Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you are proposing or opposing an application , what is the best way to influence the decision that is eventually made ? |
| 2 | working for or assisting a competitor . |
| 3 | The basic rule in s.179 is , however , subject to s.180(1) , as amended , CA 1989 , which permits disclosure of the relevant information in a number of circumstances eg. for the purpose of enabling or assisting an overseas regulatory authority to exercise its regulatory functions . |
| 4 | Section 84 provides that section 82 does not preclude the disclosure by the Bank of information to a numerous class of specified persons , including , most significantly , ‘ for the purpose of enabling or assisting an authority in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom to exercise — ( a ) functions corresponding to those of — ( i ) the Bank under this Act : ’ subsection ( 6 ) ( a ) . |
| 5 | The basic level ‘ is that level of abstraction that is appropriate for using , thinking about , or naming an object in most situations in which the object occurs ’ ( Rosch , 1978 , p.43 ) . |
| 6 | Many successful businesses have been founded on the single item of information that no one is carrying out a particular service or producing a particular product . |
| 7 | A spreadsheet makes operations like totalling a column of numbers or producing a bar chart a straightforward operation — SuperCalc 5.5 makes them incredibly quick and easy due to the icons in its new Tool Bar . |
| 8 | She will recognize that the client is repeating himself or demanding a particular reaction from her . |
| 9 | A vote given or poll demanded by proxy or by the duly authorised corporate representative of a recognised body shall be valid notwithstanding the previous determination of the authority of the person voting or demanding a poll unless notice of the determination was received by the Company at the office or at such other place at which the instrument of proxy was duly deposited before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote is given or the poll demanded or ( in the case of a poll taken otherwise than on the same day as the meeting or adjourned meeting ) the time appointed for taking the poll . |
| 10 | A vote given or poll demanded by proxy or by the duly authorised corporate representative of a recognised body shall be valid notwithstanding the previous determination of the authority of the person voting or demanding a poll unless notice of the determination was received by the Company at the office or at such other place at which the instrument of proxy was duly deposited before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote is given or the poll demanded or ( in the case of a poll taken otherwise than on the same day as the meeting or adjourned meeting ) the time appointed for taking the poll . |
| 11 | Fellatio ( kissing , licking or sucking a man 's penis ) is risky if semen or pre-cum ( a light fluid which is secreted before a man ejaculates ) gets into cuts or sores in the mouth . |
| 12 | Fellatio ( ‘ cock sucking ’ , i.e. tonguing or sucking a penis ) . |
| 13 | There is only a small risk of HIV transmission through oral sex ( licking or sucking a man or woman 's genitals or anus ) , although other sexually transmitted diseases , like syphilis and gonorrhoea , are easy to get this way . |
| 14 | It is a common strategy , for example , to think of analysing or decomposing a construct into a number of dimensions or variables . |
| 15 | Further , some instructions halted the computer if an error occurred , such as attempted division by zero , whereas in a third generation computer this would be dealt with by setting a flag or generating an interrupt . |
| 16 | That damn' word brought me back to the harsh reality of my situation : not just the discovery of a traitor or bringing a murderer to book but vengeance for Agnes and , of course , the Herculean task which the Great Killer had assigned me ! |
| 17 | It can also cover you for defending or bringing an action for personal injuries caused at work or elsewhere . |
| 18 | He returned to his workshop , hoping to bump into him on the way , but arrived without hearing or seeing a single trace of the forgetful scientist . |
| 19 | His is not an isolated story — to this day many people report hearing or seeing a strange presence on the slopes of the mountain . |
| 20 | Shildon said that a superior drinks carton had been invented and the MacQuillans faced the choice of buying the invention or seeing a competitor develop it and steal their market . |
| 21 | It 's not clear whether he 's actually thinking about a fox or seeing a fox or so , yes . |
| 22 | And it is just as horrifying an idea to contemplate being walled into such a Paradise Garden as being condemned to spend eternity playing games with balloons which never burst , receiving presents from Santa without wondering how they were paid for , being organised into teams with leaders chosen arbitrarily from among us , or eating a permanent celestial buffet of ice cream and salmon sandwiches . |
| 23 | However , the idea of one phrase ‘ replying ’ to another , or completing a ‘ sentence ’ , is perfectly valid . |
| 24 | The plaintiff might be an author who is prevented by his injuries from writing or completing a book or there might have been high unemployment in the area and large redundancies in the company that had employed the plaintiff . |
| 25 | ‘ It will also help to develop people 's creativity and ideas in using these skills in the community , whether it 's setting up a business , starting a co-operative or completing a personal project , ’ he said . |
| 26 | According to the LFS code book , temporary jobs in the first category can include jobs the termination of which " is fixed for , by example , reaching a certain date or completing an assignment , or by return of an employee who has been temporarily replaced " ( our italics ) i.e. jobs that could fit equally well into the second category whilst jobs in the second category are taken to include those with " a work contract for a specific task or a fixed period of time " ( our italics ) i.e jobs that could fit equally well into the first category . |
| 27 | You may find yourself writing detailed advertisements for an insurance company specific enough to find favour with their actuaries , or inventing a reason for people to buy a particular chocolate bar . |
| 28 | The maximum penalty for gross indecency committed by a man over 21 with someone aged under 21 would be increased from two to five years , as would be the penalty for the offence of attempting to procure or procuring a man under 21 to commit an act of gross indecency . |
| 29 | Occasionally a charge on a shield of arms , or the interpretation of a crest can be an important clue in the determination of seignorial affiliation , in linking two families with different names , or suggesting a hitherto unsuspected landholding , quite apart from the visual attraction an achievement might have as stained glass , stone carving or hatchment in the local church . |
| 30 | Whether it 's the everyday hurly-burly of catering for your family , or cooking a special meal , there is always a lot of clearing up afterwards . |