Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun pl] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are more complex isolated actions performed by only one part of the body , such as bending a knee , bringing one hand to the mouth , or using the fingers individually as in pointing , or picking up objects . |
| 2 | Using the elements rather than fuel to generate power is why yachtsmen prefer sailing yachts to motor boats . |
| 3 | If you allow yourself to become fearful of certain chemicals and imagine that they are harming you , you will just be perpetuating the problems rather than solving them . |
| 4 | It is much easier to lean further forward before attempting to rise or , if this is not possible , try bringing the feet back so they are almost under the body . |
| 5 | As I unravelled the yarn , I wound it loosely around a single bed headboard , knitting the ends together as I went along . |
| 6 | Those arguing for more fundamental change , tackling the causes rather than merely the symptoms of social distress , utilize categories embracing wider sections of society , extending from the still limited concept of the ‘ bottom third ’ to wider notions of the ‘ public ’ and ‘ citizens ’ . |
| 7 | Disliking the Tories more than he disliked Labour , he declared that on the defeat of Baldwin 's Government in the new Parliament , the King should ask MacDonald to form an administration , which he and his fellow Liberals would keep in office as long as it avoided extremist policies . |
| 8 | However , this comment conflicts with statements made back in September , when the company said it was saddened by users employing the handsets solely as cordless phones and not taking advantage of the Rabbit network . |
| 9 | Over the last twenty years or so , one of the things that 's slipped has been those kind of things and I believe and Peter may disagree with me , but a lot of the have been because of the commercial fact that the thing that is now driving the newspapers more than anything else is , is the advertising and advertising revenues and that drives the style of newspapers and stories that are written . |
| 10 | We describe in the next section methods for building contigs which rely on ordering the probes rather than the clones . |
| 11 | ‘ She wo n't be alone , ’ Jenna said quickly , rushing the words out before good sense got the better of her . |
| 12 | Behind John Malalas ' tale there is probably a Seleucid version presenting the Jews simply as rebels against the authority of Antiochus IV , but it is not a version we can use in any responsible way for the reconstruction of the events ( E. Bickerman , Byzantion 21 ( 1951 ) , 63–83 ) . |
| 13 | But still , he stayed out there shovelling , confounding the pessimists even though his task was clearly hopeless . |
| 14 | Rather than sending the children out when the adults want to talk , it may be that a neighbour could make sure to include them in an outing to give the child time to talk to them . |
| 15 | They acknowledged the stressfulness of the family situation but wanted help toward removing the stresses rather than to have George removed from the home . |
| 16 | You will probably be surprised at what a different experience it is actually speaking the words rather than running through them in your head . |
| 17 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
| 18 | The only time it wo n't fall over you is when it 's full of clothes , but the problem is opening the door and getting the clothes in before it falls on you . |
| 19 | That 's why you should join , why he 's getting the girls like cos you 're going |
| 20 | On the other , simultaneously , He moves across the surface of the sea : upon the face , riding the waves even as He creates them , surfing the world into existence . |
| 21 | He ruled with justice and mercy , befriending the Moors rather than seeking to overpower them with his presence . |
| 22 | But they were kept going in it , rather perhaps at the discretion of those running the schemes rather than to throw them out , and as a result we did not have a scrap of vandalism in the area during the whole of the summer holidays . |
| 23 | Darlington Ramblers spokesman Alan Hutchinson , who has accused the committee of favouring landowners in contentious rights of way issues , said the suggested change at Cleatlam skirting the fields rather than crossing them would offer inferior views and be longer . |
| 24 | Gibbon launched a three-pronged attack from the north , north-west and west , cutting the Indians down as they stumbled from their lodges . |
| 25 | Harvest the seeds in July-August by cutting the seedheads just before the first seeds start to fall , and hanging them over a tray in a dry airy place . |
| 26 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 27 | This will not be easy , and , where the seller has solved the problem of infringement by obtaining a licence , or redesigning the goods so as to put an end to the infringement , there may not be any other damage suffered in any event . |
| 28 | The government rejects this approach , however , both on the grounds of cost , and of the danger of exhausting the aquifers faster than they would be replenished . |
| 29 | If the text is shorter than the width of the block reduce the width to that of the text by dragging the handles in before you copy the text . |
| 30 | ‘ We used to go down to the park on Sunday afternoons , taking the children down when they were very young . |