Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before rehearsals started , he got himself in trim by running every day , knowing that he would have to be ultra-fit for each night 's three-hour performance , appearing on stage for almost every minute of it . |
| 2 | As seen from Fig. 5B , binding of pou[c] to both the ICP4 and Ad2 motifs induce position dependent changes in mobility of the DNA-protein complex indicative of DNA bending . |
| 3 | It says nothing about privatization or individual ‘ packages of care ’ , unlike the Community Care legislation which was passing through parliament at much the same time . |
| 4 | Certainly , the composition of Model B 's national body , consisting of distinguished persons appointed by the Secretary of State , could be seen as commanding great credibility and providing ‘ for the first time in higher education an experienced and well-qualified team capable of looking with detachment at both the demand side and supply side of higher education ’ . |
| 5 | She stepped back , massaging her wrist and looking at Hrun in much the same way that a cat watches a mousehole . |
| 6 | He was looking at Agnes with exactly the expression he would have chosen had he lived to see a woman in his club . |
| 7 | Doreen realised she was going about matters in entirely the wrong way . |
| 8 | ‘ We are going to Liverpool at just the right time and there 's no reason for them to expect any favours from us . ’ |
| 9 | Going to prison in unquestionably a traumatic experience . |
| 10 | The right hon. Gentleman is aware that a number of European economies either have been in recession or are moving towards recession at precisely the moment when the United Kingdom economy is poised to come out of recession . |
| 11 | Rather important that one you know , a street lamp out for six weeks , though I know it 's difficult getting in touch with exactly the right department and whose responsibility it is . |
| 12 | When recently I asked an enthusiastic practitioner to test the technique in maths , although they were themselves enthusiastic about language , I received confirmation of insecurity , of a self-confessed distraction from the task of teaching in favour of essentially a technician-type reliance on the scheme , and a domination of the teacher by the process of recording progress . |
| 13 | Hong Kong has been hanging in suspense for almost a fortnight over if Mr Patten would drop a self-imposed deadline for publication at the end of February so that talks with China could resume . |
| 14 | Strachan feels Leeds are running into form at just the right time for the most daunting task of manager Howard Wilkinson 's four-year reign . |
| 15 | Five of the last nine fixtures of the season are against sides embroiled in the relegation struggle , and Fazackerley believes United are running into form at just the right time . |
| 16 | In fact they have to be trained — starting with distances of only a few feet from , and within sight of , the loft . |
| 17 | Recognition from educators and managers that such stress exists and is legitimate is a very important initial strategy in coming to terms with both the positive and the negative influences of stress . |
| 18 | Instead , he developed a concept of the rule of law , drawing on aspects of both the ancient and modern conceptions , which seemed incompatible with the extensive use of these governmental powers . |
| 19 | The two girls had reached the stage where they were hanging round the boys necks and roaring with laughter at virtually every word they uttered . |
| 20 | Standard forms of tender , nomination and contracts for nominated subcontractors together with detailed provisions for dealing with fluctuations under both the main and subcontracts are published separately . |
| 21 | ‘ This particular tie-up is everything we stand for two companies just around the corner from each other which were dealing with firms from outside the area . |
| 22 | And a Campaign For Real Ale spokesman warned : ‘ You are talking about 10p for about an eighth of an inch more liquid instead of froth . ’ |
| 23 | It meant , in fact , that they were thinking of abstractions in quite a different way from the way we think of them . |
| 24 | It mean in fact that they were thinking of abstractions in quite a different way from the way we think of them . |
| 25 | Now he was on his third circuit of the Bay : he 'd been ducking under bulldozers for almost an hour . |
| 26 | However , while agreeing with Bolinger in almost every instance on his raw data , as to which adjectives are limited to prenominal position and which are ambiguous , we disagree with him in almost all cases as to the underlying reasons . |
| 27 | Interpol has been called in to try and help trace a man who 's been missing in Bosnia for almost a year . |
| 28 | They will be staffed by teams of doctors and other professionals working in shifts in much the same way as hospitals are run . |