Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] it [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or touching it and that pad should be big enough to cover the wound , so you should something , overlaps , alright , and then if you find , if you unwrap the roll a little bit further , you do n't want to unroll it completely , your see that if while you 're using it in practice you need to roll it up again backwards towards the back of the bandage like so , we 'll roll it up again , backwards and when you get to the bandage you just fold the bandage up around the long end and wind the short end round it firmly and there it 's ready for use again in practice , you would n't of course do that for real would you ? |
| 2 | So you 've , is there then a choice between going for socialism now , going straight into collectivization or delaying it and keeping that end product in sight ? |
| 3 | Example 1:1 Definitions clause for business lease ( 1 ) The following definitions apply : " Act " means an Act of Parliament whenever passed and a reference to a specific Act includes any legislation amending or replacing it or made under it " Approved " means approved in writing by the Landlord " Consent " means the Landlord 's written consent " Insured Risks " means the risks covered by the policy of insurance arranged by the Landlord to include ( subject to cover being available on reasonable terms ) loss or damage by fire storm tempest flood earthquake aircraft and articles dropped from them riot or civil commotion malicious damage impact bursting and overflowing of pipes tanks and other apparatus and any other risks insured against by the Landlord " Landlord " includes the successors in title of the original landlord and where there is a superior landlord includes him as well " Last Year " means the period of twelve months ending on the Termination of the Term " Legislation " means any regulation or directive of the European Community , any Act and any subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of them " Notice " means written notice " Tenant " includes the successors in title of the original tenant " Term " includes both the term expressly granted by this Lease and also any statutory continuation of it " Termination of the Term " includes termination by effluxion of time , notice , forfeiture , surrender , disclaimer or any other means ( 2 ) Where a party consists of two or more persons the obligations of that party are joint and several ( 3 ) Any covenant by the tenant not to do something includes a covenant not to permit or suffer that thing to be done ( 4 ) All payments to be made by the tenant are exclusive of VAT |
| 4 | Adult women will have the unappealing choice between rejecting women 's language and so becoming ‘ less than a woman ’ , or embracing it and thus acquiescing in their inferiority — becoming ‘ less than a person ’ . |
| 5 | Any one " event " is likely to be on a different scale from the one preceding or succeeding it and there are likely to be gaps between events . |
| 6 | That 's that 's one thing , but is finding the tenth root of something and then raising to the power six , or raising something to the power six and then finding the sa the tenth root , is that the same as finding the fifth root and cubing it or cubing it and finding the fifth root . |
| 7 | ‘ Now our inner cities must be in the vanguard of the new alternative that Labour is building philosophies of empowering people , of realising potential rather than wasting it and of celebrating each life . |
| 8 | ‘ Now our inner cities must be in the vanguard of the new alternative that Labour is building philosophies of empowering people , of realising potential rather than wasting it and of celebrating each life . |
| 9 | The religious or mystical order clearly supports the secular establishment , rather than opposing it as in some of the spirit possession cults we reviewed in the previous chapter . |
| 10 | Erm , it 's certainly true that we reduced the total size of a particular team or unit dealing with international affairs , but only on the grounds that we actually felt that it was very important that all the teams should be working on international and European dimensions of their work , rather than seeing it as compartmentalised in one area . |
| 11 | But erm I do n't think that the town show perhaps I was I 'm prejudiced to the fact that , that we 'll be losing money rather than making it but it was n't anything like we put on for entertainment ! |
| 12 | A major difficulty is likely to be that doctors are usually on the side of giving support rather than receiving it and will probably find it difficult to recognise their own needs . |
| 13 | The pigments are striped , accentuating the length and thinness of the foliage , rather than clouding it as in broad-leaved species . |
| 14 | Thus , in the United States unionisation must precede collective bargaining rather than following it since extensions of negotiating rights take place at plant or company level , on an individual and piecemeal basis , and often have to be secured against adamant employer resistance . |
| 15 | He suddenly wished his grandfather was alive ; how he would have enjoyed showing him all this , listening to the old man and reliving it as it must have been . |
| 16 | I looked over the refurbished Factory again , just because I love looking at it and tinkering with it and touching it and tipping some of its little levers and doors and devices . |
| 17 | The wrist moves to get the plate spinning and when it is going fast enough you stop the stick and , because of the hollow in the plate , the stick goes to the middle After practice you can try tossing it in the air and catching it or passing it behind your back . |
| 18 | and absorbing it and er they just want to make sure |
| 19 | ‘ In a way , Matey , in a way , ’ said Dr Neil , lazily catching at her hand and pressing it as she passed him . |
| 20 | ‘ The Master commends his slave for the quality of the breakfast as well as the weather , ’ said Dr Neil , catching at her hand and pressing it as she walked by . |
| 21 | Anyway , I have no access to it , and have to cart metres of black metal piping back from the town and sweat and labour over it , bending it and cutting it and boring it and crimping it and bending it again , straining with it in the vice until the bench and shed creak with my efforts . |
| 22 | They ordered calvados and played canards , dipping the sugar cubes in the tawny liquid so that the surfaces just met , the liqueur drawn up through the sugar , flushing and softening it until at just the right moment , a split second before the sweetness might dissolve and fall into the drink and spoil it , you tipped your head back and took the lump on your tongue and either let it melt there , or gnashed the singingly sweet grit of the sugar grains . |
| 23 | I charged at them , yelping encouragement to the wheelbarrow , and patting it when it had done well . |
| 24 | But I remember originally reading Kierkegaard and loving it and finding him tremendously exciting in this sense . |
| 25 | is the bathroom , so she must have been in there cos he 's hammering on the door and bashing it and kicking it . |
| 26 | I started doing it with pot , breaking a little bit , squashing it on the foil and smoking it as though I was having a chase . |
| 27 | In terms of the reflection coefficient Γ , equation ( 9.89 ) becomes For a general load impedance Z L , the reflection coefficient Γ is complex and writing it as , the positional dependence of the magnitude of V is given by This expression shows that the magnitude of V passes through maxima and minima as x varies . |
| 28 | Erm the only thing that occurred to me I just wondered if she knew somebody who had a dearly loved dog that , did n't want to train it but you know she could perhaps just take along for the joy of running it and training it but I think part of the pleasure is the reflected glory you know it 's my dog |
| 29 | Adam went back to his private world as the plane bucked across the sky , the unseen hands of the veering winds twisting and turning it as it flew towards Hanover . |
| 30 | ‘ Watch your course , ’ Nathan yelled , seizing the wheel from her and turning it as Seawitch lost the wind and wallowed . |