Example sentences of "[v-ing] [num] [noun] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Senior managers do not want things to go wrong , and will not take what they consider to be unnecessary risks in recommending one supplier as opposed to another . |
2 | Indeed the Irish performance bore little resemblance to the confident efforts of acknowledged Sevens experts and defending champions Fiji , who ran all over and around Malaysia to win the opening game 49–0 , or Australia , who started by scoring 47 points while conceding a lone try to Singapore . |
3 | His mind was n't up to speaking one line while listening to another , and at the same time trying to remember the next move . |
4 | After a short while Alexander noticed that he was doing three things while reciting ; these actions were not present when using his normal speaking voice : |
5 | A MOTORING writer was banned from the road for three months yesterday after admitting doing 121 mph while testing a new car . |
6 | Yet at times kung fu appears to contradict itself , professing one thing while seeming to do the opposite . |
7 | Whilst you can spend many a happy hour with a regular 12-string guitar plucking one string while turning the wrong key , since they all look identical , this is n't a problem on the Hamer . |
8 | A MAN accused of attacking two girls while posing as a taxi driver had confessed to the crimes during a tape-recorded interview , it was claimed yesterday . |