Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Another of the benefits of the travelling team system was the camaraderie that was built up between the players , all of whom were effectively competing with each other for Davis Cup recognition .
2 Will you be all right driving after that wine ? ’
3 Sitting behind Eva and Dad in the car , watching their hands constantly fluttering towards each other , you did n't have to be a genius to see they were a couple .
4 Then there were those first matches against other counties , with ‘ Beefy ’ present and apparently firing on all cylinders .
5 I have worked around the world without so reacting to these factors .
6 But they are not only competing amongst each other , they are competing with men as well .
7 So when staff are literally fuming at each other , and wanting to sue , the simple solution is to install an electrostatic air filter .
8 The surrounding volcanic cones are gently sloping with few gullies to the south , but increasingly steep and heavily gullied towards the north .
9 One possible reason for the lack of motivation within her class could be attributed to tasks not being sufficiently challenging for some pupils , whilst being beyond the intellectual grasp of others .
10 So opening of these channels will hyperpolarize the membrane , and as a result of that opening what we see is an inhibition of action potentials .
11 They are constantly looking for these changes , especially in situations which have previously been difficult .
12 He 's only looking at that bit .
13 Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P
14 There should be no long pauses — as you are only listening at this stage
15 We 're obviously looking at both events .
16 The overall effect was extremely damaging for many companies in the cities and elsewhere : domestic demand was reduced ; the costs of borrowing rose ; public-sector contracts diminished ; exports became much more expensive .
17 Searching Ellie 's face , perhaps looking for some resemblance , she gave a funny little sigh .
18 But it may not be enough according to some industry commentators .
19 Do you think that there 's any scope for perhaps going down that road in the future ?
20 I 've got ta , I think people are so un-organised with Christmas , you 've got to be organised , you 've got to say like , you know , I 'm only going to those shops , you know , if like like now , say so we went in Boots
21 I 'm somewhat wondering about this flat .
22 It was apparently reassuring to this woman to have her aggression recognized so straightforwardly , because the couple was then able to have intercourse .
23 Erm especially going up that hill at Hockerill lights .
24 We have enough racing in this country and I believe in reserving one day at least for the Lord .
25 Whatever was affecting the rate time passed at seemed to obey the inverse square law , the phenomenon apparently radiating from each clock face , while at the same time there was a more generalised sort of effect emanating from the huge central mechanism buried somewhere in the castle 's many lower levels , making everything down there happen more quickly .
26 So Eliot , in ‘ ode ’ , a poem dealing with a tortured wedding night , has a protagonist apparently lacking in all inspiration except that coming from the ‘ bubbling ’ of a river described as ‘ mephitic ’ .
27 Occupational and social careers are mutually facilitating in this respect .
28 Much buying in this type of trade is centralised , and in many cases the potential buyer visits the seller ( unlike industrial selling when the seller normally visits the buyer ) .
29 These are a bit like pop-up books with foreground , middle ground and background to give perspective and , in movement , parallax , that is , near things apparently moving past each other in the foreground and middle ground while the background stands still , which is how motion is perceived in the real world seen from , say , a train .
30 His assembled staff stared stonily back , as he looked round at them , apparently calling for some kind of congratulations .
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