Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [art] opposite " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seems to me to be having just the opposite effect . ’ |
| 2 | In times past , I had tried to get across to the continent as much as possible , but now , while other people were going abroad for the first time because of all the cheap travel around , I was ( without intending to be anti-social ) doing exactly the opposite and taking a look around the British Isles . |
| 3 | It seems Cheltenham 's artistic attempt to engender friendship is having exactly the opposite effect , for the time being at least . |
| 4 | No I 'm saying precisely the opposite , David , Harrogate Borough Council . |
| 5 | The French and British governments are following exactly the opposite policies on production in the public sector ; the French have nationalised an additional 12% of industrial output while the British have begun to sell public assets to the private sector and to plan a vigorous programme of privatisation over the next few years . |