Example sentences of "[v-ing] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | communication between school and University needs to be clearer to eliminate problems in timetabling of examinations , school and University holiday schedules , etc . |
| 2 | Racks and Torments ! dost think , Child , that my Limbs were made for leaping of Ditches , and clambring over Stiles ; or that my Parents wisely foreseeing my future Happiness in Country-pleasures , had early instructed me in the rural Accomplishments of drinking fat Ale , playing at Whisk , and smoaking Tobacco with my Husband ; or of spreading of Plaisters , brewing of Diet-drinks , and stilling Rosemary-Water with the good old Gentlewoman , my Mother-in-Law … . |
| 3 | The Commons Committee made field visits to the areas highlighted by FoE , and reported that in Cumbria 's Whinlatter Pass ‘ Forestry Commission officials have observed extensive dieback of shoots on Scots Pine , evidenced by browning of needles … |
| 4 | Some of the illustrations require understanding of boxplots , introduced in chapter 6 , and line fitting , introduced in the previous chapter . |
| 5 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |
| 6 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |
| 7 | The argument is that the clubs are in charge of several factors which can affect the over rate , i.e. the balance of the playing staff , the choice of captain , stewarding of sightscreens , etc . |
| 8 | A properly-organised Work Experience programme should include the following procedures : — briefing of students , — Work Experience placements , feedback from employers , — debriefing of students , — feedback to employers . |
| 9 | ( Indeed , underreporting of cases may be a reason for the relatively low rural miscarriage ratio in Table 12 , which is lower than the ratio of the " other urban " places , while the still birth ratio that is based on complete registration of late fetal deaths was on the same level — 7.5 per 1,000 live births — in both rural and " other urban " areas . ) . |
| 10 | Wan na see a dirty movie with Muppet look-alikes taking drugs , dying of Aids and making blue movies ? |
| 11 | The shocking true story of Alison Gertz who , at the age of 22 , learns that because of a one-night stand she is now dying of Aids . |
| 12 | He meets a young homosexual whose partner is dying of Aids . |
| 13 | Inoculations , crossbreeding of animals and the use of hormones are producing better livestock , which resist diseases , which fatten faster , and which give more milk , wool or eggs . |
| 14 | In addition , poinding of assets can take place and a warrant sale can be carried out to realise those effects at a later date . |
| 15 | Killing of " infiltrators " from Jordan — Stabbing of Israelis in West Jerusalem |
| 16 | In a statement , it attributes its market position to ‘ skilful blend of off-shore financing , outsourcing of components from the far-East , exploitation of tax and tariff arrangements and co-operation with major Western partners ’ . |
| 17 | Ludes wines are welcomed for their use in blending of cuvées , they have the body and vinosity of a true Montagne wine , but I have yet to be convinced that a single growth Ludes can be a complete wine on its own . |
| 18 | The cost is reduced through blending of tastes and interests . |
| 19 | Other techniques , such as echo-sounding and soil scanning radar , are currently being developed , and are likely to be used more and more in the future for accurate location and surveying of sites . |
| 20 | There have been further problems with corrosion , cracking of materials and defective welds , leading to two stations , at Dungeness in Kent and Bradwell in Essex , being out of action for long periods . |
| 21 | The folks in the big house across the river might be able to sit in the afternoon sun , but after a dray cracking of routes like these you 'll be the one left with the afterglow . |
| 22 | For cereals the " co-responsibility levy " on production — to help pay for storing and disposing of surpluses — was raised from 3 to 5 per cent ( rather than 6 per cent as proposed by the Commission ) except for farmers taking 15 per cent of their land out of production for a year . |
| 23 | During the course of the meal we 'd reduced the blighter to the proportions of a couple of pillows , not to mention disposing of portions of chicken kalija and fish pakora to start , followed by garlic chilli chicken , lamb pasanda , a single portion of pulao rice , and side dishes of Bombay potato and sag panir to accompany . |
| 24 | Excellent progress was made in disposing of properties in Arizona when the market was considerably more bullish . |
| 25 | Consumers liked being able to lift a bottle to their lips , and were not so hung up about the problems of disposing of bottles . |
| 26 | We have achieved this by selling top quality products and services expertly and aggressively in the international marketplace by acquiring businesses which complement and support our four chosen areas of operation and by disposing of businesses which had no obvious place in those areas . |
| 27 | Borrowings increased during the last year to £932m from £760m but the company is in the process of disposing of businesses , including Sola glass , in an effort to cut debt . |
| 28 | Chairman I 'll try and be brief er I think the problem with the car boot sales is that they have been er hi-jacked commercially er it seems a good idea it 's , it 's another line another way of disposing of goods whether they 're straight goods or whether they 're they 're er misappropriated goods or whatever . |
| 29 | Disposing of letters and memos in a decisive way is a good habit . |
| 30 | Queen 's had no bother in disposing of juniors Coleraine 35–7 at the Dub , scoring five tries . |