Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some premises are not given to be divided and therefore an absolute prohibition on subletting or charging of part may be appropriate and acceptable . |
| 2 | The essence of preaching or prayer is that it asks for a response now , not later . |
| 3 | On the foundation of these other priorities rests our called ministry — teaching , preaching or counselling etc . |
| 4 | Mr Moseley said aspects of council practice needed strengthening , including the advertisement of departure consents ; submission of clear reports on all aspects of decisions ; and the discouraging of canvassing or lobbying of individual councillors . |
| 5 | In traditional society this would not be regarded as sponging or parasitism , for it was felt that one 's relationship to one 's own son was no closer than that to the sons of siblings , and most people had more nephews than sons . |
| 6 | Sentences like ‘ get rid of government ’ , vibrate now , free flow city ’ , merge to deny each particular one a separate hearing , seeing or reading . |
| 7 | Unsurprisingly , most deaths from VSA were in hospital or on the way to hospital ( 47% ) , and causes of death were recorded as direct toxic effects ( 49.2% ) , inhalation of vomit ( 14.8% ) , trauma — eg , hanging or drowning ( 11.5% ) , suffocation inside a plastic bag ( 7.4% ) , and ‘ other/not known ’ ( 17.2% ) . |
| 8 | Before I left Fontanellato my father had told me that although he was not against my trying to see Mussolini he would be very upset if I indulged in any kind of cheering or applause . |
| 9 | Eggs can then be easily transferred to the mouth by finger sucking or nail biting , causing reinfection , and spread to other members of the family by direct contact or via food , towels and bedlinen etc . |
| 10 | You get done for , pulled up for speeding or parking or something and you can pay your own fine . |
| 11 | We found that regardless of the subject labels adopted , the curriculum in practice consisted of a further and perhaps more influential ‘ core ’ of ten generic activities ( writing , using apparatus , reading , listening , drawing or painting , collaboration , movement , talking to the teacher , construction , talking to the class — see Table 3.1 ) . |
| 12 | They used to call it drawing or clipping and scalloping you see . |
| 13 | For this reason , acoustic tops and backs are undercoated before production , to prevent denting or marking of the wood during subsequent processes . |
| 14 | ‘ Art thoo goin' or art thoo stoppin' ? ’ |
| 15 | I have argued throughout this paper against the various theories that hold that human aggression is so formidable as to require special mechanisms for handling or redirection . |
| 16 | 4 Follow health and safety instructions at work concerning production , handling or use of any substance which may cause cancer . |
| 17 | Whenever possible provision should be made for relocating or retraining dismissed staff , not only because of the personal benefits to those involved , but also because of the effects on the remaining staff 's morale . |
| 18 | The judge pointed out that another clause in the contract of employment expressly described the prohibited business : it was clearly restricted to repairing or renovation of office furniture and commercial seating . |
| 19 | Hanging the dress carefully in the wardrobe , though , she did begin to feel excited about tomorrow , a bubbly sort of excitement that wanted to express itself in singing or laughter . |
| 20 | As Sister Cecilia was to say to her , one could live without reading , writing , or arithmetic , sewing , singing or geography ; and yes — there would be a twinkle in her eye — with some , even without the good God ; but one could n't live without food and without those who knew how to make it appetising to the tongue . |
| 21 | • Cooking & baking |
| 22 | Direct marketing is anything that invites a direct response , either by phoning or writing . |
| 23 | Sex should be as normal as easing or drinking . |
| 24 | The same kind of criticism is sometimes levelled at newer , vocationally orientated courses in higher education ( such as secretarial studies , catering or nursing ) which are perceived , however inaccurately , as being largely a matter of skill acquisition . |
| 25 | It can refer to the growth of influence of the natural and social sciences as bodies of knowledge which underpin practice in fields such as medicine , pharmacy , agriculture , engineering , architecture or social work ; it can refer to the increased importance of mathematics or computing in some fields ; it can refer to the attempt to develop models or theories of practice itself , for example in the fields of management , nursing or teaching , or it may simply reflect the enlargement of the off-the-job element in professional education . |
| 26 | The most fundamental criticism challenges the contention that productivity in the service sector must necessarily remain low , because human tasks such as cooking , nursing or teaching can not readily be replaced by machines . |
| 27 | " You get up so early and when you re not in chapel , you 're scrubbing or polishing or digging in the garden . " |
| 28 | If you have a skill — typing or knowledge of motor mechanics , for instance — try advertising locally for weekend work . |
| 29 | The growth of the comprehensives brought with it a significant expansion in the curriculum content of secondary schooling , which should have been helpful to girls , except that in many schools expansion meant typing or shorthand or child-care for girls , and quite different subjects for boys . |
| 30 | In this phase , the shipper 's freight forwarder prepares the text of the bill of lading and submits it to the carrier for calculation of freight , and for stamping or notation . |