Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adj] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second and possibly overlapping category might be those who want to be free from the worries of maintaining such a holiday home . |
| 2 | Although to some extent girls are cushioned from the outside world , it is probably a good thing at this time , and the advantages of attending such a project far outweigh any disadvantages . |
| 3 | Would you entertain the possibility of undertaking such a venture again ? ’ |
| 4 | If we took half the amount of effort in planning our future we would be much more certain of making that a success too . |
| 5 | It was this that had prevented me from resting half a day here or there , from starting late in the morning and from stopping early in the evening . |
| 6 | Mr. Walker : I do not blame the Hon. Gentleman for making such a speech just before a by-election , but I am glad to tell him that tomorrow I shall go through every detail of the valleys programme and I look forward to the Labour party 's publishing beside each item what the Labour Government achieved in their last five years . |