve dissolved in surface waters have both increased dramatically since nineteen fifty but not by the same amount and so measuring their ratio in a sea water sample will tell us how old the water is . |
| 15 | They were constantly breaking their side of it . |
| 16 | Some teas are now available with the caffeine removed and these appeal to people who find ordinary tea too much of a stimulant , perhaps disturbing their sleep at night or generally upsetting their metabolism . |
| 17 | It was just bad enough having their arm round each other . |
| 18 | It is worth pointing out that Ami Pro uses the same SmartIcons as Lotus 's other Windows products — in particular 1-2-3 for Windows and Freelance for Windows and so learning their use in one package gives you an advantage in the others . |
| 19 | When enterprises plan their production on the criterion of profitability they are only honouring their obligation to their shareholders — — to earn them a reasonable return on their money — and if those shareholders are institutions which are in turn merely trustees of the people 's savings … well , evidently notions of class struggle and exploitation must be out of date . |
| 20 | For example , we can prevent factories that are obviously discharging their waste into rivers , from doing so ; and there is virtually no kind of effluent nowadays that can not be safely treated and disposed of , if we are prepared to spend the money . |
| 21 | We have , for example , pioneered the re-injection of drilling wastes , so reducing their release at production sites . |
| 22 | The Nez Perce were renowned as great travellers , especially following their acquisition of horses in the early eighteenth century . |
| 23 | Astronomers made strenuous efforts to observe Vulcan , generally attributing their lack of success to the fact that a small body so close to the Sun would be incredibly difficult to detect . |
| 24 | They gave such lyrical names to almost every place they seized , thus perpetuating their memory for ever . |
| 25 | As members of a dynamic Association , Stirling students are already shaping their vision of what [ external forces permitting ] their SUSA should be , in the University 's second 25 years . |
| 26 | Parents may understandably often try to deny the reality of their black children 's unhappiness because they like to think that their children are secure and happy , thus reflecting their success as adopters . |
| 27 | Carntine is requred for the transport of long chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix , thus allowing their catabolism by Β-oxidation . |
| 28 | Now Mill seems to be very unsure what to do about this because he does n't want to say that the poor should be disenfranchised , because after all everyone is entitled to their say in government , but he does seem to be worried that if the poor are given an equal say or the uned uneducated poor are given an equal say , then they will make a very bad decision , a decision which is against their own interests and this is one reason why he favours plural voting because he recognizes that the numerical majority might make a erm wrong decision , so we should make sure that the numerical majority do n't have sway in a democratic process by giving another client more weight in it so he seems to between wanting to disenfranchise them altogether which he seems to consider and just emasculating their vote by giving other people more votes . |
| 29 | Each applicant had applied for his respective daughter to be admitted to the school in September 1991 , thus expressing their preference in accordance with the appropriate arrangements under the Education Act 1980 . |
| 30 | The issue which divided public opinion largely revolved around the ineffectiveness of the prison system and the ease with which convicts could bamboozle prison chaplains into believing that their characters had been reformed , thus securing their release on ‘ ticket-of-leave ’ , and there was little room fur the idea that the roots of crime might be found in social conditions . |