Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were originally thought to have been two closely related species occurring together in the same rocks , but these ‘ pairs ’ were so consistently found together that it became more and more probable that they were sexual forms of the same species . |
| 2 | He had visions of booking in to the same hotel several weeks running and a knowing clerk saying , ‘ Ah , I see sir has a new Mrs Smith this weekend … ’ as his latest girl flashed her ring on the desk . |
| 3 | We would stress that the broad lines of development which we propose in our description of the 10 levels under this attainment target will require flexible interpretation since we recognise that language development is not linear but recursive , with pupils returning repeatedly to the same aspects of competence and reinforcing their skills on each occasion . |
| 4 | Spectators gasped in awe at the sight of a ball landing back in the same court . |
| 5 | Harry watched it until it had turned into Emlyn Square , then began walking unsteadily in the same direction . |
| 6 | See how there are shells exploding almost on the same spot in that field over there . ’ |
| 7 | The WEU Assembly ( consisting of delegates of the member countries to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-see p. 37211 ) held sessions in Paris on June 5-8 and Dec. 4-7 , 1989 , adopting unanimously on the latter occasion the Caro Report advocating strengthening of the WEU 's role as the sole West European institution competent in defence matters . |
| 8 | I feel sorry only for Eugenie and Beatrice because they will suffer a great deal seeing their mother and father not living together under the same roof . ’ |
| 9 | End date it 's picking up off the same list . |
| 10 | It 's picking up onto the same list is it ? |
| 11 | It was a delight to see the pleasure , particularly of many of our older employees , once again meeting up with the former MD 's of the company . |
| 12 | Looking back to the latter half of our time in Scotland , I seem to have been engaged in a variety of activities : was twice part of a consortium to bid ( unsuccessfully ) for the franchise for Scottish Television ; was appointed chairman of the board of Edinburgh 's Royal Lyceum Theatre Company , a post I held for seven years ; was persuaded to stand as a candidate for Lord Rector of Edinburgh University and ( mercifully ) was defeated by its former Roman Catholic chaplain ; gave poetry recitals with Moira at Edinburgh Festivals and elsewhere ; attacked in a lecture to the Royal Society of Arts the moronic language of disc jockeys whom I referred to as ‘ the Anyway Boys ’ ( the word ‘ anyway ’ being their standard linking passage ) — but singled out for praise a comparative unknown by the name of Terry Wogan ; rejoined the Liberal Party ; took part in a shoot where in the gloaming I brought down what I thought was a woodcock but turned out to be a parrot , escaped recently from its cage a mile away ; fished for salmon in Spain where my guide was called Jesus ( and enjoyed bawling for him down the river bank ) and on the way home visited the marvellous cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux ; proposed ite health of Prince Philip at a Variety Club luncheon and of London 's Lord Mayor at his midsummer banquet ( he was also chairman of the London Rubber Company to which I made some fruity references ) ; and for a year was resident British columnist of the American weekly magazine , Newsweek International . |
| 13 | His only certain memory of his mother was of her looking out of the same kitchen window and calling to him as he played on the grass . |
| 14 | In vain she may cry , as Gregor Samsa does to his parents , sister and employer , that the same person is there inside , looking out in the same way at the world . |
| 15 | Another example is a fish swimming up-stream at the same speed as the stream ( see figure 6.2 ) . |
| 16 | The south-east of England , for example , is sinking by about the same rate as the water is rising — about 15 cm a century . |
| 17 | The two sides will also be meeting again at the same venue tomorrow in the first round of the Augustus Barnet Cup . |
| 18 | We 're still married but living apart in the same house , if you see what I mean . |
| 19 | Hewlett-Packard Co is well ahead of the pack in fitting out its Unix machines with the kind of operations management systems that mainframe users expect , but Sun Microsystems Computer Corp is galloping off down the same path and has gone to Legent Corp for an agreement under which Legent will convert Legent 's system management tools to run on Sparcsystems under Solaris Unix . |
| 20 | Concentration has nothing to do with gritting your teeth and braving it out ; it 's the secret of being more and more relaxed and aware of everything that is going on at the same time . |
| 21 | One of the most productive nurseries in the world , the Yorkshire League , has become almost barren and the time has come to pluck from another , rich in blossoms — Shivaji Park , Bombay , where you can stand on the roof-top of the small pavilion and watch 15 games going on at the same time . |
| 22 | All that memory can provide contributes already to our feeling that in calling this sensation ‘ pain ’ we are going on in the same way , following the rule . |
| 23 | And , going on in the same vein before Fabia could gently state that she would n't dream of going to Czechoslovakia without her , ‘ It 's about a four-hour crossing so you 'll have time for some shut-eye and a rest before … ’ |
| 24 | It is easy to become disheartened if the dace fail to respond after an hour or so , but stick at it , keeping the feed going in on the same line . |
| 25 | Oh of course do n't forget yester yesterday erm they allow so many in so you 'd all be going in at the same time |
| 26 | A large enzyme pool turning over at the same rate as a small one would produce more new enzyme , which would result in a greater amount of enzyme being available for secretion . |
| 27 | Dundee 's Andy Nicol , to his astonishment , finds himself lining up against the All Blacks , having begun the season as the Scotland Students ' scrum-half with hopes , possibly at best , of a B-team cap . |
| 28 | And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living . |
| 29 | There are easy comparisons : both have kids growing up in the same neighbourhood . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been going out with the same person for five years , ’ he reveals . |