Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ventured upon deck the first morning , and was approached by not one but three potential beaux , each with his hair curled and exuding a powerful odour of bergamot . |
| 2 | Such a division is purely a literary convenience and each of the topics must be seen as intertwined and forming a complex whole . |
| 3 | A conveyancer is just as much dependent upon being well organised and having a methodical mind as upon his or her knowledge of the law . |
| 4 | He paused during a hectic sightseeing tour of London to add : ‘ We 're shattered but having a great time . ’ |
| 5 | Like destroying all the paintings one 's ever done and making a new start . |
| 6 | For sequential interviews you need all your wits about you , which means being thoroughly well prepared and getting a decent night 's sleep beforehand so your energy does not flag ! |
| 7 | At the top they emerged into the more inhabited regions , the mirrors at every corridor corner brightly polished and reflecting a pale light . |
| 8 | The system uses a gas burner to heat the spraying sheet , thereby changing the way in which the drops are formed and producing a narrow drop-size spectrum , with few small particles . |
| 9 | The death of Gay News provoked a considerable growth in out-of-London calls for information no longer available in that magazine 's supplement , while at the same time making it far more difficult for us to obtain the information the callers needed and throwing an internal emphasis on that side of our work . |
| 10 | Throughout this time the fourteen-year-old Mozart was writing and performing music , hearing other music performed and seeing the local sights . |
| 11 | The babies were developing properly and being well stimulated and doing the right things at the right age and they were really coping well . |
| 12 | It has to be admitted that the railway has passed through a period of financial difficulty but now appears to be settled and operating a successful service of trains . |
| 13 | One solution is a system of fully age-related rebates , reflecting the true costs involved and removing the current bias . |
| 14 | You should practise saying goodbye , thanking the interviewer , shaking his ? her hand if it is proffered and making a confident exit . |
| 15 | But here he was , still sitting in his chair ( and looking as though he wished he were n't ) whilst her mother stood on the hearth-rug , arms folded and wearing a furious expression . |
| 16 | How do we develop systems that are sensitive to the needs of users as well as the expressed needs of practitioners ? and , How do we maintain the practitioners ' interest when the need for change is identified but managing a planned process of change will take time ? |
| 17 | The guidebook features a number of recommended cycle routes in the Garden of Amsterdam , each one tried and tested and giving the approximate distance and time you should allow to cover the journey at a leisurely pace . |
| 18 | Now Buxtehude is something of a Mecca for other traffic planners paying tribute to what has been achieved and taking the Verkehrsberuhigung message back to their own communities . |
| 19 | It 's the old chaps in this country who get to pull on their boots and leave the women behind to a fate of wearing beige coats , having their hair permed and choosing a new tartan plastic cover for the Radio Times from the newsagent when they pick up their People 's Friend . |
| 20 | Five tenders were returned and following a thorough examination by the team , the bid of Ericsson was selected for recommendation . |