Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She remains anonymous throughout , unable to answer , allowing Marlowe to continue to revel in his fantasy . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , some argue that that pool of resources could be expanded further by allowing solicitors to plead in more types of case . |
| 3 | The scheme was set up to encourage a broader section of the public to buy works of art by living artists , thus opening up the art market while at the same time helping artists to earn an income . |
| 4 | You can help this natural process by using friction to remove the top layer of dead cells , making the skin look clearer and fresher because it enables the surface to reflect the light . |
| 5 | NEXT MONTH Using ornaments to create a focal point in your garden |
| 6 | We must manage change to improve people 's lives , instead of allowing change to make people its victims . |
| 7 | Archaeologists are using radar to survey a city 's historical past . |
| 8 | Its mission was to provide a detailed relief map of the surface by using radar to penetrate the atmosphere , which was 90 times thicker than the Earth 's atmosphere and had a temperature of 900 degrees Fahrenheit . |
| 9 | Powered by six NK11As of 2,500hp each this strategic bomber was intended to be based in Hokkaido to carry out attacks on the Continental USA , using radar to ensure target identification at night or in bad weather . |
| 10 | Gaughan lost the ball to Lightfoot midway inside the Chester half , the defender put a delightful ball forward which cut out Smith and O'Shaughnessy , allowing Rimmer to race through and lash the ball past the helpless Prudhoe . |
| 11 | New divorce legislation reported on Dec. 9 was said to grant unprecedented rights to women , allowing divorcees to seek compensation through the courts for housework which husbands had ordered them to do during the marriage . |
| 12 | The working party reviewed the existing system , roles , alternatives and the range of views being expressed — from allowing institutions to stand alone to preserving the CNAA 's role in maintaining standards . |
| 13 | Those preferring milk to grog or porter were plentifully supplied with it at the house . ’ |
| 14 | ANARAP 's main objective is to facilitate grassroots participation in the democratic process by helping groups to set up and operate community radios . |
| 15 | The Bundesbank can forgive the government for allowing recession to widen the deficit . |
| 16 | For example , my Department funds various motor projects which have played an increasing role , and there are some excellent examples which focus on demanding programmes to get motor offenders to change to adopt responsible attitudes and behaviour . |
| 17 | One advantage of the fly and inner going up together is that the inner is kept at a set distance from the fly , preventing the two from touching and allowing moisture to leak through to the inside . |
| 18 | A pilot scheme is using ponies to establish whether traditional methods of management can improve England 's four and a half million acres of low-lying heathland and prevent the encroachment of trees . |
| 19 | The airport was again reported closed on Nov. 22 , with gunmen demanding payment to allow relief flights to land . |
| 20 | As the number of fossils increased , more and more examples of fairly continuous fossil sequences were discovered , allowing paleontologists to analyse the historical development of some groups with a fair degree of confidence . |
| 21 | using ultrasound to break up kidney stones |
| 22 | She began by being trained , using rewards to reinforce correct responses , to distinguish ‘ Sarah apple cut ’ from ‘ Sarah apple wash ’ and to act appropriately . |
| 23 | The most common cause for solicitors having to claim on their professional indemnity insurance in personal injury work is the missing of time limits and allowing cases to become statute barred , either by failing to issue in time or failing to serve in time . |
| 24 | In the present situation , the ASEA could never be a remedy for the ‘ general wastefulness of industry ‘ ; instead , its proper role was in helping employers to get the right kind of boy , and boys to find the right kind of employer and to ensure that training was effective , both in terms of the workshop and of continued education . |
| 25 | We will involve them further in helping employers to help with childcare . |
| 26 | Declarer obviously did n't appreciate the imminent danger of the club suit and ducked in dummy allowing West to win with the king . |
| 27 | Use levelling strips to provide the correct fall and to mark the required depth of sand . |
| 28 | And you were just inventing errands to stay around . ’ |
| 29 | The story that sparked the storm claimed Princess Anne was defying attempts to hasten her marriage to Commander Tim . |
| 30 | Allowing play to continue for an hour if such time has been lost during the day is splendid ; but the idea must be extended to ensure that any time lost up to that hour is added on . |