Example sentences of "[det] [adv] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are a fish who basically lives and breathes in water , but who occasionally ventures on land , perhaps to cross from one mud puddle to another thereby surviving a drought , you might benefit not just from half a lung but from one-hundredth of a lung . |
| 2 | This possibly presenting a problem , which is n't that common , would be minimum of two to three metres away , but where exactly ? |
| 3 | With a stranger it is not easy to explore all these aspects–before starting a conversation . |
| 4 | Combined with this went an active physical life — fencing , rowing , and above all riding , the latter perhaps reflecting a feeling that he looked better on horseback than on foot , for his body was rather too long in proportion to his legs . |
| 5 | I ca n't believe you 're telling me the truth because that would mean if everybody worked overtime on that basis , we 'd all still making a profit . |
| 6 | The first course will be run at Plas-Y-Brenin in November for those already holding a winter mountain leader award . |
| 7 | But it does n't seem to apply to those already making a mint . |
| 8 | In more recent times the potential of bilingual education not only for a social elite as was traditionally the case but also for the disadvantaged and/or those already possessing a degree of bilingualism from pre-school experience has been much discussed and researched . |
| 9 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
| 10 | There is something in that actually charging a percent it gives you an option that you could do something which would mean that the option was n't cancelled . |