Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have no desire to see Gerald playing the handsome patriarch . ’ |
| 2 | Some of these changes may eventually affect institutions comprising the monetary sector . |
| 3 | I do n't want readers getting the wrong idea about this letter , but the compulsion to write came on seeing people like Jeff Young , who thinks I Should Be So Lucky is a good song ( well , it probably is , if you 're 10 years old ) ; Norman Jay , who does n't want bands to get in touch if all they want is a record deal ; Mick Clarke , who ‘ wants people to tell him what he 's listening to is good ’ , then only signs people he likes , etc . |
| 4 | There was considerable vodka flowing freely , and we all made speeches supporting the allied cause , toasting the mutual bond of friendship between us . |
| 5 | The ceremonies were overshadowed by disagreements between the federal and Slovak authorities , reflecting tension surrounding the imminent dissolution of the federation " a development which Dubcek had strongly opposed . |
| 6 | It is possible to convert between annually and semi-annually compounded yields using the following formulae : or between annually and quarterly compounded yields using the following formulae : where rm q rm s : and rm a are respectively the quarterly , semi-annually and annually compounded yields to maturity . |
| 7 | It is possible to convert between annually and semi-annually compounded yields using the following formulae : or between annually and quarterly compounded yields using the following formulae : where rm q rm s : and rm a are respectively the quarterly , semi-annually and annually compounded yields to maturity . |
| 8 | It is a good idea to make a BOOT disk in case you ever have problems when you first turn the machine on and it has difficulty reading the hard drive . |
| 9 | James said , getting up but still hunched over , ‘ a friend indeed ! ’ then noticing blood staining the white shirt cuff : ‘ Your knuckles , man … ’ |
| 10 | The extremely utilitarian front end of the Sprinters is displayed against the massive ironwork of the Forth Bridge by No 150284 as it heads south working the 13.40 Dundee to Edinburgh train on 29 August 1988 . |
| 11 | The relevant contracts will include provisions requiring the private contractors and their employees to adopt the same standards in protecting the privacy of taxpayer information as apply to Revenue employees . |
| 12 | Recent absurdities of the tort litigation system have included the parents ofa teenager who had committed suicide suing the Catholic church because a priest allegedly gave their son poor advice , and a series of bankrupt borrowers suing their banks for lending them too much money . |
| 13 | If her absence jeopardises Manchester getting the next games , the Olympic ideal is all wrong . |
| 14 | For walking scenes involving the full-size model , only the upper half appeared , making things easier for the puppeteer underneath , since the weight was reduced by about a third . |
| 15 | Kevin Dutton was unsure of the reaction he would get to his first unconventional portrait of a British comedian , he certainly did n't expect to find others demanding the same treatment . |
| 16 | Another and perhaps even more striking example of the undesirability of the practice can be found in the case of Woolwich Equitable Building Society v. IRC where the finance Act 1985 had included sections enabling the Inland Revenue to make regulations for the payment by building societies of tax on ‘ such sums as may be determined in accordance with regulations ’ and went on to provide that any such regulations might contain ‘ such incidental and consequential provisions as appear to the Board to be appropriate ’ . |
| 17 | the reason for the dog 's sadness was the tightly wound wire netting the stupid kennel woman had wrapped around his jaws as a makeshift muzzle . |
| 18 | The franchise agreement contains clauses covering the following aspects of the business : |
| 19 | If the relationship between the detected parts is all that is required , the size coordinate excursions describing the enclosing brick need only be transferred . |
| 20 | Kirkby firemen prevented flames reaching the lower school annexe and nursery school , where classes continued close to normal for 140 youngsters . |
| 21 | Kirkby firemen prevented flames reaching the lower school annexe and nursery school , where classes continued close to normal for 140 youngsters . |
| 22 | Then in a tobacconist 's window she saw ‘ cigars ’ marked fourpence and thought that they looked something like the kind she had seen Chignell buying the other night . |
| 23 | Where Ritualist influence was strong , this campaign achieved some success ; but it failed to eliminate monuments reflecting the mundane interests of the dead . |
| 24 | Paul was soon making 50 short items a year ; predominantly filmed vaudeville turns and trick films exploiting the new medium 's capacity for visual magic . |
| 25 | Let me read a few verses , reading first of all from verse twelve it says , that when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ , they were baptized men and women alike . |
| 26 | To advocate a policy of anything less than unlimited release of all information as soon as the investigator has discovered it represents heresy to the media , giving rise to accusations of cover-up and officials being excessively secretive , while the legal profession are liable to take on a more aggressive attitude by suggesting incompetence and serving subpoenae requiring the compulsory production of evidence in court . |
| 27 | On Oct. 14 , lawyers representing the two main opposition candidates , John Fru Ndi and Bello Bouba Maigari , filed petitions asking the Supreme Court to annul the election ; on Oct. 15 , however , the Supreme Court rejected the petition . |
| 28 | Without revealing the reason why they are rowing , but could it be that her actor husband is a Glen-man and she is ‘ rubbing it in ’ by wearing the tee-shirt around the house to celebrate Linfield winning the Irish League Championship this season ! |
| 29 | She 'd never seen Ace showing the slightest sign of domesticity in either his London flat or the Monaco apartment . |
| 30 | How do we prevent learning becoming the educational equivalent of driving up a motorway ? |