Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Ice A pack of ice applied to the site of the injury is cooling and will cause the blood to constrict . |
| 3 | The truth is that I was sent to Scotland to find out what happened , is happening and might happen . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . " |
| 6 | Above all , resist the temptation to pan the camcorder back and forth , this terrible technique is known as hosepiping and will ruin any shot . |
| 7 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She in turn may hope that in time she will get the caring response she is really seeking and will pursue the pattern . |
| 11 | Foals rapidly stop sucking and can dehydrate very quickly . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | On some units this can be done by rotating and will cause total failure . |
| 14 | Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking and will make a favourable impression at an interview . |
| 15 | People like Cyril and Doris Hatty , Richard and Jean Whidborne and Nancy Brereton are actively helping and will take part . |
| 16 | I had no idea what I was typing and would leave the office each day disorientated and dizzy with the effort . |
| 17 | Janet , tiptoeing out into the hall when Penman had opened the door , said that Aunt Emily was resting and would come down at tea-time . |
| 18 | The Unique Interlocking hair Weaving System is a process which involves sewing processed human hair onto the client 's own hair without having to use braids , twisting or gluing and can eliminate the problems of thinning hair . |
| 19 | Now I can walk up hill without puffing and can bend down without grunting . |
| 20 | It does , however , mean that such men had no serious doubts about the direction in which they were going and ought to go , and the methods , intellectual or practical , of getting there . |
| 21 | This is until you get going and can afford to have your own labels printed . |
| 22 | What 's more , David who was the senior figure running this hostel , had his fingers in every tourist pie going and could get for us whatever we needed . |
| 23 | The move would not interfere with greyhound racing and would leave the old Plough Lane football ground available for redevelopment . |
| 24 | ‘ The dog has really taken to hurdles racing and will improve even more with experience he can only get better , ’ said racing manager Jimmy Nunn . |
| 25 | She had just told him she was tired of waiting and would find someone else . |
| 26 | He accepted that the JMU had had some teething problems , but pointed out that the audit monitoring process was still in its early days ; it was improving and would continue to improve with experience . |
| 27 | The fear for it is that it could easily be hurt without complaining and could suffer at the hands of careless children who would treat it too much like its namesake . |
| 28 | The Bank is considering the view of the IBOA to their proposals on Job Sharing and will revert back at an early date . |
| 29 | These latter changes could contribute to the increased glandular content of digestive enzymes observed after ethanol feeding and may predispose the gland to autodigestion . |
| 30 | Adult elephants spend three quarters of the day feeding and can eat up to 225 kilos of food a day . |