Example sentences of "habit of [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having formed the habit of buying lots of fresh fruit and vegetables , fish , white meat and low fat alternatives to dairy products , we need to cook interesting and attractively presented dishes . |
| 2 | But if romanticism suits the Devil because it has a habit of slipping us into unreality-away from the real battle — it has an even more pernicious aspect . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , he had a habit of propping himself on that stool in front of a picture and it must have gone over with him . |
| 4 | It should soon develop a habit of relieving itself in this way when it finds an appropriate spot at the start of its walk . |
| 5 | The cluster I found particularly er important and so like yourself the Aldershot method and structured thought patterns er the cluster was important er because as you say when people have got nerves they need to get some basic guidelines for overcoming the problem er we all tend to put our hands in our pockets and stand rooted to the spot and all the rest of it but there are ways of overcoming it , it 's just a matter of practice erm the Aldershot method is er obviously a very effective method erm if you get into the habit of doing it in threes er erm you see every day you use the news at ten news at ten analogy obviously |