Example sentences of "[v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were nearing the auto now , plunging towards it , backing away , seeing nothing but each other . |
| 2 | He added : ‘ We can have DSS men drive to deliver claims forms to hippie itinerants contributing nothing to this country . |
| 3 | Re-make deep beds 4′ ( 1.2m ) wide incorporating plenty of organic matter ; never tread on them once they are dug . |
| 4 | For years the result has been frequent power blackouts for Orcadians as the birds ' elaborate home-making habits — incorporating everything from barbed wire and steel mesh to tin cans and nails — caused the electricity supply to short-circuit . |
| 5 | He remained locked in a room for many days , seeing nobody between early morning and midnight . |
| 6 | Saving Nothing in this Order shall — |
| 7 | : ’ Speaking in London almost a year after becoming Chairman of British Coal , Mr. Clarke said — What we are seeing is a sort of energy arms race , with attempts to justify it on the grounds of guaranteeing security , diversity and competition — but in reality , guaranteeing nothing but higher electricity prices , a rapid abandonment of other fuel reserves , and reliance on as yet unproven overseas resources . ' |
| 8 | The man took out two small whistles and , pushing one into each corner of his mouth , began to play a strange , rhythmic , haunting tune . |
| 9 | There are three restaurants , serving everything from traditional American to Japanese fare . |
| 10 | But here — since he had not the slightest intention of addressing anything but common courtesy towards Miss Skelton — he could allow that sympathy to exercise itself . |
| 11 | Suddenly there was a cry from the gateway ; and the khalifas started ushering everyone to one side . |
| 12 | Mortimer himself killed two or three , moving with a sort of mechanical fluidity , ignoring everything but each man whom he targeted . |
| 13 | There is a further cause-effect or condition-effect relation to be noted , but it will be best to do so after noting one between causal circumstance and effect , implied already . |
| 14 | The cud is thoroughly masticated — the jaw can move from side to side as well as up and down — before it is finally passed into the digestive system where the job of extracting everything of nutritive value will be carried out . |
| 15 | Credit giant Barclaycard said fear of unemployment is forcing one in three card holders to slash spending . |
| 16 | It is a truism to say that nobody likes paying anything for any service . |
| 17 | She wo n't mind accepting something of that kind from the Pack , I know , and I 'm sure she 'll enjoy having you decorate the cottage for Christmas for her . ’ |
| 18 | Gordon eats a pub lunch , meticulously coating everything in brown sauce , salt , pepper , vinegar and lemon juice to the amusement of all . |
| 19 | And technologists have applied scientific theories with some spectacular results : generating everything from nuclear power to moon rockets to holographs of the Eiffel Tower on Rice Krispies packets . |
| 20 | Critical for hooking Alphas and VAXes , DEC said the platform would be protocol-independent , capable of handling everything from multi-vendor PC LANs to multi-vendor mainframes . |
| 21 | That 's about a busful , but the chances of ever getting everyone in one bus to a Leeds game are virtually nil — unless the Travel Club starts all-in deals via New Zealand , Australia , Canada , the USA , Israel , Sweden , Norway , Denmark , Germany , Dublin , Liverpool , Congleton , York and Bradford . |
| 22 | Also Bach 's Magnificat is clearly the work of a genius at white-heat , whilst Kuhnau 's score(s) , if lacking nothing in sheer inspiration , exhibit nothing like the extraordinary level of Bach 's individuality and imagination . |
| 23 | While most of us would admit to having hurt another person deliberately , we recoil in horror from the thought of subjecting someone to extreme pain for impersonal reasons . |
| 24 | If you want to keep Pimelodus pictus with small fish , you might find you can get away with it in a densely planted tank , so long as the Pims are getting plenty of other food to eat . |
| 25 | She 's not young for a first baby , of course , but she 's getting plenty of good food , so should soon get built up . ’ |
| 26 | His letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey , one which few Europeans had as yet made , and his anticipation of getting plenty of big game hunting on the way . |
| 27 | The only problem was the London Paddington to Liverpool train did n't run from the expected start station , it started from Reading instead of from Paddington , so if you were expecting somebody on that train , well they may not have , may not have been on that one if they er were actually starting from Paddington , otherwise no problems on the buses . |
| 28 | It 's just one example of where the British Red Cross training can be integrated into the national curriculum teaching everything from first aid to hazards in the home . |
| 29 | We have a backlog of sites awaiting shelters , but would give priority to providing one at this location if you consider that this would be helpful . |
| 30 | Not having a copy of Class War : Britain 's Most Unruly Tabloid to hand , and doubtful of getting one at short notice , I ask if he has the telephone number . |