Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] the various [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The festive period this year is a good time for seeking out the various shapes or figures in the Moon , for its phase grows ( waxes ) from first quarter on 23 December to full on 30 December . |
| 2 | Each player in these groups was engaged for his or her ability to perform one type of role , therefore the playing was predictable because there was a particular way of acting out the various situations . |
| 3 | In fact , adding up the various amounts , the social welfare gain is the shaded area FQLK in total . |
| 4 | However , he was quite correct in assuming she would not contact the person who had phoned her until she was sure he was well out of the way , so she set to work in sorting out the various tasks to be done . |
| 5 | He blithely led his guests to the picture-window framing the classic ‘ dreaming spires ’ view of the city , pointing out the various features , distinguishing the cathedral from St Mary 's , Merton from Magdalen , the fantastic lacework of All Souls from the monastic sobriety of New College . |
| 6 | Nona and Peter wandered by the river , with Peter pointing out the various features that interested him . |
| 7 | Already he 's spent more than £100 on chicken wire and spent hours collecting up the various fillings . |
| 8 | Our ignorance of the methods makes if difficult to establish accurate estimates of the effort involved in carrying out the various tasks ; we may at least gain some idea of the order of magnitude of the work . |
| 9 | Selling off the family silver , and look what we 're gon na have to do with that year You have criticised those for setting up the various units , and giving them target for . |
| 10 | The working groups will look at particular topics , consider the existing legislation and help prepare a discussion document for wider public consultation setting out the various options for reform . |
| 11 | The point is that preference rules give a justification for choosing any well-formed grouping structure which the circumstances of the text seem to warrant ; they provide a guide to weighing up the various claims of syntax , informational focus , prosodic shape and so on . |