Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such reluctance is reinforced by the relatively small savings which would be made by reducing labour costs , as the capital intensity of production is so high , and also by the fact that there is less opportunity to shed labour in the downturn when using highly automated plant because running such plant at all usually requires a certain fixed minimum number of workers . |
| 2 | The American Ornithologists ' Union became active in 1883 , generating so much information that the government established a Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammology in 1886 under C. Hart Merriam ( 1855–1942 ) . |
| 3 | The whole sequence of events follows a logical pattern which could have started with unusually high flooding of the Nile , bringing down red earth and microcosms which polluted the water . |
| 4 | Jehan was used to the kind of council at which nearly everything was decided before the participants sat down to talk , and he wondered why Alexei was allowing so much disruption and argument . |
| 5 | The procedures for interception According to the official version of events , interceptions were made before 1985 only on the authority of a warrant issued by the Home Secretary , the Secretary of State for Scotland , the Foreign Secretary , or the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , with each warrant naming only one person and one number . |
| 6 | Nick Polkinhorne ( using less sophisticated software than Mr Ferris : an overhead projector ) offered a demonstration of how to use TeleOrdering ; Kevin Allard did the same with First Edition , the EDI service for the book trade set up last year by Book Data and Vista . |
| 7 | There is fear that such rules will be over-bureaucratic , while demanding less financial disclosure than the UK requires . |
| 8 | Many doctors and scientists now recognise that acupuncture can be of value for treating pain , and with this have come interesting new applications , bringing together traditional acupuncture and modern conventional medicine , as in electroacupuncture , and the combining of acupuncture analgesia with anaesthetics for major surgery . |
| 9 | The Boogiemen are the latest band to record a demo tape of cover versions , bringing together several soul and blues classics and recording them in a mellow style . |
| 10 | In a letter he attacked Mr Brown for ‘ wasting so much time and energy on an issue which is totally irrelevant to the concerns of the British people . ’ |
| 11 | He held the headset away from him , using only one ear as they tried several wavelengths . |
| 12 | I wanted to prove that a man using only natural supply and watering points could cross it without a camel or motor vehicle . |
| 13 | Chosen by Ingo Walther and including less familiar material and important works of art which have appeared in the auction rooms in recent years , they are mostly presented in good colour reproductions which reach a remarkable standard for the Cubist constructions and plaster assemblages . |
| 14 | You are more independent , you 're contributing , not only helping and doing in the home but you 're bringing in some money as well . |
| 15 | They have been successful in bringing in inward investment and greater job opportunities in those countries . |
| 16 | While business was buoyant there was a living in it for many small shops that are liable to succumb in a climate where 40 per cent of the country are wanting independent deals , and the remainder are demanding much improved advice and service . |
| 17 | The local branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) had criticized farmers for tearing down traditional terracing and drystone walls on hillside vineyards , in order to increase productivity and allow tractors onto the slopes . |
| 18 | One recent Saturday afternoon I was walking along High Row and was treated to the sight of a Labour Party vehicle giving out an election message closely followed by a similar van in Conservative colours broadcasting loud music , presumably to drown out the opposition . |
| 19 | Mazda are taking no chances , launching not one contender but two within months of each other . |
| 20 | So top up when you can , rather than stripping off old varnish and starting again . |
| 21 | Alternating with the local programme are day trips away for anyone who 's keen , visiting Kosta or Maistraki for a swim and a taverna lunch , sailing to Spetse town to explore ashore , or anchoring off Blue bay or White church bay for a lazy picnic . |
| 22 | Actually , I 'm convinced the man to beat Lewis will do it through applying more mental pressure than physical strength . |
| 23 | It can be simply introduced , either by supplementary licensing , with a daily charge to drive in certain areas or by applying more sophisticated under-street and on-vehicle technology that would allow ‘ fine-tuning ’ of the charge according to the need to reduce traffic in particular areas prone to jams or at particularly congested times of day . |
| 24 | Increasing intra-abdominal pressure by straining as if to defecate in control subjects produced a variety of anal pressure waveforms incorporating both anal contraction and anal relaxation ( Table II ) , and corresponding with the external anal sphincter myoelectrical activity . |
| 25 | Because it was an old house that they were renovating , and it had got so much rot in it and woodworm , and he said he said he said th there they were walking up one minute and the next minute the piano was just going down through the stairs . |
| 26 | Imagine walking out one day and thinking about the light . |
| 27 | Third , the state will attempt to squeeze more tax revenue from provinces intent on keeping as much money as possible for themselves . |
| 28 | He then walked slowly and gingerly towards the bathroom , keeping as much weight as possible on his right leg . |
| 29 | Profits from perestroika : launching here this month and in the USA next year is MNP ( pronounced ‘ meer ’ ) , a fizzy , clear version of a ‘ traditional Russian recipe ’ that contains less sugar and additives than most gassies . |
| 30 | ‘ But during the Gaullist years , people said it was propaganda for De Gaulle , ’ he sighs , weary of denying either political message or moralising . |