Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] it [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unthinking brashness of the adult expert is altogether lacking in the youngster and our nurturing and helpful instincts are unconsciously aroused , wanting to help the recent arrival become familiar with its new physical overcoat , gently coaxing it into utilizing its full capabilities , like the mother bird calling from the twig . |
| 2 | They might have been intended to catch the blade of an opponent , thus preventing it from sliding past the hilt , and injuring the holder . ’ |
| 3 | By concentrating on only the fastest of fast-moving consumer goods , they keep their stock at a minimum — often selling it before having to pay suppliers . |
| 4 | She seemed to accept Neil 's presents as her right and , what 's more , was increasingly taking it for granted they would be expensive . |
| 5 | Dane was either unaware of her stunned reaction , or else was simply taking it for granted , she thought irritably . |
| 6 | It is appropriate here to start with the main equation in the form ( 10.62 ) using the variables t and z defined by ( 10.60 ) , and then transforming it by putting ( 10.72 ) where the parameters v and η are not necessarily real . |
| 7 | Tidal power systems operate by filling a single basin or river estuary at rising tide through sluice gates then emptying it during falling tide through turbines . |
| 8 | Millions of Nosema club together to mass-produce juvenile hormone in the beetle larva 's body , thereby preventing it from turning into an adult . |
| 9 | He argues that most of the world 's production of the gas could be pumped into the oceans , thereby preventing it from contributing to global warming . |