Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she reached up and rubbed out the two upright strokes , replacing them with diagonal ones leaning in and touching each other at the top . |
| 2 | They stood almost touching each other for a full minute . |
| 3 | They have developed the pleasant habit of touching each other on the shoulder in time of trouble , as a sort of physical sympathy . |
| 4 | He was preaching that evening at a chapel a couple of miles beyond Burford . |
| 5 | In its final form , it contained some half dozen suites of rooms in two wings opposing each other across a central court . |
| 6 | Do you think that there was a changeover from being practical , I mean can you remember seeing that transition from the very practical shade to the , to , to the light fitting becoming something decorative ? |
| 7 | Stir the batter , then make at least eight pancakes in a small , non-stick frying pan , cooking each side in a small amount of oil or fat until golden . |
| 8 | across and it 's touching that hole in the middle and she 's getting all blocked up and the stuff 's running all the way down the back of your throat , that right ? |
| 9 | One can see the publishers emerging from that smoke-filled room , slapping each other on the back : ‘ Baby , we not only have a trilogy here , we have a thesaurus . ’ |
| 10 | The classical elite theorists , Mosca , Pareto and Michels , all made strong claims to have established a scientific theory proving that government by a small elite over the rest of society is inevitable . |
| 11 | Try knitting each variation in the same design . |
| 12 | By a notice of appeal dated 12 December 1990 the plaintiffs appealed on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge erred in law in holding that the first defendant was entitled to add to any security , all the costs charges and expenses , however unreasonable they were ; ( 2 ) the judge failed to follow the decision in In re Adelphi Hotel ( Brighton ) Ltd. [ 1953 ] 1 W.L.R. 955 ; ( 3 ) the judge erred in law in construing the charging covenants of the legal mortgage which were all in similar terms that all costs charges and expenses howsoever incurred by the first defendant or any receiver under or in relation to the mortgage or such indebtedness or liabilities on a full indemnity basis as allowing the first defendant to charge as it pleased however unreasonable such a charge might be ; and ( 4 ) the judge erred in law in not construing that provision as a provision providing for taxation or computation on an indemnity basis of the first defendant 's costs , charges and expenses . |
| 13 | An inverse correlation between the level of DNA-protein complex formed and the level of MHC class II gene mRNA expressed in the three cell lines was apparent , suggesting that overexpression of a DNA binding factor forming complexes with class II promoter elements may cause repression of MHC class II transcription . |
| 14 | He concludes by suggesting that membership of the group that accepts children with disabilities as full members of the human tribe , is open to all . |
| 15 | In Japan superiors are expected to make their subordinates accept the practice of groupism so that trust is constituted which transcends particularlisms , binding each person to the universal love of the enterprise . |
| 16 | In theory , assuming that a project consists of a number of stages , lead time can be shortened in two ways : ( 1 ) overlapping upstream and downstream engineering activities on the critical path ; and/or ( 2 ) shortening each step on the critical path . |
| 17 | She 'd found her way to Charlie through another of the contact magazines , back in the days when his wife had been handling that end of the business ; she 'd had to send along a photograph and that had gone a little against the grain — in all of her moonlighting so far , she 'd never let slip so much as her name — but everything had worked out well . |
| 18 | They sloshed through the mudholes and stepping stones of the twilight subway , nudging each other with a staccato of Derek questions and Alex answers until city grey daylight . |
| 19 | The ladies would visit one another , sometimes getting together to cook delicacies in vast quantities , helping each other with the minute tasks of the home . |
| 20 | Murmuring to each other , helping each other across the ditch then vanishing into the woods . |
| 21 | Then together she and Peter were helping each other from the room , Marc 's compassionless black stare following them out . |
| 22 | they may not feel open to accepting that person into the family , very aware of having to make a conscious effort to put aside prejudices and stereotypes in order to get to know , like and accept him or her . |
| 23 | He too sounded childish , Lydia realised , reflecting that childishness in an adult was painfully unattractive . |
| 24 | He is respectful and values people for all the positive qualities they show , reflecting that value in the courtesies he extends to them . |
| 25 | The Ford had crunched the rear off-side , shaping that side of the boot like a concertina . |
| 26 | He may admit ( unwisely again ) that in using that proposition as a premise he is implicitly claiming to know it to be true . |
| 27 | How can you ask but using that word at the beginning of it ? |
| 28 | The courts would decide all questions of law using that word in the sense described above . |
| 29 | At the same time the defender raises his knee and pulls the attacker 's extended punch aim , using that arm as a support to strike behind the attacker 's kneecap with his foot . |
| 30 | Easing that pain in the neck |