Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis claimed that this was tantamount to ‘ breathing a lie through silver ’ , a riposte which Tolkien felt sufficiently challenging to require a written reply . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm only going to trade a few horses , woman , nothing else . ’ |
| 3 | It was all going to take a good deal of sorting out . |
| 4 | We 're all going to have a terrific time together , you know that , do n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | But we 're all going to have a proper dinner by candlelight . |
| 6 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 7 | No politician , whether a great magnate intent on retaining a traditional dominance in his region , a minister of the crown seeking favourable returns for his administration , or a landowner merely wishing to make a good figure in his own county , could manage without access to patronage with which to reward his friends ' loyalty by helping them in their times of need . |
| 8 | Unfortunately they are not usually repeatable , so having made a superb jumper for your mother , you will probably be unable to make one for yourself . |
| 9 | Merseyside fire brigade spokesman Ken London said : ‘ It is bad enough having to tackle a serious fire without having stones thrown at you as well . ’ |
| 10 | So they choose to contend that it has not really happened : and in so choosing raise a timely question about the nature of political belief . |
| 11 | In July 1971 the Chairman of the CDP wrote to three polytechnic directors who were apparently intending to make a direct approach to Mrs Thatcher , as Secretary of State , ‘ in relation to the possible granting of degree awarding powers to your polytechnic ’ : individual initiatives , he considered , were premature . |
| 12 | " And this , " said Clelia , suddenly throwing open a high white door , " is my room . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's only trying to make a great deal of money , ’ said Constance . |
| 14 | By effectively refusing to consider a particular type of ball for Category A tournaments , the Association would appear , in Mr MacCaughey 's words of response , ‘ … to treat us equally with other companies , when it comes to paying over the proposal fee and the contribution of free of charge tennis balls ( another condition of the Agreement ) , but are unwilling to do so when it comes to exposure at major events . ’ |
| 15 | You do n't look to me like someone desperately struggling to nurse a company-patient back to life . |
| 16 | They treat such dissertations in an entirely different way from Ph D theses , generally appearing to put a lower value on them as contributions to the science . |
| 17 | just wanting to check a few angles . |
| 18 | With managed floating there is a risk that speculators will suffer capital losses since the monetary authority is no longer attempting to defend a rigid par value , and so the exchange rate can move in either direction in response to market pressures . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's just going to take a little time to put into operation . |
| 20 | Now we 're just going to 'ave a little hoppin' on the spot " |
| 21 | So therefore , the decline is just going to become a natural part of agricultural |
| 22 | So we 're just going to have a plain headstone , with my father 's names and dates . |
| 23 | Yes Well I 'm just going to have a little nibble at the end of that . |
| 24 | So with the big firms , when you 're doing a full house and you you are n't just going to have a few bits like you would for a light removal , off you go and you estimate . |
| 25 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 26 | ‘ I was just attempting to prevent a severe loss of temper on your part , ’ he drawled smoothly , removing a cold bottle of wine from the fridge . |
| 27 | The hedges were just beginning to take a firm hold , and the lawns still showed the geometric pattern of the turfs as they had been fitted together . |
| 28 | By the 1850s the tensions brought about by social , economic and political change were already beginning to pose a serious threat not merely to the rule of the Tokugawa but to the system itself . |
| 29 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |
| 30 | ‘ Anyone who can be bothered to see us will go away having watched a proper band . |