Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it that we tire of preferring to know the best ? |
| 2 | The neutrons came from fusion reactions between particles that had been accelerated to very high energies by magnetic fields the scientists were using to contain the very hot ionised gases that were supposed to support fusion . |
| 3 | My report on this tour concluded with the words : ‘ I shall be grateful for any suggestions as to how this Department may co-operate in helping to meet the desperately urgent situation that is about to develop in the Delta villages . ’ |
| 4 | Sensitive to criticism from abroad , it was endeavouring to create a more favourable impression with investors , following what this group regarded as the upheavals of the Arusha Declaration . |
| 5 | After the CEGB barrister mentioned in passing that the Board was in fact already applying to build a completely new road , skirting the village , the Inspector angrily abandoned the proceedings . |
| 6 | The number seven knows that any rocky run would have boss King itching to ditch the highly adventurous two winger formation and he knows which winger would go . |
| 7 | Lacking a clear career structure , and appearing to offer the somewhat unattractive prospect of long hours and low pay , retail was hardly a first choice career option for most young people . |
| 8 | Western oil company 's are already bidding to exploit the newly drained marshes . |
| 9 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on helping to create a more outward-looking Europe . |
| 10 | Those wanting to spot the more unusual wild flower would appreciate the Autumn Gentian which like the Chiltern Gentian has been successsfully cultivated here . |
| 11 | A contrasting example , where technology is acting to concentrate a previously fragmented industry , is the Kenyan Power industry . |
| 12 | This word , together with ‘ in me ’ , appear in every quatrain serving to establish the very personal relationship of the two concerned , evoking an ambience of intimacy which so rightly suits the theme of old age and approaching death . |
| 13 | I 'm wanting to know a little more about immunity . ’ |
| 14 | Astutely managed by Alex Totten , the former Rangers coach , the Perth men have their recent signings from Dundee United and Hearts , Harry Curran and Allan Moore , looking to increase an already impressive striking rate against Morton at McDiarmid Park this afternoon . |
| 15 | After nearly thirty years as a singing sex symbol , Tom Jones says he 's looking to create a more mature image for himself . |
| 16 | Are we seeking to create a totally different entity ? |
| 17 | The project is now seeking to identify the most helpful elements within each type of therapy , and studying differences between individuals in their responses to each . |
| 18 | At present ulcer recurrence rate , postoperative complication rate , and cancer risk are the major factors determining the choice of operation and current opinion is tending to favour the highly selective vagotomy . |
| 19 | But it is making life even more difficult for those seeking to weather the already troubled economic conditions . ’ |
| 20 | Being a physical actor was one of Michael 's obvious qualities and there was no doubt that I was looking to do a very physical piece . |
| 21 | Now , however , they may have a suspect who was seeking to put a bizarrely similar story of art robbery on the screen . |
| 22 | Picking it up and pretending to do a rather elaborate waltz along the road with it , on the other hand , would be thought of as a much more creditable act of hooliganism . |
| 23 | He was a man who tried very hard , by seeking to adopt a deliberately offensive and high-handed attitude , to mask both the generosity of his disposition and the fine quality of his intellect . |
| 24 | A BELGRADE-BASED guerrilla group captured a strategic town in the breakaway Yugoslavian republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina yesterday in another victory for Serbs seeking to partition the newly independent state . |
| 25 | She sensed him wanting to release a far greater fury than he dared . |
| 26 | The negative side of all this was ben Eliezer 's polemics against straight-faced , over-serious rabbinism ; against those whose understanding of God 's nature was austere and unfatherly ; those who , while seeking to elevate the Most High , merely put him out of touch with his own children ; debarred them from his welcoming presence by a system or learning that became ‘ frivolous ’ in its intensity : not that its perpetrators could be frivolous : black was their colour , even as severity was their posture — as becomes the frozen-in-soul . |
| 27 | They have a fit Dean Richards at No 8 and a forthright Rory Underwood on the left wing , who will be seeking to complete the most illustrious of careers in fine style . |
| 28 | If he gave up now it would be like walking a hundred miles and then refusing to take the very last single step that would complete the journey . |
| 29 | At their worst , the sentiments were resentful — wanting to hurt the better off ; at their best , they were generous — wanting to mobilise a sense of community in the service of the vulnerable . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , most general practitioners remain concerned about the lack of detail in the assessment and discharge documents — and are waiting to see the more detailed information that is promised before April . |