Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other birds fly away leaving the warner with a temporary monopoly of the food . |
| 2 | Shortly before birth the developed infant reverses its position and lies head downwards awaiting the muscular contractions in the mother which will bring about birth . |
| 3 | The HSE has a team of three specialists who oversee biotechnology companies but this forms a small part of their regular duties , which involve regularly visiting the antibiotics and vaccine manufacturers , as well as the clinical laboratories in hospitals and medical centres . |
| 4 | Both say simply writing the book has helped them come to terms with the experience and it 's a story that 's still gripping many people . |
| 5 | Environmental politics on the global scale will be dominated increasingly by the need to feed people , so any climate shift adversely affecting the American grain-belt will be a serious matter . |
| 6 | As stated earlier these strategies are defined as ‘ activating forces within the system to alter the system ’ , and they involve either improving the problem-solving capabilities of the system , or releasing and fostering growth in the persons who make up the system to be changed . |
| 7 | Yeah I mean just getting the keynote speech from each one would be nice would n't it . |
| 8 | And particularly I mean just signing the V Os , because if it 's cocked up , the question 's been asked of me . |
| 9 | IMAGINE correctly predicting the first four horses in the Derby , and then not winning a penny . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not having you sit home swapping the blues with Sister Gin , ’ Dionne had told Jay . |
| 11 | Stand upright holding the barbell in front of you , with your arms straight down . |
| 12 | An AA spokesman said : ‘ Months of severe daily road jams lie ahead following the Staples Corner explosion . |
| 13 | Beware accidentally deleting the paragraph mark , especially when typing a table . |
| 14 | Set peacefully overlooking the lake on a headland , the Serbelloni is nevertheless convenient for the centre , steamer and hydrofoil departure points . |
| 15 | You see I mean it it did occur to me that er erm on on the three occasions that we 've done this now , it always turns out to be er me involved in about just you know either playing the piano or something else in just about everything . |
| 16 | Mm Yeah we 've been found it really difficult finding a baby sitter really I 'm surprised ever since we 've had Lisa we 've been really bad uh uh actually having baby sitters and you know actually making the effort to go out really . |
| 17 | I believe simply repositioning the lower hinge would reduce the problem . ’ |
| 18 | and er , we had to set it up here and we sit here watching the telly and they 'd sit here for hours |
| 19 | Poor care is likely to be given throughout the inpatient stay thereby increasing the actual mortality and giving a higher SMR . |
| 20 | Plague already stalking the world , scattered by the Conablaiche . |
| 21 | But he would't comment further saying the association is suspended during the election campaign and we have nothing else to say . |
| 22 | But he would't comment further saying the association is suspended during the election campaign and we have nothing else to say . |
| 23 | No use even putting the question . |
| 24 | THERE has been much comment recently suggesting the current England team is better than the Welsh side of the seventies . |
| 25 | I mean fortunately doing the maths |
| 26 | Im just reading the mail … and remembered a ‘ spooky ’ occurence on Saturday . |
| 27 | So , whatever the weather , atop swinging or steaming loads trundling through the village , Josh stands ramrod straight facing the rear and semaphoring the driver 's intentions to frustrated queues of following cars . |
| 28 | If this induces a feeling of unease in you such that you start routinely checking the concrete around the foundations of inferences drawn from social science data , so much the better . |
| 29 | Practise really studying the picture in the viewfinder . |
| 30 | However , once the patient can stand and balance successfully , he can stand at the sink , and perhaps move sideways using the kitchen units for support , so the exercise also involves the physical work of balancing and transferring weight . |