Example sentences of "[vb -s] [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now as he comes out of the roundabout he starts overtaking down the offside of those vehicles . |
| 2 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Yanto continued , ‘ Selwyn starts pulling out the bucket from under me . |
| 3 | From the customer 's point of view , buying now on credit does save any increase in price that would take place between now and ( say ) whenever he finishes paying off the loan . |
| 4 | Versace dazzled with psychedelic prints , Dolce & Gabbana sent corsets disguised as frocks shrieking down the catwalk and even the conservative Genny showed micro-skirted green and orange checks instead of the restrained tailoring that made them , made Milan … made Italy the world 's leading fashion force . |
| 5 | Not only does Buffon try to relegate the pleasure of watching kittens at play to the level of a childish amusement , but he also suggests that this play is malicious because it involves acting out the killing of prey — the very skill for which mankind domesticated the cat in the first place . |
| 6 | Harvesting of clean white worm simply involves picking up the pebbles and dipping them in a small container of cold water . |
| 7 | Mr Scott says turning back the clock to when Thornaby had its own town council , salaried professional officers and support services is no longer credible . |
| 8 | No , I think he he says taking over the car lease . |
| 9 | It simply intends contracting out the printing of its newspaper , which occupies a very small part of the work undertaken by the department . |
| 10 | John is quite a character and loves his role which includes shouting out the news four times a day . |
| 11 | This includes breaking up the worm clumps by agitation with a stick and then thoroughly washing the worms under a slow-flowing tap for at least five minutes . |
| 12 | Anyone who fancies taking up the challenge should contact Jim McCartney at Precision Studios . |
| 13 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
| 14 | It requires acting out the change in one 's own being and conduct so that it can take effect in the appropriate sphere . |
| 15 | Harnessing an idea and transforming its potential into reality requires turning around the thinking of many people holding claim to resources needed to fuel an idea 's growth ( financing , information , human resources ) . |
| 16 | But because she keeps breaking down the details remain confused . |
| 17 | Another attempt to save the inductivist programme involves giving up the idea of ascribing probabilities to scientific laws and theories . |
| 18 | She remembers running up the aisle , but mass had ended . |
| 19 | If this advice is ignored , the torque of the seven-foot-diameter propeller , and the airflow it sends corkscrewing down the fuselage and acting on the large fin , causes the relatively light 207 to suddenly aim for the left-hand side of the runway . |
| 20 | The secret of Shirley 's success lies in the fact that the tears she sends rolling down the cheek are prompted by laughter , but tinged with the searing kind of sadness associated with unfulfilled hopes . |
| 21 | Unfortunately for those of a nervous DOSposition ( rotten pun , I know ) the FastLynx package has no install utility , so setting up the device drivers to enable what amounts to a two machine network involves rolling up the sleeves and getting stuck into editing a file or two . |
| 22 | This involves breathing in the air you have just breathed out . |
| 23 | That means looking up the tide tables to see the times of high and low water and the tidal stream list to find the maximum rates . |
| 24 | This implies splitting up the data for each time period ( each day , say ) , into that relating to the individual outstanding futures contracts . |
| 25 | Well I have n't said , her , heard anybody say anything about the grand old tradition of switching on the television set , and I 've a horrible feeling that er that th that the one day in the year when people want to get together with their families probably means switching off the television set . |
| 26 | It also means sorting out the cash . |
| 27 | The eastern extremity of the spit is not greatly affected by waves from the south-west , but comes under the influence of north-east winds blowing down the Solent . |
| 28 | But the great grave ocean comes climbing up the beach . |
| 29 | The reply comes zooming down the phone : ‘ Of course , dear , we 'll understand — do n't think another thought about it — we 're just looking forward to seeing you , and we 'll be in touch nearer the time , dear … ’ |
| 30 | Under the new arrangement , CNP anticipates taking over the business later in the year . |