Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contrary to what might be expected , these do not want mollycoddling or softer treatment — in fact the reverse . |
| 2 | Prisoners were loaded with irons , which made walking and sleeping painful or near impossible ; gaolers would , of course , grant dispensation for those who could pay sufficient to have them removed . |
| 3 | Neil Ashurst , 24 , of Sycamore Drive , Brotton , was fined £630 and was banned from driving for two years by Whitby magistrates yesterday after he admitted driving while drunk , without L-plates and insurance and also while not being supervised . |
| 4 | Damien McGuigan , of Scotch Street , admitted driving while unfit and he was also sentenced to a further six months for driving while disqualified . |
| 5 | David Samuel Purvis ( 41 ) , tiler , of Drumreagh Crescent , Newmills , admitted driving while unfit due to drink ; failing to provide a specimen of breath ; driving carelessly and without a licence and insurance . |
| 6 | In another case , a director of an investment company was disqualified for 10 years and his co-director for six years because they had caused the company to continue trading while insolvent , had transferred assets to other companies which subsequently failed , and had been seriously negligent . |
| 7 | However , since maintenance schemes often involve dredging and considerable tree removal , their impact on river habitat makes nonsense of the long-cherished claim by some river engineers that river maintenance is too minor an affair to concern environmentalists . |
| 8 | Unfortunately coaches are not infallible and do occasionally break down or need replacing and certain on board facilities may occasionally fail . |
| 9 | For instance , if the person next to you in the pool starts frothing and fizzing , it means that his ‘ O ’ ring has probably broken . |
| 10 | They want rearing and all that , they want to rear you see but so long as you get them settled and stand on them do anything , keep them down . |
| 11 | Now before Neil starts panicking and worrying about that , bear in mind that that is spread over the whole spectrum of operations , including things like heart transplants and the like , and also , for example , an elderly person who 's just been smashed up by er Astra G T E |
| 12 | Replace wilting or mostly-eaten leaves with fresh leaves of the same kind . |
| 13 | Unlike the situation for depression , however , the events implicated in schizophrenia will not necessarily be those which appear threatening or unfavourable . |
| 14 | Complete refurbishment has added airconditioning and modern , fresh furnishings . |
| 15 | In the general improvement of the clergy , canon 18 of the Fourth Lateran Council declared that henceforth clergy were not to take part in the pronouncement of the death penalty , to fight or duel , or to perform surgery which involved cutting or burning . |
| 16 | If he starts growling and howling , leg it , quick ! |
| 17 | Yanto kicked the bike into life , did a quick turn and , exhaust roaring and rear tyre screeching , departed towards Purton . |
| 18 | Sheep automatically seem to connect people with food , so that they become bothersome and , in some cases I saw , dangerous as they tried butting until harassed walkers gave in and handed over some of their food . |
| 19 | You may enjoy talking but this does not make you a wizard at verbal presentations . |
| 20 | Stifling her yawns and fighting to keep her eyes open during the Litany of the Saints , she wrestled with the problem , terrified that Tristram might be caught trespassing but unable to think of any way to warn him . |
| 21 | It issues " D " notices advising that those matters listed should not be published as they require to remain secret for security reasons . |
| 22 | Where our Investigation Department operations involved shipping and small craft we were the specialists to whom they could turn for practical assistance . |
| 23 | There is no stipulation — and very little incentive available — for police surgeons to acquire postgraduate qualifications , or to attend up-dating and in-service training . |
| 24 | At first he seemed fumbling and awkward when under cross-examination but the prosecuting counsel said something which annoyed him , and he responded fiercely and eloquently . |
| 25 | What matters when parents stop pushing and other people 's eyes stop looking and you 're alone with yourself . |
| 26 | On the whole the scene is quiet , quieter at least than you would expect considering that this is one of the most important wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in France , the great distributing centre for the primeurs of the astonishingly fertile and productive areas of the Vaucluse and the Comtat Venaissin. — areas which less than a hundred years ago were desperately poor , inadequately irrigated , isolated for lack of roads and transport , earthquake-stricken , devastated by blights which destroyed the cereal crops and the vines . |
| 27 | Until 1960 it was , like Ngurumo , rather crudely produced , with a poor typeface , frequent errors , smudged printing and few pictures . |
| 28 | Despite being a non-attainment or ‘ dirty ’ areas , new sources of pollution could be built providing that first , the proposed plant installed pollution control technology which ensured the ‘ lowest achievable emission rate ’ ( LAER ) ; and second , that the proposed emissions were offset by reductions in emissions from existing sources in the area ( the ‘ emission offset ’ policy ) . |
| 29 | Her gestures were emphatic but , from a distance , did not appear threatening or abusive . |
| 30 | When describing the person in question , a reference to physical appearance is often made showing that physical appearance is very important . |