Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not rejecting them , not ceasing to love them , but slowly building up a new role and identity which no longer depends upon their presence for its satisfactory functioning . |
| 2 | However , an improvement in the economic environment is still expected in 1993 and an end to the decline in total construction work available , so bringing about an expected modest growth in our workload towards the end of 1993 . |
| 3 | The reviewer is likely to get hot under the collar if a personal favourite has been left out and can easily end up merely drawing up a rival selection . |
| 4 | In this connection thought appears to be divided almost on a national basis , English authors having resorted freely to the assumption that the sea is capable of cutting wide platforms in their interpretation of high level terraces , while American and continental authorities have been much more inclined to doubt whether the sea can cut a very wide bench unless there is progressive drowning of the land or unless the sea is merely trimming up a subaerial surface . |
| 5 | Cutting down on training , together with a natural apprehension , may make sleep a little harder to come by in the last few days , so staying up an extra hour may actually help . |
| 6 | In pre-Big Bang times there existed a widespread belief that the then existing regulatory framework was not only propping up an inefficient system but that it was also outmoded and fast becoming inadequate for the protection of investors . |
| 7 | If the cold supplies from your cold water cistern are n't fitted with gatevalves , this is reasonably easy to do as it requires only cutting out a short length of pipe . |
| 8 | As it happened , it was the enemy who opened fire first , the leading ship suddenly letting off a ragged salvo from its starboard guns , in flame and smoke , as demonstration and warning presumably . |
| 9 | She sat on the edge of his bedding , leaving her hand where it was , the physical contact suddenly taking on a new meaning . |
| 10 | The initial reaction has been that if the Chancellor is only taking out a token sum in higher tax , then the scope for further cuts in interest rates has been severely diminished , and fixed-rate gilt-edged stocks were marked sharply lower . |
| 11 | Were they not merely carrying out a required social service ? |
| 12 | The laterally located , inner ears of the dolphin are highly sensitive and quite capable of detecting the sources of ‘ ordinary ’ , environmental sounds , thus building up a three-dimensional acoustic ‘ world view ’ . |
| 13 | Is he just opening up a bad |
| 14 | Just coming down a little bit . |
| 15 | Well the other thing that 's in the back of my mind is I happen to know that Cath is just taking on a new worker |
| 16 | The Cabriolet was already taking on an adaptable demeanour , but when I hit the distortion channel things became serious ; these humbuckers are capable of some pretty heavy stuff . |
| 17 | Probably publicans were just carrying on an old tradition of involvement in popular sports . |
| 18 | In the depths of a monastery , she toiled by candlelight , laboriously copying out a crumbling manuscript , translating from one unrecognizable language to another . |
| 19 | The formal institutions in society provide the individual with a framework and , within this , he/she can choose with whom to interact , thus setting up a dyadic contract , that is , an informal relationship that binds two people . |
| 20 | Getting fit is about small amounts of physical exercise , starting slowly and gradually building up a regular routine . |
| 21 | Among staff being sought are ‘ recruitment teams ’ who will flood industrial and commercial locations , signing-up white collar workers for membership , quickly building up a large customer base in the vital pre-Christmas trading period . |
| 22 | Those being raided argue that , with hard core porn gradually disappearing , police and customs , worried about cuts in jobs and funding , are deliberately whipping up a new moral panic . |
| 23 | The first is that the masers are emitted from a circumnuclear molecular torus rapidly rotating around a compact massive object , such as a black hole . |
| 24 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 25 | Soon Downes had reached the last carriage , in front of the diesel locomotive , staring quickly through the windows of the compartment as the few doors still remaining open were banged shut and a whistle blew , and with a slight chug and then with a mighty heave the long , north-bound train began slowly to move forward , gradually picking up a little speed , before moving out and away along the curving stretch of line that led to Banbury . |
| 26 | A baker who has n't had a day off sick in three quarters of a century is still slaving over a hot stove at the age of ( 87 ) eighty-seven . |
| 27 | The phone startled her when it rang , so engrossed was she , but Rebecca answered it , her voice quickly taking on a distracted note . |
| 28 | And these footsteps are nearly always progressing along a well-known garden path or country lane . |
| 29 | Community development has to do with communities assuming greater control over their own lives and with people , both individually and collectively taking up an increased decision-making role in social life . |
| 30 | She puts her glass under Teddy 's nose for a refill , drinks her wine , and after audibly gulping down a big mouthful , she raises her glass . |