Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim is to clarify the issues underlying such questions , drawing on and developing the appropriate economic theory , and to provide some concrete empirical evidence . |
| 2 | Follow up work to the study of original sources might include elements of reconstruction or re-creation , often drawing on and synthesising information from a range of sources . |
| 3 | reflecting on and learning from experience . |
| 4 | Through reflecting on and discussing their experiences in the classroom , both successful and unsuccessful , teachers involved in LAMP and RAMP have found themselves better equipped to facilitate the mathematical development of their pupils . |
| 5 | Through reflecting on and articulating aspects of my Christian life and discipleship — my hopes and fears , my successes and failures — with someone who will help me look for the Spirit 's direction , my private world becomes shared , I can make more sense of my pilgrimage and continue in it supported . |
| 6 | And you were hanging on and trying to keep your feet on the floor ! |
| 7 | The research aims to begin exploring this neglected issue , building on whilst adapting methods used by researchers in the US . |
| 8 | We can make a choice between struggling on or surrendering forever to the forces of death . ’ |
| 9 | ) The same may be said of the glissando , produced by rapidly drawing in or pushing out the slide . |
| 10 | Anger of a kind ; what could those girls , students most likely , know about her life , bloody cheek to come wading in and try and organise your life like that . |
| 11 | I have just started using the medium of watercolour , struggling along and producing paintings of a particular subject . |
| 12 | In the past , inventors have been known to rush into print with their new discoveries to prevent the military stepping in and classifying it . |
| 13 | ‘ Yer old man an ’ his sidekick done real well goin' in an' gittin' you out . |
| 14 | How can he justify a cost per job in the strategic deterrent of £352,000 in a world in which the major powers are building down and renouncing weapons but he is building up ? |
| 15 | As a composer and conductor he was entirely self-taught , gaining experience by singing in and directing church choirs . |
| 16 | It is hard to escape the implication that a major source of this taboo is the sense that the priest kneeling down and washing women 's ‘ naked ’ feet would be somehow both sexual and polluting to the sacred . |
| 17 | It depicts an outline map of Anglesey with airship SZ.234 superimposed , its trail rope hanging down and pointing to the location near Llangefni which is now part of RAF Mona . |
| 18 | Just then she spotted a loose thread hanging down and catapulted forward . |
| 19 | If more was wanted , the Defence of the Realm Act should be invoked to impose penalties for failures to join after signing on and drinking facilities at dock gates removed or greatly restricted . |
| 20 | And signing on and signing off … the goalie who 's saved himself from the dole queue |
| 21 | She flapped an ineffectual hand at the swarms of small , irritating flies that hovered above the path , landing on and adhering to her warm face in a most unpleasant manner . |
| 22 | Neatly line all the hollowed out windows with fondant , pressing in and trimming away excess at the edges . |
| 23 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 24 | There will not be the same winding down that occurred with the old rating system . |
| 25 | Theatre became his first professional ground-base : writing for , appearing in and directing productions for a wide number of companies , including the celebrated York Repertory Group . |
| 26 | We do n't want that train creepin' in and creepin' out again while nobody 's lookin' . ’ |
| 27 | Gilly nearly tripped over herself , leaping down and grabbing up ‘ Sarsaparilla to Sorcery ’ from the chair seat , stretching her guts out to tip the book into its place on the shelf as Trotter appeared at the door . |
| 28 | People at Etten had recently commented on his habit of walking along while staring straight ahead , and this was perhaps his protection against unfriendly glances . |
| 29 | Chairman Sir Ian McLaurin said shoppers are tightening their belts and ‘ trading down and buying cheaper food -such as bread , lemonade and frozen chips ’ |
| 30 | William Davis , Chairman of the British Tourist Authority , says overseas visitors are still coming but they 're trading down and looking for bargains . |