Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More often that not it merely involves holding an arm still . |
| 2 | The provision relates , however , only to the beginning of development and this apparently includes digging a trench or putting a peg in the ground . |
| 3 | Not only does seeing a chair as a three-dimensional object have this character , but so does seeing one line as longer in the Mulier-Lyer illusion ( in which two lines of equal length look unequal when differently slanting lines are drawn at the tips ) despite our knowing that the two lines are really the same length . |
| 4 | In the right circumstances , horses can also learn affection for a person — which not only makes training a horse so much easier , but makes riding and working the horse such a pleasure . |
| 5 | It just means buying a telephone and plugging it in . |
| 6 | A tangle of twisted metal is all that remains of the giant oil tank that fuelled the power station at the edge of the Bulmers factory site.It 's believed the man who died was welding a measuring gauge on top of the tank when it exploded , scattering debris over a wide area.The man died before he reached hospital.After the first explosion , there were further blasts creating a pall of smoke over Hereford.Bulmers Director Terry Watts was in an office nearby : |
| 7 | However , some of the sharpest effects are seen at the point where household formation takes place since that usually means obtaining a home of one 's own . |
| 8 | Convinced is from the Greek word elenkhó0 , meaning ‘ convince ; convict ; usually suggests putting a person to shame ; telling someone his fault is in view . ’ |
| 9 | Pigment analysis also involves studying a cross-section under magnification , and optical examination can be backed-up by using LMA , EDX etc . |
| 10 | He also describes attending a ceremony held by Croatian emigres at Bleiburg in 1985 , where he " spoke with many survivors of the event . |
| 11 | She also recalls reading a dictionary definition of " Clepsydra " , a " water-clock " or water-glass . |
| 12 | It also means knowing a bit about ourselves , so that old habits , opinions and attitudes do n't get in the way . |
| 13 | Giving awards also means holding a ceremony and this too can attract the attention of the media . |
| 14 | It also means providing a range of creative leisure opportunities for young people . |
| 15 | The handbook also recommends making a diary of feelings when alone , with one column headed : ‘ Times I was alone and enjoyed it ’ and the other : ‘ Times I was alone and did n't enjoy it . |
| 16 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 17 | ( 1 ) incomplete adaptation — since not all features of JC would be sufficiently salient to be " noticeable " for the purposes of adaptation , some of these would " slip through " and would fail to be adapted ( 2 ) inconsistency — due to possible learning or memory constraints , or perhaps for other reasons not well understood , some adaptations would be made haphazardly , so that the same item might appear sometimes in its LE variant , sometimes in its JC form ( 3 ) misadaptation — where the systems of JC and LE differ in such a way that adapting correctly requires recognising a contrast that exists in JC but not in LE , we would expect LE speakers to " get it wrong " some of the time , creating forms which are neither the target ( JC ) nor LE . |
| 18 | and because the Buckinary is so big and really warrants having a stag group over that neck of the woods |
| 19 | Probing simply involves pushing a metal rod into the soil to try to determine the presence of buried features from the depth of penetration of the probe . |
| 20 | Those torches generate tremendous heat and I should also imagine that anyone who even contemplates using an oxyacetylene torch on an atom bomb is an obvious candidate for the loony-bin . ’ |
| 21 | When first choosing a hairdresser , he strongly advises booking a consultation rather than an appointment . |
| 22 | It also proposes an environment charter setting out the Institute 's environment strategy and even suggests establishing an Environment Faculty in the longer term . |
| 23 | Providing conscientious service sometimes means persuading a customer the holiday of their choice is unsuitable , remarks branch manager Barbara Muir . |