Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two reasons for using simulation methods in pilot training are to reduce costs and to eliminate hazards . |
| 2 | A die for impressing sheet metal with Style II ornament was found at Barton-on-Humber ( Lincolnshire ) with a set of weights and a balance ( Capelle and Vierck 1971 ) and other dies are known from Salmonby ( Lincolnshire ) , two from Suffolk and there is an example from Salisbury ( Wiltshire ) ( ibid. ) , all of seventh-century date . |
| 3 | One of the biggest farces of the whole idea is that the Tech proposals talk about using Employment Action in skill shortage areas . |
| 4 | Sewell lived in a house in College , and it is pleasing to note that in 1807 , £50 was set aside by the College for furnishing two ground floor rooms in his house , and for applying oil paint to floor , architrave , dado and skirting , in white , and to the walls in a light French gray . |
| 5 | After considering the lessons learnt in these initial trials , Tim Grant launched a group of 3 initiatives : an expert system aid to wartime operations , a printed circuit board fault diagnostic aid , and joined PLANIT ( the Alvey Community Club for applying AI techniques to planning and scheduling ) . |
| 6 | There is a special fascination in the way a single well-chosen plant changes as the seasons go by ; from winter flowers , through unfurling spring foliage to summer green and autumn colour or fruits . |
| 7 | EGF itself is used , by others as well as ourselves , at doses 100 to 1000 times that used for inducing DNA synthesis in cell cultures , because the phosphorylation is not readily detectable at a lower dose . |
| 8 | Some years ago , Evelyn Hatch gave characteristically wise counsel to teachers about applying research findings to classroom teaching : apply with caution ( Hatch 1979 ) . |
| 9 | It would not follow that the recent decline in unemployment rates in England and Wales would lead to reductions in the numbers imprisoned after taking crime rates into account . |
| 10 | Pollen became interested in the problem of naval rangefinding after witnessing gunnery practice at sea in 1900 . |
| 11 | The scanners should be used more for capturing line drawings for input to our large-scale DTP set-up . |
| 12 | The idea of recovering waste heat from air or water , and using it to heat buildings cheaply , is very attractive . |
| 13 | A summary of advantages and disadvantages of using expert systems in maintenance engineering is presented in Table 1 , based on the discussion above . |
| 14 | The rival method of using metal rollers for milling corn had been tried as early as the sixteenth century but was generally only adopted for malt-milling until , in 1834 , a Swiss engineer substituted rollers for the original stones in the reconstruction of an existing mill . |
| 15 | The content validity of the test is argued on the basis of the range of vocabulary items included , while , for construct validity , the authors rely upon the widely accepted practice of using vocabulary items in intelligence tests , and the justification for this practice put forward by Binet and Simon in 1905 , and by Terman in 1916 . |
| 16 | Given the increasing use of traffic signals on rural roads on the west side of Edinburgh , I would like a report submitted to me on the feasibility of using traffic signals as access to the Heriot Watt site . |
| 17 | Michael Purvis , 22 , of Bolckow Street , Eston , Middlesbrough , was convicted of using motor car without insurance , and failing to produce test certificate for examination , fined £270 plus £20 costs , licence endorsed , six points . |
| 18 | Ian David Harlow , 26 , of Anti-tank Platoon , 1 Duke of Edinburgh Royal Regt , Bourlon Barracks , Catterick Garrison , was convicted of using motor car without insurance , fined £250 plus £20 costs , licence endorsed , six points . |
| 19 | The following case was dealt with by Richmond magistrates : Christopher Nigel Goodwin , 27 , of Thorntree Gardens , Middleton St George , Darlington , was convicted of using motor car without insurance , two charges of using motor car with defective lights and defective indicators , fined £325 plus £20 costs , licence endorsed , seven points . |
| 20 | Simon John Monaghan , 23 , of Westfield Drive , Hurworth , Darlington , was convicted of using motor car without insurance , fined £200 plus £20 costs , licence endorsed , seven points . |
| 21 | Stephen Walton , 25 , of Erskine Road , Hartlepool , was convicted of using motor car without excise licence , without insurance and fraudulently using excise licence , fined £550 plus £75 costs and £33.33 duty , licence endorsed , eight points . |
| 22 | The quiet-spoken Esson has paid the price of seeing Defender slip from being third at one stage of the first leg to ninth in Punta , leaving Watkins to attack a two days , 17 hours , 37 minutes and 25 seconds deficit to make up on the leader , the New Zealand ketch Steinlager , and a 30 hours , 54 minutes , 52 seconds on the other top British challenger , Rothmans . |
| 23 | Amongst other recommendations , the Hill Report ( Central and Scottish Health Services Councils 1968 ) advocated the establishment of poisoning treatment centres in district general hospitals to which all cases of deliberate self-poisoning should be referred , no matter how serious the medical condition of the patients . |
| 24 | " It at once sharpened the process of transforming League branches from research groups into active political units " , he wrote in the official League journal . |
| 25 | To illustrate this , let us consider three hypothetical firms A , B , and C. The assets that comprise firm A have a 10% chance of producing a cash inflow of £1,000 at the end of a given time period and a 90% chance of producing cash flows of zero . |
| 26 | A new service for golfers on the Algarve coast aims to take the hassle out of booking tee times on holiday courses . |
| 27 | For example , a high status will typically be attributed to the aim of acquiring material control over nature within Western capitalist societies , but will be accredited with a low status in a culture in which knowledge is designed to produce feelings of contentment or peace . |
| 28 | We do see scope for research into resource allocation but believe this ought to be quite different from the common practice of the 1980s of relating census variables to utilisation rates . |
| 29 | Dr Hallauer summed up the importance of vaccinating healthcare workers against hepatitis B , not only to protect their own health but also for the good of others . |
| 30 | Max Henry , who 's kicked around NeXT Inc for the last four-and-a-half years in sales and software recruitment roles , mostly recently holding the post of VP and general manager , Asia Pacific , has jumped shipped to head up the American arm of windowing house JSB as president . |