Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Now I am twittering on about buying a new workshop , equipping it with this or that kind of planer/thicknesser , getting this or that panel saw .
2 They 're making so much noise I think we could be in danger of being moved on for creating a public disturbance . ’
3 But what a thing to happen so close from home when you 're on for winning the Open !
4 AN Ulster school is considering action against its town 's deputy mayor for saying it should be shut down for teaching a new sex education project .
5 Corydoras ' barbels can wear down through using a coarse , sharp substrate , but I think your problem is bacterial .
6 In this sense , pluralism has for some become something of an Aunt Sally , to be knocked down through juxtaposing the idealised equal distribution of power assumed in pluralist theory with the actual inequalities in the distribution of power found in Western liberal democracies .
7 The photographs of school-children under fire in Beirut , of pupils piling into tin shacks for lessons in Namibia , of students reading ( in between sinking a new well and sowing next year 's crop ) in Laos , give off that same feeling of excitement as the Oxford students .
8 The focal point of this hotel is its fabulous pool and poolside bar set among lovely gardens where you can relax in between visiting the many attractions of the area .
9 ‘ Bill ’ , weighed an astonishing 1,157.5 kg just before he was put down after suffering a broken leg in an accident en route to the Chicago World Fair for exhibition in 1933 . ’
10 In a home match against Huddersfield Town , Newcastle were 3–2 down after conceding a questionable penalty to the visitors .
11 Speaking about the deal , Senseless Things manager Adrian Boss told NME : ‘ We want to make the most of this deal and maximise the opportunities that come along with having a worldwide deal .
12 We believe that at least partial answers to these questions will emerge later in this book — we shall certainly return to them — but a few brief comments are worth setting down before closing the present chapter .
13 Designed by and for top cyclists , it provides a high level of comfort and durability but should be worn in before undertaking a long journey .
14 The circumstances in which a break with the past and the need for a fresh start come about vary from country to country , but in almost every case in modern times countries have a Constitution for the very simple and elementary reason that they wanted , for some reason , to begin again and so they put down in writing the main outline , at least , of their proposed system of government .
15 He blamed the European Community being preoccupied with keeping farm gate prices down without applying the same rules to pubs and shops .
16 There are dangers in over emphasising a particular set of test scores in that the results may not be replicated in future years and all sorts of qualifiers will need to be introduced .
17 Keen to integrate the building into everyday life , he has made a diagonal route through it to encourage its use as a short-cut , and has redesigned the square outside , down to recreating the original pattern of Roman paving .
18 But this comes down to saying no more than that the dog eats the meat not the eggplant .
19 But we almost got down to saying the other day that probably need to have an action plan or a structure for the pre-meeting as well .
20 Left to their own devices , most roses tend to develop new growth into which they direct their sap and energy , bear bloom , and which then — as it becomes old and tired — gradually either becomes starved , by-passed , neglected and finally aborted as the plant constantly turns its attention to new growth , or it develops a barky exterior layer as it settles down to becoming no more than a main road communicating between the raw material goods received from the warehouse in the soil and the production factory upstairs — quite often , a very long way upstairs .
21 Then that thirdly , it it would need to help fulfil the economic objectives or the employment needs of the receiving authority which which I guess in in many respects boils down to nominating a particular authority or authorities if if you like .
22 Creating a country-style look in your home is not just down to selecting the appropriate paint colours and fabrics .
23 McGeechan puts that down to identifying the likely lads early and raising their sights to higher planes .
24 Too many women have been brain-washed for centuries in to accepting the old saying : 'A son 's a son till he gets him a wife , but a daughter 's a daughter all her life . ’
25 ‘ We recognise all the work that goes in to promoting a greener Middlesbrough and what we are doing here will hopefully strengthen that community involvement . ’
26 I am also aware of the work put in to securing a new Glasgow Office — thanks to you and your colleagues for all that you have done at local level .
27 Hardy was a hot favourite before the fight and did not let a sell-out crowd down by producing the expected victory .
28 That was deemed to be 15 seconds too long , Sam was penalised one shot then bowed out in a play-off to old foe Mark ‘ Jesse ’ James who gunned him down by holing an outrageous downhill put on the self-same green the following evening .
29 Notification of an address change can be down by returning the original Certificate of Registration with a note of any change to the Aircraft Registration Section — and there is no charge for an amended certificate .
30 Plucky ‘ Wendy 's a plucky kid , and we could n't let her down by giving the wrong vibes .
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