Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since preview audiences rated it both best and worst thing in the film — presumably depending on level of squeamishness — it obviously made an impression . |
| 2 | He went on gazing into the flames and she knew his thoughts were too far away for her words to reach him . |
| 3 | For a minute more , the boy went on gazing at the Harewoman . |
| 4 | He went on gazing at me for a moment , then asked : ‘ Everything in hand downstairs ? ’ |
| 5 | Then he went on gazing at Thérèse , voluptuous in flowered chintz and blue ribbons . |
| 6 | White Face was presumably trusting to his second compartment , ‘ the part that never hatched ’ , to see him along his course . |
| 7 | We ca n't go on leveraging for ever . ’ |
| 8 | Most LEAs reported that they had a curriculum policy or were developing one ; they consulted widely including with governing bodies ; they now recognised the importance of ‘ breadth ’ and ‘ balance ’ , and the need for relevance of the school curriculum to the world outside . |
| 9 | He had heard so many stories of musket balls lodging in Bibles , not of course that he really believed them , but all the same What he wanted to do now was to find some immoral passages with which to confront the Padre , thereby proving to him that this book could not possibly be the word of God ( unadulterated , anyway ) . |
| 10 | AMERICAN born Lisa Price , now living in Llanidloes , has been appointed sales manager for Radio Maldwyn , and is successfully canvassing for advertisers in time for the independent local radio station 's launch on July 1 on 756kHz medium wave . |
| 11 | But the group most demanding of provision is that of adults with severe learning difficulties who are newly resident in the community . |
| 12 | It is most demanding in terms of irrelevant information — the information I think is irrelevant , all the extras — bits and pieces … |
| 13 | The imagination must be fed ; we should not expect children to go on drawing from imagination or memory without directing his attention to the things he does and sees , and tries to imagine . |
| 14 | I thought for a while that the information would just go on accumulating from here on in , but thank God it 's already begun dropping off . |
| 15 | As a significant movement of popular protest over sex purity marked a successful assault on the authority of male professionals , thereby drawing into the political arena groups hitherto denied access or without a voice . |
| 16 | A good working relationship also enhances an officer 's intelligence system , more effectively bringing to his attention knowledge of pollutions for which the discharger or his neighbours may be responsible . |
| 17 | Another mechanical argument against Copernicus concerns loose objects such as stones , philosophers , etc. resting on the surface of the earth . |
| 18 | Finally , a screw-in side handle is fixed on to the alloy gear cover , offset either to the left or right depending on the user . |
| 19 | You do a complete circuit , left or right depending on wind , and then you can go where you want . |
| 20 | He was obviously moving left or right depending on the fall of the coin . |
| 21 | And like , delicately hanging in the |
| 22 | And he said no , buy a badge now with a dog 's head on depending on the breed of dog you 've got , and it says on it I live here . |
| 23 | I mean you mentioned the tennis club which was great , you know you went back there but you know that was a , a wee thing to pick on depending on the company |
| 24 | The keys crashed to the floor next to Gedanken ; the piece of paper followed , slowly fluttering from side to side like a snowflake . |
| 25 | Since we can not go on struggling with one another indefinitely , Hegel says that one must submit to the other . |
| 26 | An annual subscription of £21 to the funds of Bedford County Hospital was sanctioned , thereby bringing to an end the disagreement which had begun 10 years earlier . |
| 27 | He retained the Treasurership , but died within a few weeks of his retirement thereby bringing to a sudden end a lifetime 's service to deaf people . |
| 28 | Le Monde of Oct. 5 , 1989 , reported that Parliament had approved a law allowing the establishment of local private television stations and thereby bringing to an end the state broadcasting monopoly . |
| 29 | Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Soviet Union had been established in September 1990 , thereby bringing to an end a period of hostility dating from the Korean war . |
| 30 | The course covers areas which are not the province of any one Department and is taught by Staff from many different academic backgrounds , thereby bringing to it a range of experience . |