Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She vomited , but had nothing except bile to bring up , a sweat thickened on her forehead which no amount of wiping away would banish . |
| 2 | Wolman ( 1986 ) argues that what informed Reagan 's urban policy was the misplaced notion of a national and urban dichotomy , economies engaged in a zero-sum game ; the federal government could assist the one but not the other , since the costs of doing so would detract from national economic recovery . |
| 3 | My understanding of the law is that an adult patient who is capable of doing so must give consent to any medical treatment if that treatment is to be lawful . |
| 4 | Having also personally experienced the problems at Southwark Offset , I realise how daunting the prospect of trying again must have been . |
| 5 | For example , if at P the parcel had no motion in the east-west direction across the planet 's surface and the planet 's axial rotation is prograde then it will pick up motion across the grid towards the east , and in moving northwards will end up for example at Q. If it were in the southern hemisphere and moved southward it would also pick up an eastwards movement . |
| 6 | Women interested in joining FORWARD should contact us at 38 King St , WC2E 8JT . |
| 7 | Their success or failure in doing so may depend on factors bearing a minimal relationship to class struggle . |
| 8 | The state is linked to all three components , through a set of institutions which : regulates the sphere of circulation , in order to ensure continued accumulation of surplus value in the sphere of production , but in doing so may promote the interests of certain intra-class groups over others ; oversees the processes of economic , biological and cultural reproduction ; and acts as the arena within which the popular democratic forces struggle over the other two . |
| 9 | And , quickly now , the irrevocable moment was approaching , when his passion , which she could feel hard against her , would demand fulfilment , and in doing so might destroy the fragile palace of love which they were building together . |
| 10 | We will examine and discuss each of these patterns in this chapter , and in doing so will aim to look behind the picture of crime and criminals provided by criminal statistics . |
| 11 | The reader should note his progress within the whole twelve books and in doing so will see how he moves from a heroic , masterful force and a leader of millions to a spy alone in the Garden of Eden , watching two lovers like a common peeping Tom . |
| 12 | This too is linked with the problem of old age , as many older plants are situated either in built-up areas , or in poor areas geographically where the topography of the site and weather conditions , particularly temperature inversion , hampers the escape of exhaust gases into the atmosphere and in doing so can result in the intensification of an odour for short periods . |
| 13 | Our critical strategies can range far wider , and in doing so can take on a general character . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State can remove a trustee , but before doing so must notify the trustee and the official receiver of his decision and his reasons and specifying a period within which the trustee can make representations against his removal ( r 6.133 ) . |
| 15 | ( Please note that benefits are halved for policyholders aged 60 or over and the benefit for injury preventing you from working again would cease to be applicable . |