Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , combined with external concept/keyword access — through either maps or the Housing Unit datafile — will help pupils identify the true relationships between topics , which may not be so clear using a program such as EDFAX . |
| 2 | Right A new staircase to an old design Below right Polishing a copy of a walnut veneer chest on a stand . |
| 3 | Joanne had torn a ligament so badly refereeing a basketball match that she was on morphine for a week after hospital surgery , and could n't even walk let alone play golf . |
| 4 | They had spent so long reaching a place of safety , and were now so near . |
| 5 | Erm a little bit of steam around so you do get an impression that it 's erm you know , it 's alive and working obviously not doing a day 's work , but certainly being restored back to working condition . |
| 6 | Charlie was about to correct him when Trentham turned away to stare out of the window , obviously not anticipating a reply . |
| 7 | They often sat together not saying a word , which is maybe the best way to get on with anybody . |
| 8 | Richmann seethed at Henri 's arrogance , and consoled himself that with any luck he would n't have to stand for the superstitious fool 's whims for much longer Drawing a gun from a shoulder holster , he prepared to fight his way through the streets if necessary ; it would be nothing compared to what was to come , he thought . |
| 9 | Too often ‘ waste of time , better off getting a job ’ are the shared feelings of the young person and the parent . |
| 10 | If you 're not sure about them , you 'll be better off paying a bit more for the security of a larger firm such as British Telecom or the Electricity Board . |
| 11 | A dominant rider and timid horse may not be quite so bad at first , because the rider will give the animal confidence ; even so , the time will come when the rider does not have enough bottle for both of them and will be better off finding a horse with the drive and courage to match . |
| 12 | For my part I am unable to derive from that case so far reaching a proposition . |
| 13 | She did , only partially concealing a smirk which signalled ‘ Well , her reputation comes before her ! ’ |
| 14 | There had to be when they were working together , worshipping tripping over one another in their free time , perhaps even sharing a house . |
| 15 | the chasm is too great though the gulf between God and man is , is far too wide and we try our various planks , our planks of being good , of doing nice things , planks of being religious , of being confirmed , of being baptized , of going to church of perhaps attending church , perhaps even becoming a member of a church , the plank of saying prayers I think you know and God does n't even hear us , the bible tells us , if I regarded iniquity in my heart God does n't hear me , he says I will not hear you , the only prayer that God hears from the sinner is God be merciful to me a sinner and we 've tried that plank and it does n't work , of course it does n't because that 's not what it means to be a Christian , the plank of bible reading , we can read the bible , we can memorise it , it does n't make us a Christian , Jesus said to some of the religious leaders of his days , you search the scriptures for you think that in them you have life , but you will not come to me , and so it 's not being in religious , er being religious or any thing else as we well know , it 's something far , far more fundamental than that , those words that Jesus said to Nicodemus you must be born again , that new birth , that new start , starting all over again , and so what happens , what 's it all about , what is it to , what is it to be a Christian . |
| 16 | It is always worth keeping reports on disk because parts may be cannibalised and adaptation is much easier using a word processing system . |
| 17 | It was only when doing a post-mortem that they discovered the two small puncture marks side by side on her left buttock . |
| 18 | It was the teachers too who taught the metric system as against the local weights and measures , thus slowly inculcating a sense of wider , national unity . |
| 19 | ( That 's me , Stuart , and another mate — anyone else we know going ? ) . tells me all the Leeds tickets are sold out already so getting a ticket now means feigning cockneyism and ringing Highbury . |
| 20 | the lifting , just just reaching a can of beans off the bottom shelf and you |
| 21 | We have two sons , one already away pursuing a career and the other about to take A levels . |
| 22 | There was no emotion in my voice , that 's how it is with people who 've been abused , you talk about it as if you 're just calmly stating a fact . |
| 23 | it 's just like drinking , it 's just like getting a spoonful of sugar and sticking it in and wiping it around . |
| 24 | Once again , now it does n't matter which way round you start , you can start left over right or right over left , but the second time you do it opposite to the first time , so the first time I put the left one over first and the right one over that and then tuck it through , just like tying a shoe lace really , okay ? |
| 25 | Detectives are tonight still questioning a man they arrested on Saturday night . |
| 26 | Her mother , Carole , continued to tell me about her daughter 's problems , just once aiming a glance at her . |
| 27 | you know you sort of , you were there , I am as a trainer you were sort of digging away there getting a bit more information out about people . |
| 28 | The child was christened Napoleon , Eugène , Louis , Jean , Joseph , and after his name in the baptismal register of ‘ the Imperial parish of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois ’ the Emperor wrote ‘ Son of France ’ , thus curiously reviving a custom of the ancien régime because , as he said : ‘ When an heir is born to perpetuate a national institution , that child is the whole country 's son : and this name will serve to remind him of his duties . ’ |
| 29 | Afghanistan , it was argued , was anyway actively conducting a policy of ‘ positive neutrality ’ among the group of non-aligned countries , which was fixed in the ‘ Basic Principles ’ of the DRA . |
| 30 | Is this largely due to being able to get many more measurements at many different places and stick them together rather rapidly using a computer ? |