Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm I 'm winding you up a little bit but no I mean there 's a little method in this .
2 If you wish , you can make this casserole in a saucepan , simmering it over a low heat on top of the cooker .
3 Five minutes later Breeze was escorting him up the winding flagged path .
4 If the cross-grained walnut , or other suitable wood , is cut and glued to the pine backing , then the task of passing it over a circular saw is greatly simplified .
5 It was like pulling them off a duplicating machine , and after a while , when we realised we had little or no chance of catching anything bigger , it became so boring we never went again .
6 Another major advantage over the thinner types of cladding is that they provide additional insulation to exterior walls ( which can be augmented by fixing them over an extra layer of insulation ) .
7 It is rather important to prolong important climaxes , rather than let them slip away quickly , by holding them over an adequate period , through word repetition , musical extensions , etc .
8 They spread the risks of lending by pooling funds and allocating them over a wide range of depositors ( e.g. unit trusts ) .
9 Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period .
10 As Christmas draws near , many of us cherish a cosy vision of spending it around a traditional open fire , toasting crumpets in its dancing flames .
11 ‘ I had to lay him off but I had every intention of bringing him back the following season .
12 In the eyes of Louis , his near-drowning had been an act of self-emasculation , a loss of face tumbling him down the social scale to a level little higher than a peon 's .
13 I thought I would go and take one of the head ones and journey along down to that place and so , you know , is there any chance you slipping me down a good four long ones and if he says no , think again ?
14 The village boys had caught the cassowary that morning , coming on her suddenly in the bush and chasing her down a long slope .
15 The falling of Burbank , taking us down the moral ladder , and the ‘ saggy bending of the knees ’ of Bleistein , taking us down the evolutionary ladder , lead to the declining ‘ smoky candle end of time ’ which prepares Burbank and the reader to ponder over ‘ Time 's ruins ’ , the etymology of ‘ ruins ’ being important .
16 The falling of Burbank , taking us down the moral ladder , and the ‘ saggy bending of the knees ’ of Bleistein , taking us down the evolutionary ladder , lead to the declining ‘ smoky candle end of time ’ which prepares Burbank and the reader to ponder over ‘ Time 's ruins ’ , the etymology of ‘ ruins ’ being important .
17 I hope that this will clarify the situation for your readers while in no way putting them off the certified training scheme .
18 Somehow you can put up with and even smile at a stranger or workmate 's silly antics and daft behaviour , but when someone close to you starts rubbing you up the wrong way you 'll explode .
19 I 'm just rubbing it out a little bit to give me a bit more space
20 ‘ It 's a chance to understand why women are not making it up the professional or corporate ladder , ’ Ms Gompels added , ‘ which does seem to be a waste of such a valuable resource . ’
21 Playing any instrument was taboo , but playing it along a public highway — shocking .
22 He could have disposed of them in a more conclusive way on a bonfire or by throwing them down an old mineshaft . ’
23 How aware are you that the powers that be could be steering you down a particular course ?
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