Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] does [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My choice of heating equipment may raise a few eyebrows , ranging as it does from the advanced to the primitive . |
| 2 | Lying as it does at the northern limit of the global thermohaline ‘ conveyor belt ’ , changes in this region may ultimately have global consequences . |
| 3 | Le Cheval de Troie , focusing as it does on the street confrontation between communism and fascism , is evidently a fictional distillation of these events viewed from the vantage-point of Moscow . |
| 4 | Although it is a means of asserting authority , coming as it does at the start of the shift , parade is very relaxed and , from the point of view of the ordinary constables , serves as a way of casually reorientating themselves to the demands of work . |
| 5 | The Norwegian Forest cat is another large breed , coming as it does from the coldest part of the domestic cat 's range . |
| 6 | The therapist can not win out against death , but he or she can win out for life , for a sense of the real , for the kind of growth that truly matters ; dealing as it does with the evaluation of ways to love and hate , with the meanings of human conduct , an appreciation of human nature , and the succession of the generations . |
| 7 | ‘ For sociology too , dealing as it does with the behaviour of people in society , can not be anything but applied psychology . |
| 8 | Clause 4 is the heart of the agreement , dealing as it does with the mechanism for the forecasting of requirements and the placing of orders . |
| 9 | The category of free indirect speech is a more ambiguous mode , falling as it does between the categories of direct and indirect speech . |
| 10 | Even amongst the mountain of slate workings above Llyn Peris , the Rainbow Slab is unmistakeable , sitting as it does above the CEGB hydro-electric power station , flowing from bottom left to top right across an otherwise faultlessly smooth , purple-banded , blue-grey wall . |
| 11 | The Methodist chapel is also in a vulnerable spot , standing as it does at the crossroads . |
| 12 | The current form in which pop reproduces itself , the music video , is the perfect post-modern form , standing as it does at the vector of the leisure industries ' new situation . |
| 13 | The European Court 's teleological approach can be seen once again in the passage cited from that judgment , referring as it does to the ‘ purpose ’ and the ‘ result pursued by ’ the directive . |
| 14 | Dinosaur size is a vitally important subject , bearing as it does on the controversy concerning metabolism and the generation and conduction of heat , and hence on the susceptibility or otherwise to changes in climate . |
| 15 | The bulletin is unique among national galleries of art and is highly regarded , drawing as it does on the long standing interdisciplinary tradition of London 's National Gallery . |
| 16 | Is the HMI 's interpretation , resting as it does on the claim that teachers ' possession of knowledge and expertise provides the basis for their classroom confidence , the only possible one ? |
| 17 | The third model — the democratic — is much the most difficult to achieve : it is also the most radical , resting as it does on the direct involvement of clients in the planning , management and provision of services . |
| 18 | Its quality , in terms of amenities and physical condition , has been found to be generally poorer than that of other rural rented accommodation , which itself is often poor ( Fletcher 1969 ) , and it can be very variable , depending as it does on the individual farmer 's upkeep . |
| 19 | It may be advisable ( Clause 22.02 ) to include some provision in this regard in the partnership agreement , though it should be recognised that enforcement through the courts is impossible , depending as it does on the consent of a client who is not privy to the agreement . |
| 20 | There is no doubt that Tony Bowran makes a good living working as he does in the field of the ‘ high profile ’ advertising market — as he says , ‘ agencies are my clients , my bread and butter . ’ |