Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without exploring drivers ’ memories for driving in other circumstances it is impossible to know what normal memory performance in driving would be expected to be . |
| 2 | When he started boxing with both paws it was too much even for the basset . |
| 3 | On listening to these performances it is easy to understand why . |
| 4 | By finding ways to reduce stress , for instance , according to many practitioners it is possible to look ten years younger , your quality of life will be enhanced and the benefits will also manifest themselves in longevity . |
| 5 | A National Guard , reporting directly to the President , was to be established immediately , in order to reduce the role of the army in riot control ; according to official sources it would number tens of thousands , and would incorporate the riot police . |
| 6 | But this proposal to transform Berlin into a ‘ free city ’ was politically loaded since according to Soviet interpretations it required the agreement of the government of the state on whose territory the free city would be created ( the GDR ) . |
| 7 | When a figure is drawn according to these instructions it will , as a consequence , have various properties which a geometer might have predicted . |
| 8 | According to these employers it was teachers who needed WE more than pupils , so that they could get a picture of what engineering was really like ( as opposed to media misrepresentations — strikes , redundancies , etc. ) and so put across a ‘ good image ’ of engineering , hopefully attracting the ‘ brighter pupils ’ into the industry . |
| 9 | According to some reports it was Bali , according to others it was Hawaii , but it did n't really matter where . |
| 10 | Yeah I mean if you 're looking at quantitative things it 's really you know how much actual How much variation happens whereas qualitative is you know what the actual variations |
| 11 | When looking at individual assessments it is valuable to have available the whole armoury of tools provided by the computer , in order to satisfy the marker 's ad hoc needs for further information . |
| 12 | we always use at least three for a piano because although two men can lift them very often if you 're going round awkward corners it helps to have a third person s to steady them . |
| 13 | a group of parcels going in two loads it 's two |
| 14 | Over two hours , this can be wearing for two minutes it 's fine . |
| 15 | We are expecting him back on Monday — but if he 's only staying for three days it 's a pointless exercise . |
| 16 | Okay and when it 's been travelling for five hours it goes through erm what 's another station up there ? let's say Carlisle something like that . |
| 17 | And when it 's been travelling for seven hours it gets into Glasgow . |
| 18 | Now when it 's been travelling for three hours it goes through Manchester . |
| 19 | With electronic aids to navigation proliferating on small boats of all kinds and technology advancing on all fronts it is hardly surprising that a revised second edition of this volume has been required only three years after first publication . |
| 20 | Given these difficulties in dealing with established monopolies it is surprising that only US antitrust identifies ‘ attempts to monopolize ’ a market as a breach of the rules ( under the Sherman Act ) . |
| 21 | In dealing with these situations it will help you to know what is the best care . |
| 22 | When dealing with large radii it is convenient to refer to them in terms of their versines . |
| 23 | In fact , rather than jumping to simple solutions it is starting from first principles . |
| 24 | It argued that in talking about inner cities it was vital to think in terms not just of individuals , but of society ; that the multiple deprivations of the worst hit areas affected all the residents ; that the consequences included a pervasive sense of neglect and decay , a decline in community spirit , a low standard of neighbourhood facilities , and an increase in crime and vandalism ; and that , without government intervention , the future was one of reduced job opportunities , deteriorating housing , and a decline in public services . |
| 25 | The restraint of trade doctrine is , therefore , an aspect of public policy and before relying on older authorities it must be remembered that the perception of what constitutes public policy may change . |
| 26 | After working through these ideas it 's a good idea to record the riff shown in fig 2 , or the F♯ , G , E , G progression that 's played behind the main theme . |
| 27 | When working with young children it is sometimes a good idea to invoke magic : " When we go into the hall we are going through a magic door " , as if it were a door to a magic wardrobe . |
| 28 | When working with inexperienced collaborators it is important to brief them carefully , and to use them in simple roles , and perhaps non-speaking roles , for example , as |
| 29 | At a time when HMI and others are prescribing more consultative and collaborative ways of working in primary schools it is appropriate that some research takes place into the kinds of social and communication skills required of teachers . |