Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we have so many spare rooms here it seemed eminently sensible , much better than allowing you to travel backwards and forwards . ’ |
| 2 | Better than enduring his fumbling during the night in the vain hope of satisfaction when the need was strong in her . |
| 3 | Better than finding them in a flap and fearing higher rates , as they were a week ago . |
| 4 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 5 | He told himself that he was the last man who could reasonably be expected to advise or reassure on the problems of pregnancy and he sensed that Rickards 's unhappiness at his wife 's absence went deeper than missing her company . |
| 6 | BELVILLE : I had rather so than perfecting my Pamela in it . |
| 7 | Such a threat is credible only if carrying it out would impose little loss on the person terminating the contract . |
| 8 | I 'm not , I must admit I do n't think about it now , so if wearing it puts you off . |
| 9 | How many people have done their , at my age , done their feet in because wearing them I do n't know . |
| 10 | Mr Waddington was apparently considering allowing them to take into account the need to protect the public from even quite minor offences . |
| 11 | It has survived so long because abolishing it would have been more trouble than it was worth , but that does not make it any better in itself . |
| 12 | The parents laughed , showed toys and jogged the baby up and down while wiping his tears . |
| 13 | THE parents of a little boy who died after being knocked down while learning his Green Cross Code told last night how he made them promise to give his organs to suffering children . |
| 14 | They only person in the play to whom he reveals some of his real feelings is Roderigo , but only while using him as a tool , spending his money , and working him up to be the accomplice in his attack on Othello . |
| 15 | So while helping my old friend , I would be losing him at the same time . |
| 16 | So while changing herself , the Family Development Nurse has to facilitate this change at community level in order that the expertise and knowledge of parents can be recognised and used in a wider context in the community and in equal partnership with the professional . |
| 17 | Amy Winship stood there , all but wringing her hands . |
| 18 | Almost tip-toeing , indeed all but holding their breaths , the two hundred crept over . |
| 19 | As she walked uncertainly towards him , he gave a great bellow , then flung his arms about her , all but suffocating her in his bear-like embrace . |
| 20 | Comparing him to Demosthenes , in whom oratory compensated for a speech impediment , Storr juxtaposes two key scenes : young Winston being pelted with cricket balls and hiding behind a tree , and a slightly older Winston terrifying his friends ( and all but killing himself ) by jumping 30 ft off a bridge . |
| 21 | Meanwhile at least one offspring of the NPA flourishes — the ‘ English Through Activity ’ programme in Swaziland , where I found similar activity and enthusiasm in schools , talked to a committed supervisor who saw her role entirely as getting her materials — including issues of English Ladybird books — to rural schools as efficiently as possible and of encouraging ‘ active learning ’ , ( but of what and why she took little heed ) . |
| 22 | The spur should be used occasionally and not constantly when riding your horse , misuse of the spur will make the horse ‘ dead to the leg ’ and will lose its effect . |
| 23 | If quality of thought is important , why produce a written , quantified plan , especially when writing it up will use scarce management resources and will not be easy ? |
| 24 | We hope you find this new format helpful , especially when planning your summer ! |
| 25 | So when buying it is wise to take along a plan of the room with all the essential measurements marked on it.l Material quantities can then be calculated in the shop . |
| 26 | There 's a legal term , caveat emptor , which means buyer beware , so when viewing it pays to be suspicious . |
| 27 | She should be blessing her young sister rather than cursing her , she thought wryly . |
| 28 | Using Dement 's analogy , rather than taking their sleep in one meal , subjects may achieve enough to keep going by snatching " snacks " . |
| 29 | Try simple tack repairs yourself rather than taking them to a saddler . |
| 30 | They bark and jump around excitedly , becoming particularly frenetic if you stop somewhere else , rather than taking them immediately for a walk . |