Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Alderney he finally and grudgingly got to work on his autobiography , Basingstoke Boy , using only the third person . |
| 2 | Financing just the first instalment of Labour 's spending plans would raise basic-rate income tax by 3½p in the pound if the entire burden was not to be loaded on to the better-off . |
| 3 | The German Ideology is often seen with the Theses on Feuerbach , which was written just before it , as forming together the first formulation of Marxism . |
| 4 | A large selection of vintage prints will be on offer in this sale of photographs , including possibly the first print of André Kertesz 's silver print of ‘ Chat Noir ’ ( est. $50–70,000 ; £30–40,000 ) and a group of four works by Tina Modotti : a platinum print , circa 1926 , entitled ‘ Woman carrying Olla ’ ( est. $40–60,000 ; £25–35,000 ) , silver prints of a ‘ Mexican peasant boy ’ and ‘ Campesinos ’ ( both est. $20–30,000 ; £11–17,000 ) and a platinum print from the early 1920s entitled ‘ Lily and Bud ’ ( est. $7–10,000 ; £4–5,500 ) . |
| 5 | The XVIth triennial General Conference of International Council of Museums ( ICOM ) will take place in Quebec City ( 19–26 September ) , marking only the second time in its forty-six year history that the group has met in North America . |
| 6 | She made some tea , she told me afterwards and stayed and stayed and stayed and he lived at Prindon and his mother was very very deaf and my mother got worried because he was going away the next day and she said to him , Len do n't you think you ought to spend the evening with your mother and he said , yes , I 'll go now and he ran off and he ran back again and he said , you do n't mind if I write to Ivy do you ? |
| 7 | Wiping away the first drop , which might be contaminated by perspiration , she waited until a second drop formed , then pressed her finger on to the chemically treated reagent strip . |
| 8 | Eastleigh is now 5lb better off but he went to Doncaster with the benefit of three all-weather runs this year , and Big Leap , having only the third race of his career there , should confirm the form . |
| 9 | How can we allow any weakening in our resolve to give meaning to the watchword ‘ life before death ’ for the countless thousands , especially among Africa 's children , who have little chance of reaching even the first milestone ? |
| 10 | Therefore , if such a cynical interpretation of the motivation of those committed professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts were to apply , it would be irrelevant because the resources are ring fenced by the region and the trusts would be at no disadvantage . |
| 11 | That cynical interpretation of the commitment of all those dedicated professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts is so bitterly resented by the health service , which is why the Labour party has lost all credibility with the health professionals . |
| 12 | You can extend this kind of exercise almost endlessly , but it is vitally important to use the form of the same complete up-to-time sentence for each exercise , leaving only the last bit that changes . |
| 13 | Fred was jumpy while they were working together the next morning , so Arthur opened a bottle of Bollinger in their businesslike new office and then took him out to lunch . |
| 14 | At this rate , she thought , she was in danger of being found snoozing gently the next morning at the scene of the crime . |
| 15 | The first four volumes have been publishes and I am working on the final volume , covering chiefly the First World War . |