Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Picketline disorder eventually spilled over into mining communities , which became the sites of major disturbances . |
| 2 | What he most looked forward to seeing were others of his kind with whom he could fly and from whom he would learn things . |
| 3 | With this in mind , I applied for a post-registration course , and eagerly looked forward to benefiting from a new , challenging and mature approach to nurse education . |
| 4 | The company was compulsorily wound up after trading for 10 months with a deficiency of around £150,000 . |
| 5 | Indeed there are many highly intelligent children who are completely uninterested in the kinds of questions set at O or A level in English , questions about the choice of words in the sonnets of Keats or Jane Austen 's power of characterization , who have been set to read these texts with a view to answering such questions , and who are perhaps turned away from reading for ever by being required to embark on a specialized and academic study of literary criticism for which they are totally unsuited by taste , temperament , or ability . |
| 6 | Because he 's European , he 's bald and the opposite of everything Kirk was and he 's always so messed up about making the right decision … ’ |
| 7 | One Sunday I was so fed up with living on Kit Kats that I called my mum . |
| 8 | His mother Alison , 34 , got so fed up with seeing her son in tears she kept him away from Penrhys Junior School in Rhondda , Mid Glamorgan . |
| 9 | Mr Chairman , er , it 's an important point , but I 'm so fed up with hearing people using this as a political issue , erm , and , and , and I 'm a high critic of the government er , for many other reasons , but I would like to know where these people think the money would come from . |
| 10 | Now we find all that was to no avail , since nine times out of ten local authorities have pushed all thought aside of giving the relief . ’ |
| 11 | Erm , we tend to get it it 's just an exercise , but it proved a point that even in twenty minutes we were , we 'd only got through only got through to doing ideals , |
| 12 | This attractive young Woodbrook player , three down on the 13th , seemed to have a superb match against Eavan Higgins all wrapped up after jumping ahead for the first time on the 17th , but lost her ‘ thinking cap ’ completely down the last . |
| 13 | Now they may have their own reasons for that and it may be difficult for them to send someone at this precise moment , but I do n't think that they 're necessarily geared up to dealing with the sorts of things that you want them to deal with . |
| 14 | Over the years we have proved to be an effective and efficient council and I believe you have all contributed greatly to making Lothian such a progressive authority . |
| 15 | Liz , like a pale convent girl too long mewed up , went wild in her first year , as she discovered the world of parties she had hitherto known only by reading and by hearsay : in those days , such was the imbalance between the sexes , women were much in demand as status symbols , as sleeping partners , as lovers , as party ballast , and Liz went out a great deal , her appearance improving dramatically as she did so . |
| 16 | They owned extensive producing acreage and developed strong brand names in consuming markets , all linked together by processing units and captive fleets of ships . |
| 17 | The next time lesbians and gays are involved in any attempt to effect major change , we will be better served not by fitting on to the agenda of others , but by organizing independently and making alliances with other groups seeking progressive , structural , social changes . |
| 18 | Here the ‘ tune ’ is not merely a luxuriating tonal resolution in the relative major , but a radiant affirmation that the struggle is over ( not for long admittedly ) , and that we have all gained immeasurably for having experienced it . |
| 19 | Travel and accommodation costs necessarily incurred abroad in obtaining temporary travel documents to replace lost or stolen passport . |
| 20 | I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds . |
| 21 | Some of the Prince 's friends were also somewhat put out at having their cosy relationship altered by the distraction of a young wife . |
| 22 | Who were the country gentlemen who were so put out from pursuing their time-honoured pastime ? |
| 23 | There is usually no way of enforcing attendance , so such threats have to be taken seriously , and perhaps worked through by paying special attention to their particular feelings and needs . |
| 24 | No I 'm not bothered about going on holiday , I suppose I 'm all worked up about getting bedroom sorted , ha |
| 25 | The three eldest girls , Agnes , Sarah , and Nancy only worked infrequently at pressing , as if perhaps to get some cash for a new dress , or a pair of shoes , but possibly to assist the family in times of particular money shortage . |
| 26 | Here , the blades are already being depressed at the rear of the disc by the stick deflection ( Fig. 4.4 ) and the tailboom is being suddenly forced upwards by striking the ground . |
| 27 | I have heard of considerably larger numbers being taken by other people but when I hear such tales I am inclined to wonder how it is that so many can become so jammed together without suffocating in such a small hole . |
| 28 | Another reason may have been the desire to end the war as quickly as possible , better achieved perhaps by financing one side rather than both . |
| 29 | Some things like our looks can not easily be changed , but our appearance can be greatly improved simply through giving attention to good grooming and intelligently selecting our clothes . |
| 30 | The medical association of Chile want to ban the sport and have effectively done so by prohibiting doctors from assisting at ringside . |