Example sentences of "[art] gradual [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marquess of Salisbury had become Prime Minister in 1895 , and in 1889 his government introduced death duties which were to lead to the gradual breaking up of the wealthy estates , which previously had passed from father to son — or some other relative — without any loss . |
| 2 | This has resulted in the gradual piling up of the Himalayas . |
| 3 | The gradual phasing out of the married woman 's option has been accompanied by the introduction of credits towards the basic state pension for those who are out of the labour market because of home responsibilities . |
| 4 | Could the gradual slowing down be an attempt to draw the movement out to more orthodox Mahlerian scale ? |
| 5 | There is more likely to be a gradual wearing down of viral disease , with a wide variety of drugs becoming increasingly effective against specific types of virus . |
| 6 | Some writers on intonation claim that the intonation pattern starting at a fairly high pitch , with a gradual dropping down of pitch during the utterance , is the most basic , normal , ‘ unmarked ’ intonation pattern ; this movement is often called declination . |
| 7 | The grounding could be the beginning of the end for the Wessex — with a gradual phasing out over the next few years : |