Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adv] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason is a succession of statistics that suggest a rapidly weakening economy . |
| 2 | Brown and Jackson ( 1982 ) , quoting a variety of sources , show a dramatically rising trend of government spending as a proportion of GNP at factor cost up to 1976 . |
| 3 | Through the caravan window we glimpse a fully blazing brazier , and the improbable sight of men , women and children already involved in a dawn protest . |
| 4 | Two old ladies and two boys make a fairly engrossing household . |
| 5 | The Group 's objectives and research strategy imply a continuously evolving work programme whose content may change as it is realised that particular issues ( or faults in past analyses ) are of more or less central importance . |
| 6 | What kind of hypocrisy allows you to ( presumably ) condemn a similarly degrading portrayal of women , whilst making your page a forum for this cartoon ? |
| 7 | People in short do in sober reality recognise a strongly patterning force in the world around them , and both in modern and in Old English have a word to express their recognition . |
| 8 | Excitement and happiness about being pregnant , coupled with a greater blood flow in the pelvic area and genitals , often have a physically arousing effect . |
| 9 | The pro-divorce camp were quick to spot the traditional Irish view that written laws and authoritative words have a radically structuring effect on reality . |
| 10 | As mentioned earlier , making deeper and deeper beach starts is often a successful way of tackling the water start , provided you have a gently shelving beach . |
| 11 | Anyone who could name their career and promise a steadily rising salary could be a prospective candidate for a mortgage . |