Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] and [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A proposal for developing and exploiting a medium scale macromodel of the UK |
| 2 | Hilary Henson , sometime most dour frontperson , deserves high praise for writing and producing a superb Horizon . |
| 3 | Now he is known best for writing and talking a good match . |
| 4 | The prospect of seeing and hearing a genuine Bf 109 in the air is quite exciting and something I look forward to very much . |
| 5 | John Bowlby , the man who pioneered what has become known as ‘ attachment theory ’ , drew a military analogy to underline the importance of establishing and maintaining a secure base in handling unfamiliar and threatening situations : |
| 6 | Surely the ultimate prize of motivating and supporting a wide cross-section of the communities of Wales to care for their local environment in a practical way is sufficient incentive for us to get our collective acts together ? |
| 7 | 5.4.7 Both schools illustrate the fact that developments in Stage 3 of the project can be seen to be of potentially greater significance than the immediate effects of securing and expending a Major grant . |
| 8 | It is very difficult to quantify the hidden costs of owning and operating a personal computer , but when you have thousands of the things , it is important to know . |
| 9 | The cost of feeding and clothing a giant child was astronomical because they demanded large quantities of food and needed large pieces of cloth to cover them . |
| 10 | Thus , a few years later , when Polanski was accused of drugging and raping a thirteen-year-old girl in Jack Nicholson 's home , it was — some said — time for him to go , and he has been exiled in Paris ever since . |
| 11 | Whilst this representation provides a very compact method of holding and handling a wide range of the common geometric forms found in engineering , it can result in a long processing time when real model edges have to be determined in complex models . |
| 12 | This was a combined telescope and camera , invented and built by the French , of the type used by spy satellites in orbit and which was capable , under ideal atmospheric circumstances , of locating and photographing a white plate from an altitude of 250 miles . |
| 13 | After experience of observing and administering a practical circus in their own schools , teachers in one liaison group travelled to schools in second-phase LEAs * and instructed other teachers in the administration of the test . |
| 14 | A not-proven verdict was returned on a charge against Murdo MacIver , 29 , who gave his address as c/o 471 Maryhill Road , Glasgow , of assaulting and abducting a Ross-shire lorry driver , Donald Beaton . |
| 15 | A vast number of people dream of rescuing and restoring a historic building , and a remarkable percentage actually do it . |
| 16 | Among the foremost issued to be addressed is whether the current division of responsibility between the Department of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , each with other responsibilities , including in MAFF 's case , responsibility for producers , is the most appropriate way of devising and implementing a national food policy . |
| 17 | But while the children are looking forward to finding out what Santa has brought them , you are dreading the daunting task of preparing and cooking a huge Christmas dinner . |
| 18 | That 's why I 've taken the liberty of preparing and enclosing a suggested Personal Itinerary , which incorporates an abundance of ways you might enjoy your stay with us … |
| 19 | ‘ If you 're caught trying to help him escape you 'll be charged with aiding and abetting a wanted criminal . |
| 20 | In summary , communication , whether between a person and the physical world or between people , involves each person in developing and manipulating a mental model by interacting with the situation . |
| 21 | Chen said the new company will draw on potential investors located while he was trying to save his old company : ‘ We will now apply what we learned in designing and building a new machine for early market introduction . ’ |
| 22 | In 1363 Edward III ordered that regular training at the butts should take the place of football ; a century later , in 1456 , the difficulties experienced in Scotland in summoning and arming a proper fighting force were recognised in the proscription of football and golf in favour of archery practice . |
| 23 | It could also be argued that the costs involved in installing and maintaining a marginal costing system is less costly vis-a-vis full costing system . |
| 24 | Three years ago ICI successfully prevented a wholesaler in East Anglia from importing and selling a substandard version of the company 's lucrative Beta-blocker , Propranolol . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , when Mr Mason explained that Mr Rochester was already married , your uncle sent him straight back to England to prevent you from marrying and making a terrible mistake . |
| 26 | So the next two days were spent in readying and arming a mixed squadron of available craft , merchanters all , but every one necessarily accustomed to using defensive artillery to protect themselves from the English pirates who infested the Norse Sea . |
| 27 | I did n't mean to become so intense about it — I had realised my mistake the previous time — but I needed to keep from pining and working a sixteen-hour day seemed to be the only way I could manage it . |
| 28 | OPEC succeeded in imposing and maintaining a major increase : oil prices quadrupled during the winter of 1973–4 , raising the oil producers ' annual revenue by around $64 billion . |
| 29 | ‘ What is the difference between knowing and having a true belief ? ’ , |
| 30 | Yassin , arrested in May 1989 , had confessed to founding and directing a hostile organization , as well as to homicide , incitement and the possession of firearms . |