Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Loch Hourn , which in configuration it resembles closely , Loch Nevis is an inlet of the Sound of Sleat , initially wide but becoming narrow as it thrusts through the hills . |
| 2 | Allison would respond by becoming moody and it soured many of the sessions . |
| 3 | Everything looks so much smaller from up here looking down than it does down below looking up . |
| 4 | Section 119 provides that a company if so authorised by its articles may : ( a ) make arrangements on an issue of shares for a difference between shareholders in the amounts or times of payments of calls ; ( b ) accept the whole or part of the amount remaining unpaid although it has not been called up ; or ( c ) pay a dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others . |
| 5 | Gironella 's solution was entirely individual : to focus on the art of the European past , looming large as it did in Latin American consciousness regardless of how often it had been declared dead and buried by Europeans . |
| 6 | The physical aspect is going great until it peaks and falls off . |
| 7 | Er and they ought to have a little shelter over it to stop your saddle getting wet if it rains . |
| 8 | The barricades at the front had to be removed to stop everyone getting crushed and it brought back memories of the heady days of punk . |
| 9 | main problem at the moment is that they want one person to deal , cos at the moment we 've got us dealing with national account and we 've got dealing with the regional account managers and sales execs dealing with the individual branches and I think things are getting lost as it goes from one to the other |
| 10 | By the Thursday night , she was getting tired and it did n't look as if the try-out week was going to be a success . |
| 11 | Everyone gets very wet but it is worth while getting soaked if it saves even one glider from serious damage . |
| 12 | However , with social feeling about child sexuality running high as it does at present , we may be well advised to keep quiet about it in public ; while , if we ourselves feel guilt as to our own emotions in any such case , a knowledgeable and understanding senior or colleague may be able to help us — otherwise we would be well-advised to hand the case on to someone else . |
| 13 | Lightning forked across the black belly of the clouds , and the rock that had moved as I was negotiating the bend had disappeared into the gorge below , the torrent running smooth as it lipped the broken edge of the old roadway . |
| 14 | If the buyer subsequently retains the goods without objection , it may be taken to have accepted the offer ; however , if within a reasonable time the buyer responds making clear that it does not accept the seller 's terms , it will make a counter offer and will not be bound by the seller 's terms . |
| 15 | It appears to be the commission 's way of making clear that it sees a huge chasm between recreational hacking and hacking for more sinister purposes . |
| 16 | At the Point stood the black and white lighthouse and the coast guard station , silhouetted now , for dusk was falling fast and it had turned chilly . |
| 17 | Jenny in the afternoon till five making sure that it arrives quicker than ever . |
| 18 | In use always choose a wide chisel making sure that it sits truly flat on the face of the template . |
| 19 | You can then use a towel to dry the dog as much as possible , making sure that it does not become chilled and start shivering . |
| 20 | A Hunter rubbed the cold , clammy substance over his face , making sure that it covered his one remaining eye . |
| 21 | And er G E C Marconi , Avionex er were responsible for making sure that it worked within the hardware in the system . |
| 22 | Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … |
| 23 | ( 3 ) Invent a title in two parts ( as in section 1.6 ) , making sure that it indicates your attitude to the subject matter . |
| 24 | Meadow House Caravan Park is probably one of the worst examples of an inappropriately located coastal caravan site anywhere in Wales , standing proud as it does on the crest of an otherwise unspoiled cliffline between Amroth and Saundersfoot . |
| 25 | I erm am obviously feeling guilty cos I 'm not feeling guilty but it makes me cough a bit to go to the post office every week and get vastly more disabl disability er invalidity benefit than he gets , vastly more . |