Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't want this Frome leading him into trouble . ’ |
| 2 | Meanwhile , Rudge dismissed recent speculation linking him with the managerial vacancy at Bristol Rovers by insisting : ‘ It 's all paper talk . ’ |
| 3 | That was it , did you see that film Blocking It with erm Dennis Weaver |
| 4 | I think that some people may not realise fully too is that in order to make a decision you have to be full informed , and teachers are very busy people and a teacher really is spending nearly every moment of his day either teaching or preparing to teach , and it 's impossible , therefore , to establish in a school or a community college the faculty committee structure that one might have in a university , where people do probably spend some time informing themselves before debate . |
| 5 | After the lectures and discussions she would spend extra time ensuring anyone with language difficulties had grasped the important points . |
| 6 | Then you can spend all day doing nothing but enjoying every minute of the Sabbath with those you love . |
| 7 | I ca n't see any horse beating him in the Kentucky Derby . |
| 8 | The defining of duties and responsibilities is not impossible , but I ca n't see local authorities committing themselves to such a survey now . |
| 9 | It is not concerned with the merits of the instruments but rather with whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to the legislation in that it : ( a ) imposes a tax or fee on the public or a charge on the public revenue ; ( b ) is made pursuant of an enactment containing specific provisions excluding it from challenge in the courts ; ( c ) purports to have retrospective effect when there is no express authority in the enabling statute ; ( d ) has been unduly delayed in publication or laying before Parliament ; ( e ) has come into operation before being laid before Parliament and there has been unjustifiable delay in informing the Speaker ; ( f ) is of doubtful vires or makes some unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the enabling statute ; ( g ) calls for any special reason of form or content , for elucidation ; ( h ) is defective in its drafting . |
| 10 | ‘ I heard another teacher calling you by it just before we came in , ’ Matilda said . |
| 11 | The officers spent two hours telling her of the concern expressed by police and welfare authorities in England about the way Gemma had been left . |
| 12 | Having said that er we would prefer a quota system for er Stansted because without it , we could have a large number of noisey flights into Stansted and , and also that er in terms of er both this and further consultations we would expect to see full information providing us from er , a to enable us to make a sensible conclusion . |
| 13 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |
| 14 | Detectives have spent all day questioning him about Tania Probyn 's disappearance and subsequent death . |
| 15 | Their recruitment policy has worked very well for them and they are by far the largest outside America , although they are still having great difficulty establishing themselves in the USA . |
| 16 | He already knew the moves , having unsuccessfully spent 15 days working it in 1990 , only to be thwarted by bad weather — it was too hot ! |
| 17 | Neighbours who were unwary enough to let the Misses Lovelock look after the chickens in their absence rarely found any eggs awaiting them on their return , and in some cases a plump chicken had died . |
| 18 | Now my knowledge of that database is nobody should be spending any time doing anything with that , cos nobody 's ever said it works . |
| 19 | They do n't have any evidence linking him to the murder but you can be sure they 'll be watching his every move . |
| 20 | Next time you rush into my arms you wo n't have any trouble distinguishing me from my partner . ’ |
| 21 | Bartram had insisted that this differed from the candleberry , Myrica cerifera , while Miller had found other authors ranging it with the Liquidambar , ‘ so I shall be much obliged to you , if you can send me a perfect specimen , that I may determine its proper genus . ’ |
| 22 | During the Second World War , Rover employed 21,000 people building everything from aircraft wings to tank engines . |
| 23 | And getting to it can mean one man hauling himself through a two-foot tunnel for half an hour in six inches of water . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't often get strange women asking me to , m'dear . ’ |
| 25 | The learning outcomes in these modules have so much in common that it seems inappropriate to have three teachers teaching them in three separate classrooms . |
| 26 | Another suggestion is to decorate trays , mats and coasters , although you will get better results taking them to a framer to be professionally heat-sealed , so they will better withstand the heat from a plate or teapot . |
| 27 | Motif is prime for the fast track though it will require minor work integrating it into XPG . |
| 28 | At least this time she had some help loading them into the van . |
| 29 | The first session , after I have finished speaking , will involve 12 speakers addressing you on the theme of the conference , each from his or her specific perspective . |
| 30 | In Years I and II , students take three units introducing them to political and socio-economic aspects of the countries of the EC and they also consider the mass media in Europe . |