Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With long-term prisoners and lifers much of their work is centred on the understanding of offending behaviour and the risks of re-offending ; with others , the whole range of family and personal problems call for tact , understanding and a good deal of dogged , patient work . |
| 2 | Because we were specifically looking at the assessment of children who presented to hospital with vomiting and a possible diagnosis of pyloric stenosis we excluded children admitted for other conditions who subsequently developed symptoms in hospital that led to a diagnosis of pyloric stenosis . |
| 3 | As a method it demands prolonged looking and a thorough examination of the surface counters of an image before response is made at the depth counter level . |
| 4 | Their main features are : a double thickness of fabric over the behind , incorporating two large zipped pockets , knee patches , two front zipped pockets , a zip fly with button fastening and a non-elasticated waistband with belt loops . |
| 5 | A human population of about sixty people make their living from crofting , knitting and a small amount of lobster-fishing . |
| 6 | Describing a large circle , she arrived back at the hastily abandoned camp , heart racing and a huge grin on her face . |
| 7 | A sneezing of brakes , a clash of gears , and it lumbered past , the driver glaring down , fingers twitching and a black hole for a mouth . |
| 8 | After five months of modifications , overhauling and a complete refurbishment by Stoddard 's own engineers and tuners , the latest Bonded Machine is on it 's way to the Wellco Corporation in Georgia . |
| 9 | I was awakened sometime in the small hours with a snorting and snuffling and a large shadow on my tent . |
| 10 | The public 's HSE expectations are continually rising and a progressive improvement in industry 's performance will clearly be called for . |
| 11 | Her prayer beads were constantly moving and a steady stream of soft petitions to Allah were just audible . |
| 12 | Grade 1 step kicking and a strenuous pull round an overhung chockstone led to a notch below the summit . |
| 13 | Knitting was a painful business for me , but it was absorbing , and I 'd lost track of the time when I heard crashing footsteps approaching and a determined bang on the door . |
| 14 | The researcher can then produce a brief for the creative team which should include what the status of the product is seen to be , who their consumers are , what the advertising is supposed to be doing and a whole host of other basic data . |
| 15 | Now , I laid into the JMP-1 for having but a single input on the front , with no means of connection to the back of the unit ; the TriAxis has the input to the rear , with no input on the front ! |
| 16 | She joined a group of young women , each wrapped in a shawl and carrying a short-handled hoe for weeding and a smouldering disc of dried cow-dung to ward off the midges that plague the mornings and evenings of the rainy season . |
| 17 | This reflected in part a widespread criticism of psychiatry as paternalistic and socially controlling and a growing interest in the civil tights of under-privileged groups . |
| 18 | Levels significantly above Omg per litre of water would indicate a poorly functioning filter , overcrowding , overfeeding or a recent introduction of fish . |
| 19 | They do n't appear good enough to win the title yet with a crop of youngsters emerging and a new maturity in central midfielder Dennis Wise , they are hard to beat . |
| 20 | A combination boiler provides both heating and a continuous supply of hot water ( though at a slower flow than from a hot water cylinder ) . |
| 21 | James Ballingall , manager of the London and Kirkaldy Shipping Company and a former seaman , made it his business to advertise weaknesses of naval architecture as well as crewing and a Select Committee of 1836 found British ships to be ill constructed and badly maintained and their masters and officers frequently drunken and incompetent . |
| 22 | Well add to this a built-in tuner , internal monitor speaker for practising and a versatile range of footswitch control and you 'll see that the RY10 is set to do for guitarists what our ground-breaking QY10 has done for Keyboard players and for just £249 ! |
| 23 | Then follows a fascinating history of dieting and a scathing analysis of contemporary diet aids . |
| 24 | We have seen that the Coordinating Team evolved an effective mode of working and a clear understanding of its own objectives and procedures , and was characterised by a committed and business-like approach to its tasks . |
| 25 | NCA offer a total support package to the DHC-4 , having established a large spares backing and a good stock of airframes . |