Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb base] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The action of the film was eclipsed by some of motor racing enthusiast McQueen 's off-screen dramas , setting his Savoy Hotel room alight while trying to prepare himself a hamburger , driving at speed into the hotel 's small forecourt and screeching into a U-turn — by hitting a large puddle on the way and drenching other guests — and overturning his car while racing , against the film studio 's orders , resulting in a cut lip , which mean rescheduling some scenes . |
| 2 | It 's little bits of progress like that which make riding young horses so much fun . |
| 3 | However , since joint production and ( more clearly ) joint marketing is much more likely to create the undesirable anticompetitive effects which cause concern than joint R&D is , it seems reasonable to insist that firms which propose extending joint activities beyond R&D must bear the burden of proving that such extensions are in the public interest . |
| 4 | The only difference you will notice in normal LIFESPAN operation is that transactions which involve reading offlined modules will take longer than usual , as the modules must first be brought back online . |
| 5 | Nonetheless , commentators say that while SCSI-2 will alleviate transaction processing problems , it is insufficient to handle multi-media applications which involve moving full-motion video images on a network . |
| 6 | You feel that you 're a bit of burden on your friends , perhaps , because you ca n't go to the pub and buy a round of drinks , because you 're bit of a drag on a lot of activities which involve spending some sort of money . |
| 7 | In the liver , larvae cause focal haemorrhages and eosinophilic tracts which resolve leaving whitish areas of fibrosis . |
| 8 | In addition to normal responsibilities , which include making new investments , approaching new potential customers and keeping existing customers happy , Mr Queen says that they have been trying to educate the professional community to recognise when a company is going to need more working capital . |
| 9 | I mean what do washing each day if you want to if you want to clean the walls , want to do |