Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few touch-and-goes I was able to clean-up slickly : throttles carefully forward a couple of inches at main-wheel touch ( no automatic fuel control below 16,000 rpm ) , hold the nose-wheel an inch or two off the tarmac and retract the airbrakes ( thumb switch up for speed-up ) , a bit more throttle , flaps to fifteen ( toggle switch on side console forward — do n't even contemplate touching that too-obtrusive up-and-down flap-shaped undercarriage selector in the corner of you eye on the panel ahead ) , more power , the roar deepens with a steady push from behind , glance at the ASI , full throttle , speed building through ninety , rotate , positive climb , gear up , speed 120 , flaps up speed 170 , crank on the bank and we are downwind again . |
| 2 | These two variables together explain some 45 per cent of the variance , suggesting that practical commonsense is more important than academic achievement in avoiding slippage . |
| 3 | Southern blot analysis of human genomic DNA reveals multiple bands , suggesting that human ribosomal protein L12 is a member of a multigene family . |
| 4 | Have you seen her handling that whacking great bull ? ’ |
| 5 | I well remember watching from the projection room the first showing in Vancouver of ‘ Knickerbocker Holiday ’ , with Charles Coburn singing that fine old ballad ‘ September Song ’ . |
| 6 | Using that famed double standard which made it acceptable for men to indulge in chance conquests , but which castigated women , Vitor would now associate her with casual sex and loose morals . |
| 7 | He is very fast too , and his wrist action and grip are key factors in producing that lethal late inducker . |
| 8 | Not content with this , it is the German government which is demanding that further political power be transferred to the Community level , especially the European Parliament , where they will have the strongest presence , in virtue of the fact that Germany is now 50% more populous than any other European country . |
| 9 | Singapore : After touching another post-crash high at midday , the Straits Times index fell back to close 0.37 lower at 1,420.18 . |
| 10 | Knit an even number of rows without weaving before knitting another two-row woven stripe . |
| 11 | She and Paula , who was in the sixth form , had struck up a close relationship ; when Louise was not occupied in tantalising and inflaming some poor young man she and Paula were always together , drinking endless cups of espresso coffee to the accompaniment of Elvis and Cliff and Tommy Steele on the juke-box in the Black Cat Coffee Bar , haring about on Louise 's smart little Lambretta scooter , or simply spending an evening painting one another 's toenails , plucking one another 's eyebrows and generally trying to make themselves even more fatally attractive to the opposite sex , which , without doubt , they already were . |
| 12 | Watching it in action is like seeing some fantastic automatic sewing machine , dropping and lifting its pen to draw and terminate the thousands of lines with a speed that belies its great accuracy . |
| 13 | After knitting some simple woven fabrics using a single colour of weaving yarn , why not experiment with different yarn combinations . |
| 14 | The girl singer was in good voice by the pool , singing some sentimental Spanish favourites , with that wistful lilt that gave them their distinctive charm . |
| 15 | Now and then he would smile , as though enjoying some dark secret thought . |
| 16 | I was enjoying this small social triumph , but then a girl sitting on the other side of the pool lowered her book , took off her sunglasses and looked at me . |
| 17 | Suddenly , the dogs who were sniffing this exciting new country stopped ; ears raised , hair rising on their necks , they backed slowly towards John and Mary , then they howled and turned and ran back through the cutting , leaving John and Mary puzzled and a bit frightened . |
| 18 | Some time after gratefully accepting this sought-after limited edition Salas freebie — or broker sweetener — a colleague at the office asked the consultant whether he had a spare diary available . |
| 19 | Erm and then er you you know using this particular this particular module . |
| 20 | William IV died shortly afterwards and it has been written that , a search being instituted , it was found that that bluff and breezy monarch had been using this unique ancient artifact as a shaving mug ! |
| 21 | Traditionally , psychologists go about assessing children 's capabilities by using some standardized experimental task . |
| 22 | And they are not above using some sharp contemporary propaganda . |
| 23 | The developers also believed that many of the near-miss cases could also be solved by using some simple morphological and/or syntactic analysis . |
| 24 | Instead of the soured cream , you could always try using some fresh extra thick cream or double cream . |
| 25 | The party has been using some bright capitalist techniques to get itself in election-fighting mettle . |
| 26 | In producing this new empirical information , the project will also clarify two current theoretical debates . |
| 27 | Belgium , Holland , Norway and Sweden are producing some strong new designers of clothes , shoes and accessories . |
| 28 | The company now says that it is producing some 20 million metres of VHS tape per month — enough to fill more than 100 000 cassettes . |
| 29 | It was a beautiful evening , the low golden light slanting like beaten copper across the water and producing some lovely contre-jour pictures . |
| 30 | I could wish the first chance that came her way was n't nursing some poor old woman with a weak chest . |