Example sentences of "[prep] writing or [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the literal meaning of writing or drawing about whores , it may be applied nowadays to practically anything which affects the senses and excites sexual associations . |
| 2 | This was the case in their technique of writing or drawing on photos , or photographing bits of reality , like J.A . |
| 3 | This was the case in their technique of writing or drawing on photos , or photographing bits of reality — like J. A. Boiffard 's telescopically enlarged shot of a big toe ( Le Gros Orteil ) — which seem primarily to be ( in this case phallic ) signifiers . |
| 4 | The action of writing or speaking somehow opens us to change . ) |
| 5 | an elaborately artificial style of writing or speaking which was fashionable in the late 16th and early 17th centuries . |
| 6 | I have suggested that the channels for the light can be made strong through effort , training and discipline ; this is mainly for a particular purpose , such as writing or singing . |
| 7 | In many cases , freelance staff , hired to perform a particular task such as writing or modifying a specific computer program , will be deemed to be self-employed . |
| 8 | However , with stand magnifiers , the restricted space under the lens does not permit activities such as writing or sewing to be undertaken while the lens is being held . |
| 9 | The plaintiff might be an author who is prevented by his injuries from writing or completing a book or there might have been high unemployment in the area and large redundancies in the company that had employed the plaintiff . |
| 10 | A horizontal stoke — in writing or printing to mark a break in sense , omitted letters or words , etc . |
| 11 | The higher-level activity itself can , of course , become automatised , and whereas in the case of skills such as riding a bicycle or tying shoelaces this is advantageous , when it happens to writing or reading the consequences are unfortunate . |
| 12 | Get the New Year off to a good start by writing or telephoning us with your latest d-i-y tip , adventure — or misadventure ! |
| 13 | Bids can be placed by writing or telephoning Frank at : . |