Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [conj] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas I teach my dogs to disregard game birds and deer , the lurcher is very competent at acquiring the skills of poaching and is usually the animal to accompany deer and game-stealing gangs wherever they operate . |
| 2 | Instead of withdrawing and being generally anti-social , as I had been , I began to argue with people — teachers and pupils alike — and to disrupt other people 's activities for the sake of disruption . |
| 3 | Twilight had crept out of hiding and was stealthily wrapping the dying day in lavender shrouds , before they stopped at a small trattoria alongside one of the quieter canals . |
| 4 | The sun had set and dusk , like some nocturnal beast , had crept out of hiding and was stealthily licking its paws . |
| 5 | Roles are characteristic ways of behaving and are especially significant in group and team-work ( see Groups on page 77 and Teams on page 161 ) . |
| 6 | A two year study is to take place which will include the consideration of methods of killing that are more acceptable than stabbing or clubbing . |