Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start , making love does not have to consist of vaginal penetration ; and time spent reassuring , cuddling , caressing , fantasising and laughing together can be enjoyed for its own sake , or to reduce the tension so that you can relax sufficiently to enjoy intercourse . |
| 2 | The decision to terminate a project can only be made rationally if the consequences of doing so can be compared with the consequences of carrying on . |
| 3 | The decision to terminate a project can only be made rationally if the consequences of doing so can be compared with the consequences of carrying on . |
| 4 | Although the right hon. Gentleman has said again — several times today — that he will pay MGN pensioners their guaranteed minimum pension , will he accept that it is a mere pittance , and that if Barlow Clowes group shareholders who knowingly took the risk of speculating offshore can be compensated by the Government , the pensioners in MGN and other pension funds are no less deserving ? |
| 5 | Mimicking across can be done in two stages : first mimicking each word , then mimicking all three words across . |