Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Growth is occurring in remote and completely rural counties , as well as in counties that are partly urban or dominated by nearby metropolitan centres , but the south and west are increasing the fastest . |
| 2 | The maximum number of new shares which may be issued under the schemes is restricted to 5% of the issued ordinary share capital over the first five years ending in 1991 and thereafter 3% over any three year period . |
| 3 | A combination of vulnerable classes or groups living in vulnerable and ecologically marginal areas in many cases causes a failure to create sufficient income for food to feed themselves . |
| 4 | They started training in 1986 and initially spent 36 weeks on block-release at college learning basic engineering skills , fabrication , machining , fitting and basic electrical work . |
| 5 | One device introduced to create harmonic stress was that of writing in two or more different keys or modes at the same time — to write bitonal and polytonal music . |
| 6 | In almost every chapter and section I have found it convenient to say things about crime writing in general and sometimes the art of fiction in particular . |
| 7 | This was as elementary as his lesson to Hoomey : from the side of the bath he put his foot on the back of Jazz 's head as he came to the side , and stepped in , taking Jazz 's head with him , forcing in abrupt and most accomplished somersault . |
| 8 | Though the majority of youth continued outwardly to behave in a conformist manner , the growth in numerous big cities of deliberately non-conformist and sometimes actively oppositionist youth groups delighting in physical as well as verbal attacks on Hitler Youth brigades , wearing ‘ western ’ clothes , aping English mannerisms , and listening to jazz , showed that Nazism was losing ground among what had been its strongest area of support . |
| 9 | At -30°C up to 90% of their body water became ice , which formed mainly in intercellular spaces , resulting in high but apparently non-lethal concentrations of solutes within the cells . |
| 10 | Problems were encountered when personnel officials — generally lacking in senior and especially Board status — were being asked to advertise for , interview , help select and then appoint executives to positions considerably higher than those they held themselves . |
| 11 | I was getting in deeper and deeper with my lies . |
| 12 | Bill Barnes took off with two others , one I believe was Orr , and had climbed to about 2,000 feet after making contact with the Malta Tower who told them the raid was coming in low and very fast . ’ |
| 13 | Surveys of top pay are coming in thick and fast . |
| 14 | I imagine that shortly after Bill and Ricky have arrived , the other guests will start coming in thick and fast . |
| 15 | Replies are coming in thick and fast to the invitations , and as yet there have been no refusals — the charm of McBride and his way with words will undoubtedly see that there will be a full quota on parade . |
| 16 | THE JOKES are still coming in thick and fast from young readers . |
| 17 | ENTRIES have been coming in thick and fast for the Northern Echo Schools Cricket Competition . |
| 18 | A Kentish hegemony in south-east England at this time is not , therefore , wholly out of the question , and Offa 's intention in intervening in 784–5 and thereafter may have been to gain mastery of it and contain it . |