Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one hand , you have the ultimate spartan aesthetic for portraits : the passport photo — cold , detached , flatly lit etc — and on the other hand , there are heavily manipulated images in which the person who 's producing them is far more physically involved . |
| 2 | The more seasoned liggers , of course , simply went around nicking everyone 's else 's drinks . |
| 3 | In an effort to help stem the tide of rhino poaching which is now threatening the survival of the species , the UN Environment Programme has appointed a " special envoy " , charged with persuading governments to take steps to close down the trade in rhino products . |
| 4 | In a voluntary way a voluntary capacity working I mean in in this sense in my there is a sense of responsibility and I find that good and challenging which is perhaps one of the reasons why I like doing these courses because you you er a certain amount of stress and responsibility is is . |
| 5 | The very idea of Kenneth Williams protecting anyone is so ridiculous that it is laughable , but Halliwell did n't see things that way . |
| 6 | When he 's out walking he 's upright very up right . |
| 7 | No they 're not the realities , because what we 're saying is that we have to modernize the policies of the Labour Party , but the policies are absolutely based in our traditional concerns , I mean , let me give you an example , when Beveridge was talking about unemployment , and the life long need for people to work , he was talking about a male workforce , where it was a man supported by a non-working wife , now we still have at the absolute heart of our concerns in the Labour Party peoples need to work , but we 're now talking about a situation , where women are sharing with their husbands the role of bed breadwinner , and in many families the woman is the sole breadwinner , and therefore our policies about employment and the economy recognize that the world has changed , our principles are the same , but the world to which we 're applying it is very different , and , again , on that you see there would be no distinction between the so-called traditionalists and the so-called modernizers . |
| 8 | Vladimir described the difference as ‘ white washing ’ and ‘ washing white ’ : white washing is quick and relatively easy , just covering up what was there , but there is always the danger of it chipping off and revealing what is underneath . |
| 9 | Er we ca n't tell them how to use the money , we presume they will do that , erm this is a significant increase on the amount that the Conservatives seem to be suggesting which is just I think deputy heads so there are a hundred and forty thousand er deputy heads to go . |
| 10 | It exists in other professional fields , especially those which deal with people rather than things , and may in time arise in nursing which is currently becoming more academically orientated . |
| 11 | I think we found as I say there are work demanding which is probably the nineteen nineties are an increasingly well educated , skilled and flexible workforce responsible for it 's services policy and safety environment , the strategy in programmes for those page twenty one . |
| 12 | As long as its main purpose is borne in mind — that of providing a relaxed , comfortable and enjoyable area for eating which is also an attractive , unobtrusive background for any food served — it can , theoretically , be as inventive , curious , and as experimental as you like . |
| 13 | The oesophagus also receives mucus cleared from the lungs by the ciliary mechanism or by coughing which is also swallowed . |
| 14 | There are times when the word unbelief is used to describe the doubts of those who are definitely believers but only when they are at a stage of doubting which is rationally inexcusable and well on the way to becoming fullgrown unbelief . |
| 15 | Not all of them , of course , are directly important to your work , but the key figures need to be known and meeting them is sometimes not easy . |
| 16 | I think it 's impossible to explore why there is a difference , it does not explain why the matters we have already discussed , like vacancies , households and death rates why there is a difference between what the County Council say is one hundred percent , and what the H B F and others are advocating which is considerably more . |
| 17 | From this you might learn about Richardson 's method of writing , as well as about differences between writing which is really private compared to writing which only pretends to be private . |
| 18 | In the ten Ives songs which he provides as fill-up he deftly avoids the obvious pitfalls in writing which is only parodistic in part , whether in the overtly sentimental fragments or the rousing songs like The Circus Band and the patriotic First World War song , He is there ! . |
| 19 | Under the guise of complimenting Elizabeth 's mercy , Spenser is implying she is easily manipulated by others . |
| 20 | Mr Amato said : ‘ Believing there is always a bad guy with a big stick , who hits the little guy , belongs to the world of three to five-year-old children . ’ |
| 21 | But surely you 're not so naïve that you ca n't understand that for any normal man to be in close contact with a girl for days on end without wanting her is damned impossible ? ’ |
| 22 | When a therapist becomes aware that such a situation is developing it is most important that he discusses this with the patient and sets very clear limits on the relationship . |
| 23 | Then , since there is no believing without some doubting and since believing is all the stronger for understanding and resolving doubt , we can say as Christians that if we doubt in believing it is also true that we believe in doubting . |
| 24 | Indeed , many executives harbor misconceptions , believing it is merely a matter of adding extra engineering and design personnel or introducing the latest computer-aided design ( CAD ) technology . |
| 25 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 26 | After a period of activity and shouting it is surprisingly easy to introduce a game like ‘ dead lions ’ ( p.39 ) and have all the children being as quiet as they can be . |
| 27 | But to cover up anywhere a bit ugly , bare looking it 's very handy . |
| 28 | In its undigested state , this voluminous competitor information , 90 per cent of which is publicly available , may be vaguely interesting and occasionally intriguing , but however glittering it is essentially an unusable and potentially dangerous resource . |
| 29 | Not only is wealth difficult to measure , defining it is also problematic . |
| 30 | I find that when women start smoking it 's normally in bike sheds , behind the back of the school , it 's a communal thing . |