Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recorded music has now become a separate expressive form , thanks to a range of studio technologies deriving fundamentally from the ability to edit and amalgamate sounds , made possible by the use of magnetic tape . |
| 2 | Do n't these people realise that dozens of reviewers are likely to spend several hours gazing blankly at the album sleeve as they try to come up with some natty simile to describe the musical contents therein ? |
| 3 | As they are about competence at work , they will include not only competences relating directly to the funeral service but also competences to do with working relationships or health and safety . |
| 4 | A statistically significant difference between the two methods was found in the total number of cells per crypt column , the crypts appearing longer in the PCNA assay ( Table I ) . |
| 5 | My first real fear came only when I caught sight of Tandri 's face watching his five strongest crewmen hanging miserably to the mainstay of our rotten mast . |
| 6 | We turned the light on The room was full of funny little animals whizzing all over the floor . |
| 7 | Lenin clearly accepted the need for administration and administrators , but by a democratically controlled set of routine offices rotating widely among the population rather than by a ‘ special stratum of the population ’ . |
| 8 | In 1728 he established a farm at Kingsessing near Philadelphia , with six acres sloping away to the river in the south-west for a garden and where horticultural work in due course supplanted his pursuit of agriculture . |
| 9 | Lee saw Anthea 's eyes glittering blackly in the dancing candlelight , her chin drawn up in defiance or outrage . |
| 10 | ‘ My own death , my own , ’ she said quickly , eyes glittering now in the face of danger . |
| 11 | When it found him the mouth opened in a roar of triumph , lips pulling apart behind the vizor to reveal huge yellow teeth . |
| 12 | Ammunition was fed from the right with clips and casings ejecting noisily onto the floor . |
| 13 | ‘ Such a long time ! ’ she gasped in his ear as they hugged each other tightly , the dogs retiring a respectful distance to sit and watch the homecoming with tails swishing excitedly over the gravel . |
| 14 | He stretches and stifles a yawn , there 's a few days stubble on his jowl , hair thin but shaggy , eyes peering briefly above the rim of his sunglasses , suede fringes swaying from his jacket as he roams the room before plonking into a chair . |
| 15 | It was this lack of division that most effectively concealed from Clara the basic , classic structure of the building , for she had been brought up with the notion that walls must be above eye-level , lace curtains impenetrable , bedrooms facing discreetly into the void . |
| 16 | Easily Accessible : There are several walks beginning directly from the hotel , and the ever popular South Down Way starts within 4 miles . |
| 17 | Flares on carts and boats , horses stamping , men shouting , loose herrings flying all over the place and quickly snatched up by children and men . |
| 18 | Eventually Cinzia turned up a set of steps rising steeply from the street and unlocked a door at the top . |
| 19 | Folly found her eyes drifting provocatively towards the privacy of the workroom . |
| 20 | and then erm , we drove , er then we walked through this park , which was lovely , it had squirrels running all round the place and pigeons and everything , it was gorgeous , and , and because it , it 'd been such a gorgeous day , it 's just that my fucking nose is cold . |
| 21 | Julius asked , his eyes glowing intently in the gathering darkness . |
| 22 | But as she said she she just had to she could n't stay in bed when she had kids running all over the place . |
| 23 | Fran fixed a cool smile to her lips , her eyes running warily over the man seated opposite . |
| 24 | Not only the usual crackles but voices muttering away in the background . |
| 25 | It was hard to see detail ; the canopy of the forest grew black and shapeless , only the shuddering elms reaching gigantically above the sea of foliage . |
| 26 | After patiently tracking radio-collared sloths , the scientists observed the animals descending almost to the ground from the forest canopy , where they normally live . |
| 27 | Tesselmann grabbed at the handle of the freight car and hauled himself off the ground , his legs swinging precariously in the air as he tried to clasp his other hand around the handle . |
| 28 | All cases are formally approved by all senior tutors sitting collectively as the MAC , thus ensuring fairness and consistency of practice . |
| 29 | In each case only those parameters changing significantly during the transition are shown . |
| 30 | Belemnites vary from small fossils a centimetre or two long to large specimens tens of centimetres long : of course these are only a fraction of the size of the living animal , with their tentacles extending well beyond the guard . |