Example sentences of "[v-ing] of [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I knew you 'd be deeply disturbed by everything that had happened , ’ he went on , unheeding of her faltering intervention . |
| 2 | Now , aged seventy-three , he was dying of his wounds . |
| 3 | In addition , suctioning of his endotracheal tube cause bradycardias , which occasionally required intravenous atropine , although Brian seemed unaware of this . |
| 4 | Who cared about him to the depths of her soul , even though he was , in his own mind , completely underserving of her love . |
| 5 | If the perceptions of Paisley 's critics are revealing of their underlying attitudes , the same could be said for the perceptions of his supporters . |
| 6 | But for the time being I happen to think it best to wait a little , in the hope that something triggers your memory into returning of its own accord . ’ |
| 7 | The ladies of Tollemarche , Alberta , were always wonderfully clever at disposing of their menfolk ; so that these gentlemen , if not already in their graves , were encouraged by their wives to depart northwards in search of business , or , to escape from constant nagging , to conferences in Ontario or hunting trips in British Columbia . |
| 8 | The ladies were not quite so successful in disposing of their offspring as they were of their husbands , though they did their best . |
| 9 | There was little to prevent tenants disposing of their land as though it was freehold . |
| 10 | The increasing specialization of modern agriculture means that while arable farmers use over one million tons of artificial fertilizer each year , intensive livestock producers experience considerable difficulties in disposing of their animal waste . |
| 11 | Retiring partners would still have the difficulty of disposing of their shares on retirement and putting themselves within the scope of retirement relief . |
| 12 | The Environment Ministry 's proposed Packaging Ordinance states that : " The causers of packaging pollution — trade and industry — are in future to be responsible for taking back , recycling , re-using and disposing of their products " . |
| 13 | And buyers also have an easy method of disposing of their cars and obtaining new ones every couple of years , which in turn means low maintenance costs . |
| 14 | The unlisted securities market , the Third market and the over-the-counter market provided business with something to aim for and provided investors with a method of disposing of their interests ( an ‘ exit route ’ in the terminology ) . |
| 15 | When she feels ready to contemplate it she may also want your help in the sad business of disposing of her husband 's clothing . |
| 16 | Hendley claimed during the trial that her lover came up with hundreds of schemes for disposing of her husband . |
| 17 | He swallowed the small fish as if disposing of her very soul . |
| 18 | Disposing of her clothes , she cleansed off her make-up and showered . |
| 19 | For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat . |
| 20 | The plans , put forward by Environment Minister David Trippier , would involve each country disposing of its own waste and would alter the European Commission 's plans to enforce disposal at the nearest plant , regardless of cost . |
| 21 | If we were to solve our problem by disposing of our enemy , we would set a very disgusting precedent in terms of separatist problem-solving . |
| 22 | We therefore elected to close down our homebuilding operations based in Escondido and concentrate on selling out our inventory and ultimately disposing of our land bank . |
| 23 | Whilst it may be too much to ask that you immediately take on any responsibility for seeing that the 120,000 weekly NME s are properly recycled ( By heck , we are talking SERIOUS wank — ER ! — SW ) , you could perhaps act responsibly by doing your bit to ease unemployment by taking on someone with the job of disposing of your own rubbish soundly . |
| 24 | ‘ Having heard your accountant exclaim at your expenditure on the new London salon , I can not believe you are having difficulty in disposing of your wealth , ’ she said . |
| 25 | I presume he would not therefore question your method for disposing of your money before , er … your demise ? ’ |
| 26 | I am writing to you , on behalf of a client of this firm , to enquire whether you and your fellow shareholders would consider disposing of your holdings in [ Company name ] Limited . |
| 27 | Sadly , the thief who leaves no clues and is careful disposing of his ill-gotten gains is unlikely to be caught . |
| 28 | Before moving out of Speaker 's House on Friday , Weatherill had the traumatic experience of disposing of his trappings of office . |
| 29 | Will the Prime Minister face the only alternative left and accept open devaluation , disposing of his Chancellor in order to save his own skin ? |
| 30 | ‘ Leaving aside what you thought at the time , and looking back , could he have driven the car to Exeter after disposing of his wife ? ’ |