Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] in [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From morning to dusk on all days except the Sabbath , he was out in the marketplace among the other merchants trading in any commodity with which he could make a profit , including money itself . |
| 2 | Slight and in his mid-twenties , he moved with energetic nervousness , his sharp eyes darting in all directions , as if on constant guard against a knife in the back — a worrying habit which I have since come to associate with compulsive back-stabbers . |
| 3 | Studying the past by reigns is certainly artificial , and risks obscuring in this case , for instance , the intimate links between the various parts of the Carolingian world , and the profound continuities linking the mid-ninth century to the immediately preceding and succeeding periods . |
| 4 | They may well know likely candidates living in those areas , especially ex-class members . |
| 5 | Proteins acting in this way are called ‘ enzymes ’ ; their method of working is described on p. 61 . |
| 6 | Some authors writing in this vein have spoken of a fundamental change in international politics resulting from the rise of these ‘ new forces in world politics ’ . |
| 7 | More effort … needs to be put into in-service clergy training in this area — with refresher courses for those appointed to parishes where the Offices are sung regularly ’ . |
| 8 | There were legs flying in all directions as Moby dashed around on the front lawn of Bradley 's smart surgery near Harrow . |
| 9 | At the Gynn , the ravine was bridged and an elaborate tramway layout constructed , facilitating cars reversing in both directions . |
| 10 | ‘ I must have her , I 've got that man from Milan who wants to do business with Belmodes coming in this morning . |
| 11 | Clients joining in this way should indicate so in the appropriate box on the booking form on page 16 . |
| 12 | After being seen whizzing out of the doors of a rink , he had to skate at speed along a footpath of the common , round a spiral pedestrian walkway , on to a road , grab the back of a passing bus , let go , cut across a main road between cars coming in both directions , go across another road — between the wheels of a moving articulated lorry — and end up in a babywear shop , somersaulting into a cot . |
| 13 | Reluctantly , Dot slid down from the bed while Loopy Lil beamed kindly , eyes swivelling in all directions and tried to help wash Dot 's face at the wash-stand and brush her hair . |
| 14 | He deliberately left the path and picked his way through the sprawling limbs , his head erect , and eyes slanting in all directions . |
| 15 | This was infrequent in the units participating in this study , but in centres where the relative surgical and endoscopic expertise is different such a situation may well arise more commonly . |
| 16 | This did not imply that interested groups acting in this context could not be effective , as , for example , the resistance to Khrushchev 's proposed educational reforms showed . |
| 17 | The question of the exclusivity of Community competence is of particular difficulty with regard to two concepts derived from the case law of the European Court : the concept that the existence of Community legislation on a matter excludes national legislation on the same matter , which may be illustrated in the context of the free movement of goods , and the concept that the duty of the Community to act in a particular matter from a particular date may exclude the possibility of Member States acting in that area from that date , which may particularly be illustrated in the context of external competence . |
| 18 | By contrast , rules operating in some courts , particularly in the small claims jurisdiction of the county courts , have become less complex . |
| 19 | ( a ) it was felt that insufficient information had been given on the extent of the problem which the proposal was intended to address ( i.e. had any claims resulted from solicitors acting in these circumstances ? ) ; |
| 20 | Chamber chiefs claim Contact Point East Germany IV will particularly benefit companies trading in such sectors as architecture , chemistry , computers , management consultancy , transport and education . |
| 21 | Conversely , a significant proportion of the companies operating in this country are off-shoots of enterprises whose head offices are situated abroad . |
| 22 | We wish to express our deep concern with regard to the proposed ending of the twenty years tax concession granted to mining companies operating in this State , by the Government . |
| 23 | If , however , they were too pessimistic this should have been belied in the subsequent years since the Nigerian Indigenization Decree of 1972 , implemented from February 1974 , which reserved twenty-six activities in large-scale industry exclusively for Nigerian ownership ; foreign companies operating in these businesses had to sell out . |
| 24 | From help in solving effluent problems quickly and cost effectively , to maximising members ' own effluent processing business opportunities , EPC is the natural partner for engineers operating in this specialist area . |
| 25 | There is also evidence of increased family tensions leading in some cases to violence , divorce and family break-ups . |
| 26 | Then she saw Gazzer , stamping about like a loony , feet flying in all directions . |
| 27 | The damage was considerable , with concrete chips flying in all directions . |
| 28 | Companies specialising in this area include : . |
| 29 | I do not like to see eagles fighting in this way over something that is no eagle 's fault . |
| 30 | The earlier style in window tracery is usually Geometric , based on the circle and its component parts and shapes , and the later style , Curvilinear , is composed of curved lines sweeping in all directions , based mainly on the ogee curve . |