Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 2 | Not rejecting them , not ceasing to love them , but slowly building up a new role and identity which no longer depends upon their presence for its satisfactory functioning . |
| 3 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 4 | The Acrylix brushes helped me to make broad , glazing strokes , slowly building up a depth of colour . |
| 5 | The construction of the Suez Canal — which links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea , thereby shortening considerably the shipping distance between Europe and the eastern continents — was commenced in 1859 , the same year as Charles Robert Darwin published his ‘ Origins of Species ’ which provoked a great deal of controversy . |
| 6 | Van Dijk has analysed the language of racism , thereby building up a picture of modern ideology which pays particular attention to the way that elite messages can be transformed into ordinary discourse ( van Dijk , 1985b , 1987 ) . |
| 7 | In other words , it will have to buy up the excess foreign currencies on offer with extra pounds — pounds it has created , thereby building up the foreign currency reserves . |
| 8 | The government policy is to expand the total number of beds in the island to around 20,000 and to encourage this expansion to be outside Funchal , thereby opening up the wonderful countryside and expanding the economy of the many small villages . |
| 9 | This bridge , recently rebuilt and enlarged , was built in 1849 , thereby opening up the Estrada Monumental ( then just called the New Road ) past Reid 's Hotel and out to the west , through the present tourist zone . |
| 10 | On the other side of the coin you might find a child who is experiencing such difficulties in his learning that the first line of attack must be in , in terms of perhaps producing just an improvement of his base level of learning , so that the next step can be taken . |
| 11 | However , an improvement in the economic environment is still expected in 1993 and an end to the decline in total construction work available , so bringing about an expected modest growth in our workload towards the end of 1993 . |
| 12 | It was those two who invariably forgot to comply with Judith 's requests , while John and I usually showed up with the items , literally bringing home the bacon . |
| 13 | From the very first tiny beginnings , the steady development of life continued , through countless aeons of time , controlled by no other influence than the ruthless laws of the survival of the fittest , and this was the process which was inexorably bringing about the development of the being which was to become man . |
| 14 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 15 | In compulsory competitive tendering the Government are merely bringing up the rear and ensuring that local authorities that have not yet taken advantage of those techniques are brought up to the level of the best . |
| 16 | In particular the set of expression values is likely to be much restricted ( perhaps allowing only the Boolean values 0 and 1 ) . |
| 17 | She added : ‘ Even if we do n't take an altruistic approach its clear failure to act now is merely building up a very expensive problem for the future ’ . |
| 18 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 19 | At this point we 're only bringing in the Cherokee and the Viper , but ultimately we 'll bring in the Grand Cherokee and the minivan [ MPV ] , although we wo n't do those until we have right-hand drive versions , which may come before the next generation models . |
| 20 | The reviewer is likely to get hot under the collar if a personal favourite has been left out and can easily end up merely drawing up a rival selection . |
| 21 | Either of these could match the new borders or blinds or undercurtains , perhaps bringing out a colour that had not been emphasized before . |
| 22 | It is an openness to life as it is , without falsification and without cosmetically touching up the serious flaws in human nature . |
| 23 | Although the rules only allow the purchase of one new free-standing AVC policy a year , it is possible to purchase a different policy every year , so building up a spread of investments . |
| 24 | The most likely answer is that the Candida lowers the blood sugar , by constantly using up the sugar supplied in food , producing a type of hypoglycaemia ( see p 130 ) . |
| 25 | They were just two friends , enjoying the cool evening air , perhaps walking up a thirst before repairing to a beer hall . |
| 26 | But he decided they probably had enough on their minds for the moment ; and swiftly tossing back the Glenlivet , he left them , making his way thoughtfully to the front entrance , and wondering something else : wondering whether any announcement of Kemp 's death — Kemp 's murder — would have come as too much of a surprise to one of the four people who still sat round their table in the Chapters Bar . |
| 27 | You spend so long explaining why a sound check has to be done in situ that you miss the sound check . |
| 28 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 29 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 30 | These southern burials are clearly very different from the coordinated northern cemetery , obviously occurring once the suburbs themselves were virtually derelict . |