Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the main these were the moving of all the machinery from the Frame Shops themselves and Body-Shop lean-to , relocating them in the Old Lifting Shop ( No 34 on the 1906 map ) , and the introduction of welded frames . |
| 2 | She could lie in bed at night and in imagination move confidently around the cottage touching them in a happy exploration of shared memories and reassurance . |
| 3 | ‘ The native habit of tethering horses and hobbling them in the full glare of a torrid sun ( with a temperature of perhaps 120 degrees F. in the shade ) destroys the strongest constitution and often kills them out-right … |
| 4 | She had written to them at once after Mr Renfrew 's visit , encompassing them in the great outpouring of gratitude that had flooded her , and received from her father in reply a letter that had shocked her and alarmed her . |
| 5 | Like the smaller copepods , euphausiids are mainly herbivorous , combing algal cells from the water and gathering them in a basket-like arrangement of bristles on their many-jointed forelimbs . |
| 6 | The modern world has discovered that citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C — and has started using them in a big way for cooking . |
| 7 | Someone was , and probably is , with me , helping me in the little I am trying to do . |
| 8 | I said to Claire , I said , I 'm sticking them in the wrong one . |
| 9 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 10 | Well I 'll be contacting them in the next fortnight er if and to make be able to pass on my card , I 'll leave you two cards so that they , they know to expect a phone call from myself . |
| 11 | It was the noise of something stretching and straining under enormous , impossible pressure ; as if the very fabric of that wall must suddenly explode inwards , enveloping them in a deadly blast of shattered brick and concrete . |
| 12 | Other mammals not only tolerate but revel in their smells , employing them in a wide variety of ways . |
| 13 | Undeterred he burst into song , serenading me in a loud baritone with Italian pop songs . |
| 14 | The new mood turns the idea of what is received taste on its head by employing the use of sometimes ‘ naff ’ items from previous decades , and incorporating them in a fresh context . |
| 15 | Given then that all public sector organizations will keep meticulous records of debtors , it is hard to see that much effort is saved by not incorporating them in the double entry . |
| 16 | I would have liked to have gone to Venice , where there was a faculty of languages , or Bologna , where I could have read Economics and Commerce ; but the war was on , and the expense of keeping me in a distant town was beyond the means of my parents . |
| 17 | Cheer up dull-looking cabinets by painting them in a high gloss or eggshell finish . |
| 18 | It was upstairs again , and now twenty-past eight , and she was informed by her apparent new friend that they had to join a small team to clean the toilets , which meant bringing the buckets down stairs , emptying them in the larger buckets arrayed along the wall by a side door ; then wash out each utensil under a pump and return it to its particular cubicle . |
| 19 | The activity had been planned so that when children helped one another they would be using principles applied in problem-solving on one of the tasks and applying them in a new form on the other . |
| 20 | By separating the glycerides from more readily available fats and assembling them in the required proportions it was possible to match the physical properties of cocoa butter . |
| 21 | Largely instrumental , it 's like warm soapy water , soothing and enveloping you in the last bath of the day . |
| 22 | The National Trust is responsible for protecting one in every six miles of coastline in England , Wales and Northern Ireland . |
| 23 | They are , of course , very adept at absorbing everything in a brief but this is no substitute for a profound knowledge and understanding of the subject . |
| 24 | If you are a mother-to-be or planning on becoming one in the near future join Harpers & Queen On Location on Wednesday 11 April for our Maternity Workshops at Harrods , Knightsbridge , SW1 . |
| 25 | He set the bowl down , then lifted the boy gently , cradling him in a half-sitting position . |
| 26 | For as she turned towards him , a great fall of bright copper hair , loosened by the wild chase , came cascading about her shoulders and fell to her waist , enveloping her in a rippling sheet of flame . |
| 27 | With a shriek of delight she threw herself at Maggie , enveloping her in the warmest of embraces . |
| 28 | Unless it was true , as he 'd alleged , that the women had robbed him before tossing him in the stinking water . |
| 29 | Since launching it in the late 1980s , Microsoft has sold over 25m copies . |
| 30 | For example polymethyl methacrylate ( Perspex , Plexiglas ) may be moulded to any desired shape by warming it to temperatures little over 100°C and cooling it in the deformed state . |