Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , let's bury this 4 oz syndrome , after all , the absolutely lowest amount you can inject and say the person is actually embalmed ( after a fashion ) is 3 oz and in his book told us , ‘ greying off is due to the phenol or ethyl alcohol in the fluids ’ , so take them out and no greying off-the eternal question is answered . |
| 2 | But if winding up is foreseeable when shares are issued , the limitation of rights has a commercial effect . |
| 3 | A special intercom linking the theatre with the pathology lab means surgeons can find out the results of a biopsy within a few minutes to establish , for instance , if a tumour they are operating on is malignant . |
| 4 | Looking back is easy . |
| 5 | You need to be clear that for both of you what is going on is OK and creative of mutual satisfaction . |
| 6 | The doorway leading down is narrow and jammed with kids . |
| 7 | Breast feeding lying down is restful , especially at night and for an afternoon nap . |
| 8 | Waking up is unpleasant . |
| 9 | It 's well over a week since the last patch of ground was cleared and a spider turning up is pure chance . ’ |
| 10 | But best of all for parents , cleaning up is easy because gloop washes away ( although you may have to scrub hands a bit to get rid of the red colouring ) . |
| 11 | Growing up is hard to do , when the terms of your parents ' will keeps you in a perpetual state of childhood . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ The money going round is crazy . |
| 13 | Firing up is Continental-simple ; just turn the key and it runs . |
| 14 | But in spite of this , and in ways both positive and negative , Breaking In is typical Forsyth . |
| 15 | Well I did , I took it , I took it out and said , alright when I went and enquired , I said well I would normally have a cheque book now cos I 'm not always in the bank , and I had this slip to say I do n't need one will come automatically he said oh yes , but that breaking down is hopeless , then I should fill it in now and I 'll take it . |
| 16 | A concern to prevent viewers switching off is normal but , on this particular occasion , broadcasters — particularly those at the BBC — appear to be overdoing it by promising a mixture of melodrama and cabaret ( ‘ a great national party ’ is another of Dimbleby 's images ) . |
| 17 | Breaking up is hard to do |
| 18 | Breaking up is hard to do , a popular song assures us . |
| 19 | Neil Sedaka , writer of Breaking Up is Hard to Do and Laughter In The Rain had played the Albert Hall last night , but showed just as much enthusiasm for the provincial stage.Mike Rowbottom reports |
| 20 | The shops all stock familiar goods , the markets are full of good-quality produce and eating out is cheap and enjoyable . |
| 21 | The price of eating out is similar to London but alcohol is very expensive . |
| 22 | In fine weather eating out is ideal for families . |
| 23 | Eating out is convenient and economical . |
| 24 | Very difficult if you 've got , and you know giving up is fine |
| 25 | Public support for opting out is low and appears to be declining . |
| 26 | Accuracy in measuring and cutting out is essential . |
| 27 | The sewing 's fine as my machine 's controlled by foot but cutting out is hard . |
| 28 | Connecting up is simple , with both inputs and outputs using unbalanced standard jacks with a slide switch selecting the correct operating level . |
| 29 | Eating and drinking out is easy as the street is full of cafés and bars . |
| 30 | Anybody falling in is likely to come out , if at all , as a corpse . |