Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [noun pl] [prep] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is very important because a tactically-minded competitor can crowd an inexperienced opponent out of the area , picking up points without even exchanging a technique . |
| 2 | Boys and girls under 16 are regularly bringing back medals from hard fought local contests . |
| 3 | Although as Eleanor Gordon has remarked , the family wage was hardly a reality for most Scottish working-class families , its notional existence had an impact on wages paid to women : if the normal " women 's wage " was low , employers taking on women for newly created jobs were unlikely to look to the male rate as a guide . |
| 4 | And she would still be listening to Mama 's complaining and thinking up excuses for not having the wedding just yet , which had n't been fair of her , really , because she did want to marry Charlie . |
| 5 | But the figures are quite clear that there are benefits of having in-house erm erm , fields that can compete against the private sector for county council work , and the fear , and the reason why they were set up in the first place , to make sure that you could n't have outside erm , er or private organisations setting up cartels to basically screw the local government down , and charge whatever price they want and con us through and through . |