Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Fix boards to the pegs , checking for horizontal as work progresses |
2 | It felt more like landing on concrete than water . |
3 | ‘ This particular part of Wychwood wo n't be coming down , Boz , but it will be passing into private hands-as part of the manor 's lands . |
4 | What steps are reasonable in any particular case will obviously depend on the circumstances in which the policeman ( or the citizen ) finds himself , but these might include requiring trespassers to leave , requiring a speaker to move from his chosen spot , or to desist from speaking altogether , calling for quiet when noise seems likely to provoke a breach of the peace ; in short , anything that is necessary to prevent the breach from occurring . |
5 | HTV 's objective is to have half its revenues coming from other than advertising sales . |