Example sentences of "[v-ing] any [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Session 1969–70 the Select Committee on Privileges recommended that it should cover : ( a ) all things done or written in each House or in Committee for the purpose of business being transacted ; ( b ) all things done between members and officers , between members , and between members and ministers for the purpose of enabling any of these to carry out their functions . |
| 2 | It is better , though , for you to restrain your natural impatience to make a start , and take time instead to read the book of instructions before you begin pressing any of the buttons . |
| 3 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |
| 4 | The collective " she " is presented in this list as if a natural immutable category , ruling out the possibility either of individual traits or of conditions explaining any of the points on the list which might be subject to change . |
| 5 | Once stretched the linen was sized to stop the canvas absorbing any of the ground . |
| 6 | First , if we have a simple pencil C — B , we may premultiply it by C-1 to obtain I — A , A = C-1B ; we may then obtain the eigenvalues and vectors of the pencil by applying any of the methods of 2.6–2.8 to A , and often this is the simplest procedure . |
| 7 | ‘ System ? ’ demanded Howard , looking from one to the other , not understanding any of this . |
| 8 | He could not remember noticing any of this before . |
| 9 | While the concerto had sounded complete and satisfying in its original three-movement format , the additional movements opened up new horizons and changed its structural proportions without distorting any of its existing perspectives . |
| 10 | It has reiterated Israel 's long-maintained refusal to consider returning any of the Golan Heights to Syria , adding , for good measure , that the Syrian regime is as bad as the Iraqi one . |
| 11 | During the visit I do not get the impression that I 'm keeping any of them from their work . |
| 12 | Its 1966 report , while confirming the claim that the ‘ uniquely rigid ’ two-release system ‘ discouraged the production of certain types of films ’ , concluded that there were ‘ formidable and probably expensive practical problems in the way of adopting any of the proposals ’ put forward for ameliorating the situation . |
| 13 | His words were taken up by many who would not have dreamed of opening any of his more technical works , and he came to be in great demand as a speaker at rallies and at the numerous conferences and seminars on the death of images organized by the Universities , the Churches and the innumerable Humanist organizations which had mushroomed in the immediately preceding decades . |
| 14 | Moreover the Keynesian analysis of the labour market as set out in Chapter 5 should have made it fairly clear that Keynes was not denying any of the neoclassical assumptions motivating self-interested households and firms to engage in trade in attempts to achieve Pareto-efficiency . |
| 15 | So not only do you get a full commercial system , but you also reap the benefits of a set-up which has been tailor-made for the hotel trade , without sacrificing any of the functions . |
| 16 | The money is going to the British Refugee Council and the Save the Children Fund , but Hackett rules out giving passing any of the money to projects in Vietnam , where the refugee problem originates . |
| 17 | You 're doing all this in your head you know you 're not writing any of it down are you ? |
| 18 | In any particular case or cases the Council shall have a power to waive in writing any of the provisions of these Rules for a particular purpose or purposes expressed in such waiver and to revoke such waiver . |
| 19 | And so you 've got to be like a bloody monkey and you 've got to climb up the side of the van and climb along the side of the van without damaging any of the furniture right to the front to find the box to bring it back again . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's all shit and blood , so do n't go believing any of the rubbish on That Thing . |
| 21 | She was still not quite believing any of it when within half an hour her car was safely deposited at a garage . |
| 22 | The quality audit will be the measure of the calibre of centres ' internal quality systems and will provide the means by which SCOTVEC can decide whether a centre is ready to accept devolved responsibility for operating any of the quality elements . |
| 23 | Do n't forget that we are not necessarily recommending any of the therapies mentioned but we would like to hear how you get on if you try any of them . |
| 24 | Mosques , bathhouses , roofs — you could offend someone 's susceptibilities by searching any of them . |
| 25 | If you wish assistance in meeting any of these deadlines , please contact at the Curial Offices . |
| 26 | Claudia drank her tea , refusing any of the cakes she was offered , watching him as he devoured several with enjoyment . |
| 27 | As newspapers claimed the princess was undertaking the visit against her will , a Palace spokesman said : ‘ We have no intention of dignifying any of this speculation going on at the moment by making any comment . ’ |
| 28 | Palace spokesmen continually insisted : ‘ We have no intention of dignifying any of this speculation going on at the moment . ’ |
| 29 | The principles for overcoming any of the six problem areas listed previously can be adapted to the following general format . |
| 30 | In fact we turned up some gas shares on the way , but er and a bit of cash , but that was n't enough to pay the funeral accounts and she made no provision for paying any of the bills so I sold the gas shares towards paying the funeral account and then got shouted at by the er beneficiary children because I had n't consulted them about selling the gas shares and I said Well , they have to be sold because there 's bills to pay and there is no way of dealing with that . |