Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [v-ing] a [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Corydoras ' barbels can wear down through using a coarse , sharp substrate , but I think your problem is bacterial . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | In a home match against Huddersfield Town , Newcastle were 3–2 down after conceding a questionable penalty to the visitors . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | There was certainly a note of concern in my father 's voice but it was overlaid with annoyance , as if I 'd let him down by finding a dead body . |
| 16 | Thus the propositional schema " x is a man " can be appropriately filled in by inserting a proper name , say " Jones " , in the place occupied by the variable , yielding a meaningful proposition whose truth-value happens to be true . |
| 17 | Bernhard Langer got the first blow in by hitting a great second shot over the Swilcan Burn at the first hole to only a few inches , about a foot I guess , and birdied to go one nearer the lead . |
| 18 | Then you can move on towards making a stable relationship with someone your own age if that is what you feel you need and want . |
| 19 | I was playing against the West Indies and I scored eight off a Cummins over without hitting a four , and for Natal |I 've build some 80s and 90s that have been matchwinning performances , but this time I 've just got far too excited ’ . |
| 20 | The nineteen charges read out to Mr How cover fraud , deception and theft through to running an unautherised investment business . |
| 21 | Could not believe he expected to get it through without having a formal appraisal system . |
| 22 | Prevent the garden pool from freezing over by placing a rubber ball on top . |
| 23 | And the other thing is that it 's er a wide syllabus is fine as long as you 're not expected to go in any depth , but you 're expected to go sort of both , a broad syllabus and into a little bit of depth more than perhaps erm I mean in effect I mean you 're not far off of covering A level psychology at this at tha the level we 're going to . |
| 24 | You will need to turn the water off before disconnecting an existing basin. , either at the mains stopcock or at the valves on the pipes leading from the cold water system . |
| 25 | The way is steep , rough and loose in places but eventually eases off before giving an enjoyable scramble up to the two rocky summit tors . |
| 26 | Al Mutahm has been off since springing a big surprise in a Group Three at Ascot back in April and this trip is probably a bare minimum for him over hurdles . |
| 27 | ‘ So I 'm terribly sorry , but I wo n't be able to c — ’ I break off on hearing a low moan then an uninterrupted wailing noise , followed by the gnashing of elderly dentures , the grinding of elderly cheek muscles , the solid thud of arthritic knees hitting tufted twistpile , some steady gasping and choking noises , then worst of all , the terrible silence of a condemned committee member : |
| 28 | The equipment can perform a wide range of control functions , from simply turning a pump on and off to supervising a complete oil refinery . |
| 29 | External angles can be finished off by fitting a rebated angle moulding down the corner . |
| 30 | If a gloomy mood descended on him , he could shake it off by taking a long walk in the direction of the most barren stretch of beach , out over the dunes . |