Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sometimes find myself using them yet long years you know when I thought I 'd forgotten them and any younger person just looks at me in amazement and has no idea what I 'm talking about . |
| 2 | I do n't see the point of all this , keeping me here this way . ’ |
| 3 | … the primal father had prevented his sons from satisfying their directly sexual impulsions ; he forced them into abstinence and consequently into emotional ties with him and with one another which could arise out of those of their impulsions that were inhibited in their sexual aim … . |
| 4 | The horse fair , which has been held annually since its inception , appeared to be in no immediate danger of ending its almost 900 year run . |
| 5 | The situation has been further complicated by the constant interchange of religious , cultural and decorative ideas ; in common with other artists , the makers of oriental rugs are not averse to adopting a design , or incorporating its most attractive elements into their own compositions , simply because it appeals to their aesthetic tastes . |
| 6 | There is also a rare chance to watch some of the lesser known British players trying their luck against more famous visitors from overseas , or even challenging their more experienced compatriots . |
| 7 | In the Netherlands , the task of refining and extending the revolutionary concept of the Woonerf and separately applying its most valuable elements continues more than a decade after its inception . |
| 8 | In a survey of a ‘ closed ’ institution such as a prison or a firm the informants may be instructed to co-operate with interviewers because of agreement about the survey by the people in authority , but in many instances of samples from the general population no such authority exists and surveyors must try to obtain co-operation as best they can by interesting the informants in the survey and gaining their completely free co-operation . |
| 9 | He wants to hammer out a way of relating its rather unexciting research sponsorship to the need to foster collaborative research on new ideas in European industry . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't you think I owe you something after employing you under false pretences ? |
| 11 | Okay erm this is just I think this is er what we call coincidence or just er unplanned or unpredicted er event or happening one maybe one evening maybe I thought it was Friday evening , one Friday evening December er Mrs was watching television it was erm but normally she did n't watch television at that time , but just coincidence ? |
| 12 | She breaks through it by using her head like a pneumatic drill , pressing her hard sharp jaws on to the soil and vibrating it by trembling her wing muscles . |
| 13 | ‘ It was the only way he could be sure of keeping him here next year , ’ muttered Glenda Grower to Penny Warlock . |
| 14 | What puzzled him was her reasons for meeting all expenses , and some absurd generosities , out of her capital , never opening her legendarily replete jewel box to assuage them . |
| 15 | He 's lost a dozen in a decade and this goes some way towards explaining his surprisingly philosophical attitude to his own bad luck . |
| 16 | One of Britain 's most popular actors , Paul Nicholas , is currently tackling his most demanding role . |
| 17 | Keeping warm is a vital part of keeping yourself well this winter . |
| 18 | You 're welcome to borrow my car while I 'm away , but I do n't relish the thought of you driving yourself all that way back alone late on a Saturday night ! ’ |
| 19 | Colleagues , the greatest single challenge that conference is a task of rebuilding our once proud manufacturing industry . |
| 20 | The technical term used for this cash limit is the external finance limit ( EFL ) , reflecting its rather different status . |
| 21 | Denbighshire have matched Flintshire 's show of strength by naming their most formidable line-up in pursuit of the coveted last-four ticket . |
| 22 | Animals avoid using their most powerful weaponry when fighting other members of their species . |
| 23 | Scientists are using their most powerful source of X-rays to put together a new picture of the structure of glass , one of the most versatile and familiar of materials |
| 24 | Under the existing system , royal governors entrusted with judicial and tax-collecting powers ‘ fed ’ upon the local population , using their very brief tenure of office to line their own pockets . |
| 25 | Cliffs , stony slopes and alpine meadows in the high Caucasus , up to the snow line , using its very stout bill for scraping in the ground to uproot plants . |
| 26 | For almost thirty years , Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne have been producing their often functional sculptures . |
| 27 | Stamping their hopelessly outsize boots , they trudged in single file out of the gutted , white-stone church and slogged off over a ditch away from the barricade . |
| 28 | By Val Woan and Harry Dean MUM-TO-BE Paula Gilfoyle expressed her horror at the thought of someone hanging themself just 24 hours before she was found hanged , Liverpool Crown Court was told today . |
| 29 | MUM-TO-BE Paula Gilfoyle expressed her horror at the thought of someone hanging themself just 24 hours before she was found hanged , Liverpool Crown Court was told today . |
| 30 | That was my revenge on you , for causing me so much trouble ! ’ she cried angrily . |