Example sentences of "of its [noun] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truck climbed steeply , the sound of its engine echoing back from thick forest . |
| 2 | Fully restored flour mill with much of its machinery dating back to 1730 . |
| 3 | Both these auditory cues should become associated with food and acquire conditioned reinforcing properties , but by virtue of its onset occurring in relatively close proximity to the food , the tone is likely to acquire somewhat more power than the clicker . |
| 4 | Sun Microsystems Inc management estimates it is spending 10%-15% of its revenues moving over to Unix SVR4 : that must mean , that when the exercise is over , it will be rolling in cash . |
| 5 | Just over the edge of the cliff the most wonderful flower of all was growing , roots and leaves out of reach on the rocky perpendicular , but the blue spangle of its bloom poking up invitingly at the jagged rim of the cliff . |
| 6 | Because of the specialist nature of the hospital , patients come from all over the country and the CAB spends much of its time chasing up patients ' benefits , contacting DHSS offices all over the country . |
| 7 | This sparrow-sized bird is dull brown and grey in colour , and since it spends much of its time scurrying around on the ground , it often looks more like a mouse than a bird . |