Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a [adv] [adj] manner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , when it , when it is irrational it is operating either under the influence of the id or it 's overwhelmed by some external circumstances that it just ca n't understand the controls , therefore making all the wrong decisions and acting in a completely inadequate manner . |
| 2 | More simply , a crack on the head is what you get for acting in a perfectly natural manner . |
| 3 | The centre-piece was a perspiring bloke who was plainly at the end of his tether and at the other end of the tatty tether was a huge hairy bundle who 'd decided he was now one of the family and acting in a suitably demented manner ; noise effects included whoops , cheers , shrieks , curses , admonitions and deep explosive barks which provided punctuation in the manner of the cannon fire in the 1812 Overture . |
| 4 | I am acting in a purely professional manner . ’ ? |
| 5 | ‘ I am acting in a purely professional manner . |
| 6 | I am acting in a purely professional manner ’ |
| 7 | I am acting in a purely professional manner . |
| 8 | ‘ If you want me with you for a business meeting , ’ she protested huskily , ‘ you 're not acting in a very businesslike manner ! ’ |
| 9 | While the document lists a number of legislative options , it makes a powerful case for the introduction of a prohibition system , along the lines of Article 86 , to complement the proposals for restrictive trades practices previously put forward , and operating in a broadly similar manner . |
| 10 | When , pulses racing in a most disturbing manner , she tried to withdraw her arm his grip tightened , and he slanted her a glance from beneath long thick lashes that held a distinct challenge . |
| 11 | Do n't speak too quickly but do not ‘ overmouth ’ words by speaking in an exaggeratedly slow manner . |
| 12 | As the child became more demanding in a more unpleasant manner the mother would respond negatively until a long sequence of shouting and hitting would develop . |
| 13 | ‘ Henry tells me , ’ Donald was saying in a carefully conversational manner , ‘ that you 've had a touch of the old … polyneuritis ! ’ |
| 14 | The bourgeoisie as a class found enormous difficulty in combining getting and spending in a morally satisfactory manner , just as it failed to solve the equivalent material problem , how to secure a succession of equally dynamic and capable businessmen within the same family , a fact which increased the role of daughters , who could introduce new blood into the business complex . |
| 15 | Jenny added , glancing in a somewhat disconcerted manner towards the back door . |
| 16 | The two older children were playing some board game and arguing in a fairly friendly manner . |
| 17 | I have seen the ladies of Rye doing their shopping in the High Street every morning , carrying large market baskets , and bumping into each other in narrow doorways , and talking in a very animated manner … |
| 18 | With the professors ' backing , disaffected St Petersburg students tried to set up a " free university " at the beginning of 1862 , but they gave up the attempt after a month when the government arrested a professor for lecturing in a supposedly provocative manner on the upcoming national millennium . |