Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In physics terms it is using up some of its energy of motion ( its kinetic energy , as we say ) in doing work against gravity in climbing the hump . |
| 2 | That 's how much memory you had , to start with , three hundred and twenty thousand bytes and that 's how much you 've got left , two hundred and eight thousand bytes i if you 've got a spreadsheet in memory so it 's using up some of the memory . |
| 3 | The other part of your homework I 've given you to do , is to write down all of the intervals that you can possibly have . |
| 4 | One of the simplest things to do is to work off some of the tension by walking to the interview if at all possible . |
| 5 | Anyway , at half time , Geoff 's standing right at the back of the London Road — and at the back there you can see down to the tea place underneath because some bugger 's smashed out some of the asbestos bit along the back . |
| 6 | By using the relatively new and rather powerful transactions cost analytical approach , combined with conventional and radical approaches within organisation theory , and insights from the sociology of work , combined with the results from recent empirical work on the introduction of new technology , the intention is to set out some of the possibilities and choices about the use of new technology at work , indicating the different pay-offs to particular groups , and suggesting that the outcomes in specific cases will depend not just on the technology itself but on the strategy and power of the various interested parties . |
| 7 | Blood is made up millions of cells . |
| 8 | After the usual cost-trimming exercises have been accomplished the only thing left to do is to sell off some of the most profitable parts to raise cash . |
| 9 | ‘ A botanical illustrator who 's retired here is filling in some of the gaps in our plant and tree records . |
| 10 | The purpose of this chapter is to fill out certain of the areas of the study of crime which have been discussed or referred to in earlier chapters , and to provide readings or extracts from original sociological work in this field . |
| 11 | Bethpage , New York-based Grumman Corp may be looking for computer-related acquisitions , but in the meantime , it is to use up some of its cash pile by spending up to $100m buying in its own shares . |
| 12 | The idea is to mop up some of the surplus spending power that is causing inflation . |
| 13 | It is easy to see that studying the growth and modifiability of neurons is a much harder task than describing them in the state you normally find them , so it is not surprising that much less is known , and all I can do here is to point out some of the interesting possibilities that are opening up . |
| 14 | ‘ I started as a player in pro football in 1953 and what I 'm trying to do now is put back some of the enjoyment I 've had from the game , ’ he added . |
| 15 | A MYSTERY buyer is to take over one of Edinburgh 's leading shopping centres . |
| 16 | The worrying fact is that serious over-use is drying up some of our rivers and natural underground water levels . |
| 17 | The first thing most people do when they diet is to cut out many of the foods they like . |