Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the [adj] conclusion " in BNC.
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| 1 | This experiment was quickly followed up by others using protein synthesis inhibitors , all essentially leading to the same conclusion — that if protein synthesis was prevented during the period over which an animal was trained , or for up to about an hour subsequently , then although the animal could learn the task , when tested on it some time later — say the next day — it behaved as if it were naïve . |
| 2 | The nearest he gets to his usual form is during a discussion about the Mondays ' donation to the Hard Rock Café , coming to the grinning conclusion he should send ‘ a bong made from a Boddingtons beer tin , a packet of Rizla , some tinfoil , an empty skag packet and the sheet me and Bez slept on when we shared a flat together . |
| 3 | The telephone increases the likelihood of jumping to the wrong conclusions . |
| 4 | As so often in this story of my own anorexia nervosa , I find myself arriving at the same conclusion , the same central statement : it could have worked for some people , but it did n't work for me . |
| 5 | As I made my way home and tried to comprehend the logic of taking another batsman on board , I kept arriving at the same conclusion — that I 'd be better off out of it . |
| 6 | An article by David Stewart-Hunter of Saatchi reviewed the available ( limited ) research , and discussed examples of both successful and unsuccessful humour , before arriving at the inevitable conclusion that you ca n't generalize about it . |