Example sentences of "[v-ing] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even dowsing is obliquely referred to in the official reports as ‘ probing with metal rods ’ ! |
| 2 | Some gardeners will do anything to win prizes ( marrows filled with lead shot to add weight , for instance ) , but there 's one show where cheating is positively encouraged . |
| 3 | Cooling is usually done by passing the gas through pipes . |
| 4 | Even if this number could be regarded as reasonably constant throughout the year , it is clear that the group of individuals exposed to the risk of dying is constantly changing . |
| 5 | Density slicing is normally applied when only a single-band image of an area is available . |
| 6 | This type of patterning is often used instead of a hem for jacket edgings and cuffs . |
| 7 | The type of policy we 're actually seeking is already included in the Humberside structure plan and I see this morning that er that was circulated as D four double O seven . |
| 8 | Indeed , it is difficult to justify many of the cases where tapping is strongly suspected on the ground that it was necessary for the detection of really serious crime or to deal with major subversion , even allowing for the very wide definition of subversion announced by Lord Harris of Greenwich in 1975 when he said that |
| 9 | Mud splashing is much reduced giving cleaner produce . |
| 10 | Rather , while ageing is often experienced as a disruptive life event , some people find that they are able to accommodate themselves to the changes — both practical and emotional — in their lives . |
| 11 | In large organisations , interviewing is normally done by a panel . |
| 12 | Slalom racing is usually held in strong winds , so it is fast , exhilarating and good to watch . |
| 13 | AMRULLAH , racing 's best known non-winner , is back in training for another attempt to break his incredible losing sequence which has now reached 74 . |
| 14 | For technically complicated products , selling is sometimes performed by a sales team , with each member of the team working with his or her opposite number in the buying team , e.g. a sales engineer works with engineers in the buying company . |
| 15 | Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities . |
| 16 | The second example of electioneering is similarly aimed at youthful voters . |
| 17 | In the CPVE this element of profiling is explicitly required in the arrangements for the course . |
| 18 | Traffic calming is specifically directed at urban areas , particularly residential roads in our towns and villages . |
| 19 | The ideal level of feeding is generally accepted to be one in which the fish is slightly hungry and ready to forage actively for food , most , if not all of the time . |
| 20 | Apply a high phosphate and potash autumn lawn fertiliser only if the grass is looking jaded ( the best time for feeding is really spring , with a high-nitrogen fertilizer ) . |
| 21 | Executives in successful firms seem to maintain ‘ information flexibility ’ , which means scanning is carefully tailored to the amount of uncertainty across all sectors … . |
| 22 | After further round-table discussions of their progress , pleasuring is then extended to the genital area before they are encouraged to attempt intercourse , with different recommendations for particular problems . |
| 23 | Because it is ripstop , and fraying is therefore limited , pinking shears would only be decorative and not at all necessary . |
| 24 | Attending is simply describing what the child is doing , rather like a running commentary on the activity . |
| 25 | you 'll find that quite a lot of what you 're saying is then seen |
| 26 | And they may not be able to cope with that , which is why I am always a little bit anxious if marriages break up very quickly , because it might indicate that what they 're really doing is just going into that second phase . |
| 27 | There 's a tremen oh yes , yeah , there is a limit , so maybe what you 're doing is just assessing is this going to give er problems or have we got put a gang on specifically moving things around . |
| 28 | a lum lumbatologist no , no , yeah cos all he 's doing is just lying there |
| 29 | So to start with what we 're doing is just having a little assessment , seeing what sort of driving erm techniques that you have . |
| 30 | Therefore if you 've got a relationship with somebody and all you seem to constantly to be doing is constantly arguing and it 's either I win or you win you 're never gon na get out of that unless other time . |