Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Salvadorean people are giving a lesson to the whole world , and especially to the North Americans , because even after almost three years of finding ourselves beset by the guerrilla , a total misgovernment by the PDC and a catastrophic foreign intervention , we still have the moral integrity " to continue protecting against such a calamity " , financed and encouraged in part by the leftist sectors which have infiltrated the North American government … |
| 2 | I recall going into such a shop a few years ago to replace my survival bag . |
| 3 | Also , the UK Customs people seem to have a penchant for opening packages with disks in , and whilst I 've never heard of anything going missing from such a package , they never seem to have grasped the idea that magnets and x-rays do n't mix well with floppy disks . |
| 4 | ‘ Emily ’ she says , ‘ do n't you think you could stop talking for half an hour ? |
| 5 | Many impressionistic statements about style would gain meaning from such a comparison . |
| 6 | Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development . |
| 7 | When the big wigs arrived , however , they were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist , told to sit in a grubby waiting area strewn with cigarette ends and empty coffee cups , and kept waiting for half an hour without either apology or explanation . |
| 8 | To sift the good from the bad in the daily onset taxes all our wits … no use battling against such a stream ; all the shouting , the crying and the spluttering of all times have not arrested it , nor will they , for rubbish is necessary ... thistledown blown hither and thither by the wind . |
| 9 | When you call at reception , you 're not kept waiting for half an hour , and the receptionists do n't even forget your name . |
| 10 | The inspector and the Health and Safety Executive denied knowing of such a plant . |
| 11 | Even this underestimates the numbers of children who will , at some time in their lives , experience living in such a family situation . |