Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is anyone out there who is using or can advise on joining two touring canoes to make a low tech catamaran in the Wharram tradition , enabling sailing to estuaries and creeks , dismantling and then exploring the local rivers ? |
| 2 | If you have burnt your mouth , suck ice in order to stop any swelling occurring that may constrict your airway . |
| 3 | Many have a dread of something happening that will plunge them suddenly into a situation of near-poverty , and a few also unconsciously use their financial problems as pegs on which to hang their much deeper fears concerning their health and their future , which they may find hard to face . |
| 4 | The short-term objectives of the network are to raise women 's awareness of their image in the mass media , to obtain relevant information from research and networking that would motivate women to lobby for change , and to equip women with specific skills that would help build and strengthen alternative communication for and by women . |
| 5 | There will be one group within the BMC and climbing that will say it was n't really a competition and that the rule was invented for television spectaculars . |
| 6 | Freud thought that such a process was occurring and would continue , and that people would have to learn to live without sacred meaning and infantile religiosity . |
| 7 | Ice A pack of ice applied to the site of the injury is cooling and will cause the blood to constrict . |
| 8 | The truth is that I was sent to Scotland to find out what happened , is happening and might happen . ’ |
| 9 | He also talks to him about the possible relationship between stress , smoking , poor dietary habits , alcohol and the incidence of peptic ulcers so that Peter understands what is happening and can consider what changes he might make in his lifestyle . |
| 10 | Namibia is particularly interesting because of its " desert " elephants and black rhinos , which have suffered a recent upsurge in poaching and may become even more vulnerable as the country moves towards independence . " |
| 11 | Above all , resist the temptation to pan the camcorder back and forth , this terrible technique is known as hosepiping and will ruin any shot . |
| 12 | The baby saw it happening but could do nothing to stop it , its pudgy fingers would not close tightly enough to grasp the string … . |
| 13 | Erm and accepting that would mean er obviously an increase in rent and perhaps changes in that lease er in order that he would be able to er to invest that money . |
| 14 | The Board claimed the crew of the liner , the world 's largest , and a harbour pilot made course changes without realising that would take the vessel over a shoal , marked by the crew as an area to avoid . |
| 15 | Any nurse may encounter an adoptee experiencing a crisis of self-identity at any age , and may be able to offer support simply by listening or may have to recommend the adoptee seek expert help from the local adoption agency , PAC or National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and their Parents ( NORCAP ) for counselling about being adopted and practical information on instigating a search for birth parents . |
| 16 | Norwegian jacquard is a method of double bed colour patterning that can incorporate almost as many colours in a section of knitted fabric as you wish . |
| 17 | If the only consideration were strength then we need to look no further than a light pit-prop , for there is no freshwater fish swimming that could bend or break one of those . |
| 18 | We are now supposed to understand Enterprise Solutions less as a show than as a high-level executive meeting that might pass for a meeting of the Unix War College . |
| 19 | A As your room is small , a simple window dressing that will allow in lots of light would be the best option . |
| 20 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 21 | I listened to myself make a horrible noise like Eric going crazy over the phone , and hoped that nobody was passing and could see me in such an undignified and weak position . |
| 22 | They allow for cross-referencing and can provide you with a ready guide to your goals and the tasks you need to do to carry them out . |
| 23 | She in turn may hope that in time she will get the caring response she is really seeking and will pursue the pattern . |
| 24 | The type we are looking for must have two edges , and a central rib . ’ |
| 25 | Foals rapidly stop sucking and can dehydrate very quickly . |
| 26 | The Biolife filter functions well , although as the PFK test Review Update pointed out recently , the tiny suckers which the filter hangs on seem to give up sucking and can allow the filter to drop down and submerge below a critical level . |
| 27 | On some units this can be done by rotating and will cause total failure . |
| 28 | Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking and will make a favourable impression at an interview . |
| 29 | People like Cyril and Doris Hatty , Richard and Jean Whidborne and Nancy Brereton are actively helping and will take part . |
| 30 | I had no idea what I was typing and would leave the office each day disorientated and dizzy with the effort . |