Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proposals in the development plan include laying track for steam locomotives , a steam passenger service between Shildon and Darlington , rebuilding work to make the museum reflect the Victorian era , and sound effects and computer graphics to explain exhibits . |
| 2 | Other ideas include mixing straw with sewage to make compost , which is being tried out at sewage works near Oxford and using it to make paper , which it was widely used for until the 40s . |
| 3 | It 's a silver lining the Chancellor desperately needs amidst the current spate of doom and gloom , most recently this weekend C B I report showing industry in recession . |
| 4 | Economies of scope involve comparing costs at point C with those at A and B , whereas multiproduct economies of scale examine behaviour along OC , and product-specific economies of scale are concerned with costs as we move along AC or BC . |
| 5 | Many businesses use accounting machines for ledger posting , payroll , receipt writing , stock records , sales analysis , cost analysis and various statistical reports . |
| 6 | Done in the best tradition of ‘ silent movies ’ it was a props fight featuring vases of water , curtain drapes and balsa wood chairs , ending with Ascaris voluntarily diving through the window to escape his tormentor . |
| 7 | Three doctors deny removing kidneys for cash , as ‘ donor ’ insists he would n't sell one ‘ for the whole of Istanbul ’ Turk tells of transplant ‘ theft ’ . |
| 8 | The amount of leave is likely to be considerably greater when the employees ' postings involve leaving spouses/families at home . |
| 9 | The raw materials inspire sneaking feelings of doubt and mistrust but emerge as objects of design |
| 10 | Other proposals under consideration include revoking permission for peat extraction ( often operated under old " interim development orders " obtained before the current system of planning permission came into effect ) , and imposing a carbon tax on peat production ( reflecting the fact that undeveloped peat bogs act as a carbon sink ) . |
| 11 | Children enjoy finding things in school which look like those at home . |
| 12 | Armed police play waiting game at siege cottage |
| 13 | Harps echo McLaughlin 's scalding guitar figures , synthesisers unleash cascading peals of sound like church bells , sustained low trombone sounds throb beneath the horn and guitar like sensations from a distant engine-room . |
| 14 | Others include relating pay to performance … and the introduction of fixed term contracts . |
| 15 | The only exception is that some mosquitoes prefer drinking blood from group A for some reason . |