Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [v-ing] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor does using a skinhead backdrop — not all skins are Nazis . |
| 2 | I can see the town airport from where I am , indeed I can touch its tarmac with a digit thrust through the chain-link fence — all that separates it from the Lofleiđ3ir — but to get from here to there is not so easy , and involves taking a bus into town and back out again or taking a taxi . |
| 3 | The Pathfinder Platoon is the only brigade sub-unit to use this free-fall technique , Which enhances the chances of avoiding detection and involves leaving the aircraft at heights of up to 25,000 feet , followed by a long free-fall descent and then landing using steerable parachutes . |
| 4 | It is believed that the discharging system used for grain removal is unique and involves removing the grain and transporting it to the mill without having to remove the boat 's hatch covers . |
| 5 | The plan centres on the so-called insulae ( the natural islands of which the whole of Venice is made up ) and involves raising the ground level in certain places to a height that will prevent the less severe but more frequent flooding . |
| 6 | The first is lexicon-based and involves storing a list of the allowed words . |
| 7 | The Census In the United Kingdom , this is held every ten years ( i.e. 1961 , 1971 , 1981 ) , and involves distributing a questionnaire to every household . |
| 8 | And every now and again he probably gets a shade nervous at keeping cash under the floor-boards or wherever he puts it , and starts spreading the load . ’ |
| 9 | Lepine turns around and starts spraying the students in the front rows with gunfire . |
| 10 | At first Murdoch followed the Thomson path : no-nonsense colonial boy muscles into sleepy British business and starts raising the dust . |
| 11 | Certain of the Kings Quest series have been criticised as being too ‘ twee ’ and sugary — KQ VI is basically a ‘ fairy tale ’ but the storyline is much firmer than previous titles and avoids making the teeth grind and the stomach curdle ! |
| 12 | The famous sequence where the heroine can not stop thinking about the blood-stained knife , and keeps overhearing the word ‘ knife ’ in her father 's newsagent 's shop , is also an unparalleled use of sound technique . |
| 13 | What characterises oral societies , and justifies drawing the distinction between them and ‘ literate ’ societies , is that ‘ all beliefs , and values , all forms of knowledge , are communicated between individuals in face-to-face contact ; and , as distinct from the material content of the cultural tradition , whether it be cave-paintings or hand-axes , they are stored only in human memory ’ ( ibid. p. 29 ) . |
| 14 | Like many of us , leading TV and Radio personality , Anthea Turner has fine hair and finds styling a nightmare . |
| 15 | She riles you and enjoys getting a rise out of you . |
| 16 | Mr McNeill said he has had been reading the Belfast Telegraph for years and enjoys doing the crossword first , perusing the television viewing and then gets around to reading the news . |
| 17 | Use the back of a rake to break down lumps , and check the surface for slopes , lumps and follows using a batten and spirit level . |
| 18 | Flipping through the pages of a notebook is quicker than scrolling through a large spreadsheet and makes finding a location or cell far easier . |
| 19 | Union with God for the Christian does not mean recognising oneself as part of God ( ‘ self-realisation ’ ) but means becoming a member of God 's family by adoption . |