Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [verb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early history of the BUF saw a rapidly expanding movement becoming quickly embroiled in conflict with left-wing opponents . |
| 2 | In an exchange of letters Rothermere said he could no longer support a movement which was becoming increasingly to believe in dictatorship , anti-semitism and the corporate state . |
| 3 | Like the books mentioned above , its specific content will be superseded in a few years ; but in meantime the book may be able to rescue some future Nobel laureates from becoming otherwise lost in cyberspace . |
| 4 | A restless bird , appearing very barred in flight . |
| 5 | Glossily produced and containing lots of advertisements from local businesses ( eighteen of the thirty pages were advertising ) , Looking Right delighted in flippancy . |
| 6 | Thus , it is not surprising that interaction between the two can result in cumulative movements in income for example , if income is rising at an increasing rate , both investment and consumption will be rising , causing further rises in income in the next period . |
| 7 | He strolled up the long arcade , pausing frequently to peer in shop windows at the expensive goodies . |
| 8 | Interestingly enough , there are several types of writing commonly practised in school that are organised on a time-related basis , yet are not strictly narratives . |
| 9 | who is dead , he condemned another of his followers who was lying badly injured in hospital , like this unfortunate man here who was blinded , and I can understand why Clare feels badly about this tabloid television , it 's not a time for exciting , you know I everybody er is appalled by any bereavement or misery . |
| 10 | Watching people you hardly know getting progressively drunk in front of your eyes while you soberly and precisely monitor the way they change is unexpectedly disturbing . |
| 11 | A resulting westward shift in winter quarters could mean that British sightings will occur with greater frequency in the future . |
| 12 | Nigel was getting profoundly bored in hospital . |
| 13 | Their last , eponymously-titled record pointed the way , but having since roped in REM 's Peter Buck to handle production chores , this Minneapolis five-piece are a far more consistent proposition — albeit one still inclined to take five and freak out . |
| 14 | Their last , eponymously-titled record pointed the way , but having since roped in REM 's Peter Buck to handle production chores , this Minneapolis five-piece are a far more consistent proposition — albeit one still inclined to take five and freak out . |
| 15 | The bandicoots and the wombats are both diggers , excavating long burrows in search of their food . |
| 16 | A lead of sorts has been given by the national archives of north America with the Center for Electronic Records of the National Archives of the United States having already archived in access of 10,000 records or wearying size and complexity , and with the Canadians also pursuing an active of storing governmental records in machine-readable form ( National Archive 1991 ; National Historical Publications 1991 ) . |
| 17 | They had forgotten to tell the rest of my body about this and as a result I slumped out of Armstrong , hitting the road with my right shoulder , having just remembered in time not to break my fall with my hand . |
| 18 | It was a kind of lifestyle I knew nothing about , having always lived in South Kensington . |
| 19 | I was sick too of being affectionately called Shitface and Curryface , and of coming home covered in spit and snot and chalk and wood-shavings . |
| 20 | Her mam would say nothing , just sit there white-faced , cupping her hand over the latest bruise , not daring even to blink in case he said she was sleeping in God 's time when all he wanted was to raise his children decent . |
| 21 | She 's got that unappetizing little Yank in tow , and she 's feeding him the Authorized Version . |
| 22 | As yet , little emphasis is placed on learning initially planned in school and subsequently carried out in the community , such as home garden plots in Agriculture and Health Education projects . |
| 23 | ‘ Why do you say there are n't any aliens ? ’ asked Joe , who had been sitting apparently lost in thought . |
| 24 | Will the right hon. Gentleman tell us now , in precise terms , what are the Government 's plans for making further increases in VAT ? |
| 25 | And Pilate standing there watching in awe , knowing that he is the one who is guilty for allowing this to happen hating himself for it ! |
| 26 | We set off in file moving along a narrow gauge railway in pitch darkness I was trying desperately to keep in contact with the Frenchman in front of me and cursing him when he stopped suddenly , causing me to bang my face on his rucksack . |
| 27 | The false , fixed smiles of the salesmen on the machinery avenues and the grey-suited men on bankers ' row at the Royal Welsh Show contrasted sharply with the frowns of recession-hit livestock producers trying hard to stay in business . |
| 28 | Shamed by having to say no whenever I was asked if an urgent document could be dispatched to me down the telephone — feeling badly outfaxed in fact — I had finally succumbed . |
| 29 | This is particularly important when you realise that only 30% of West Belfast residents who are currently working actually work in West Belfast . |