Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has two functions : ( a ) it acts as a point of orientation by connecting back to previous stretches of discourse and thereby maintaining a coherent point of view and , ( b ) it acts as a point of departure by connecting forward and contributing to the development of later stretches . |
| 2 | Besides handling a substantial slice of Syria 's drug revenues , Haser and the Magharians also laundered drug profits for the Colombian cocaine cartels through a number of Swiss banks controlled by Arab interests . |
| 3 | These will be issued to students successfully completing a single area of study or a short course involving two or three areas of study , but not to those following a full certificate or diploma programme . |
| 4 | Financial support was also given to the Royal Academy of Music 's ‘ Communication through Music ’ course on which students at the Academy perform in hospitals , hospices and homes for the elderly , thereby gaining a deeper awareness of the therapeutic and rehabilitative powers of music . |
| 5 | From the outset however they set themselves the objectives , not only producing a comprehensive study of land ownership in the region which would be of use to local groups and also capable of influencing regional and National land policy , but equally importantly , of reaching these goals through a very specific manner of research . |
| 6 | If this was a civilian rather than a military operation , it must indicate a short hiatus between the military and civilian sequences in Kingshams Field , perhaps suggesting a post-military phase of settlement contraction . |
| 7 | All elements which represent links or associations between one element and another do so using a common set of attributes , and are thus regarded as forming the attribute class pointer . |
| 8 | Finally , in sentence ( 4 ) the parallel between Eliot and Fitzgerald is drawn explicitly , and the way the motif works in the novel is explained , so completing a miniature demonstration of what was promised in the paragraph 's opening , topic sentence . |
| 9 | Because poisonous animals are often brightly coloured , as a warning to would-be predators , there is a startle value in a prey species suddenly flashing a bright patch of colour , even if it is not poisonous . |
| 10 | When it has done this , it replaces the worst few strings with new strings , formed by randomly blending a random selection of the best strings . |
| 11 | Another exceptional service available to Harvey Nichols customers is Personal Shopping offering individual consultation and advice on every aspect of your image and wardrobe , with total respect for your own budget , so saving a great deal of time and indecision . |
| 12 | ‘ Last night ? ’ she echoed faintly , before suddenly recalling a dim memory of being held within a pair of comforting arms . |
| 13 | The 1983 election , although a significant Conservative success , was not a realigning one , nor one necessarily presaging a long spell of Conservative rule . |
| 14 | The aim behind the sections is to prevent the settlor alienating income to the trustees , and therefore perhaps paying a lower rate of income tax than he would otherwise pay , when at the end of the day he might be able to get the accumulated income back . |
| 15 | Congress responded to grass-roots pressure by only permitting a maximum cut of 37,600 in reserve and national guard forces , whereas the Pentagon wanted a reduction of 105,000 . |
| 16 | When an old issue of bonds is approaching maturity , the Bank of England will probably enter the market to buy them back over a number of weeks or months , rather than waiting to the maturity date and then suddenly releasing a large amount of liquidity into the economy . |
| 17 | Various effects can be attributed to other instances of recurrent imagery besides that of merely providing a satisfactory feeling of unity in the narrative performance . |
| 18 | sometimes a metalpoint would have a point at either end of the stylus , for sake of balance , or perhaps containing a different type of metalpoint . |
| 19 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |
| 20 | Fertilization consists of the coming together of the two sets of chromosomes , 23 paternal and 23 maternal ones , so providing a new set of 46 chromosomes ‘ yoked together ’ in the zygote , which is the first cell of the new individual . |
| 21 | Restoration of old cars is a way of life in this country , with many beautiful maintained Morris Minors , Ford Anglias and Triumph Heralds still to be seen bowling along the roads , so giving a new lease of life to old aeroplanes seems to come naturally . |
| 22 | Two cameras , switched to give an almost negative image that enhances the metallic quality of the foliage ( and presaging the Dalek gunfire effect mentioned earlier ) , pan across the ashen forest in sweeping arcs , their pictures mixed together giving a greater impression of size to the dense , white foliage . |
| 23 | It was proposed that the College should attempt systematically to buy in diseased animals , perhaps appointing a special member of staff for that purpose , but nothing came of this , nor of a linked suggestion that students ' fees should be increased to allow relevant staff increases . |
| 24 | Others would share the view of many countrymen , that Sam and his family were merely taking a reasonable share of what the fells and waters surrounding their home offered them . |
| 25 | Shanken goes on to argue that the factor analysis methodology may be manipulated by merely recombining a given set of securities and that therefore on its own the factor model is inadequate as it is incapable of economic interpretation . |
| 26 | That brings me back to my earlier point about the importance of considering giving compensation in such circumstances and perhaps introducing a new code of compensation . |
| 27 | His mind was gleefully revolving a fresh piece of office gossip . |
| 28 | . So making a great show of it Gwendoline sowed on the six blue buttons one night . |
| 29 | The same person may be a formal carer in paid employment , and a family carer within the family , thus personally carrying a double burden of responsibility . |
| 30 | At best , it provides a chance of doing something about it — repairing a bit of the past , perhaps finding a new way of handling difficult feelings and making them less dangerous . |