Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little girl described by Anna Freud got over her anxiety about seeing ghosts in the dark hall of her home by advising her brother , ‘ There 's no need to be afraid in the hall . |
| 2 | But winning the prize for Texas-style candour has been Billy Brown , who , when asked about allowing homosexuals into the armed forces , says ‘ Hell no ! |
| 3 | To make this last step possible is one reason for using words of the same class . |
| 4 | You will be unable to type , except for drawing lines with the arrowed direction keys |
| 5 | I 'm not one for imbuing phrases with a coy , knowing wink in their gait , but at the same time there is a meticulousness about these particular performances ( the Sixth is slightly better in this respect ) , which prevents the music from leaping off the page as quite it should . |
| 6 | There is also concern that complainants might be put off bringing complaints for the same reason . |
| 7 | The trees are a valuable visual aid when solving small problems by hand but ‘ pointers ’ such as P(i) are essential for handling problems of a realistic size on a computer . |
| 8 | We have seen that by the time children start school they have developed the basic cognitive and linguistic abilities required for handling explanations in the empirical and intentional modes . |
| 9 | At this school I conducted interviews with 25 per cent of the staff , mostly those in senior positions and with responsibility for producing parts of the self-appraisal document . |
| 10 | It is not always possible to keep to that principle , or to the above one about using words of the same classes . |
| 11 | It comprises of a pack of Tampax mini tampons , an information booklet full of reassuring advice about using tampons plus a neat discreet tampon holder . |
| 12 | This suggests that there may be a mismatch between the rationale for protecting respondents by a short time limit and the criteria used to decide whether or not Ord. 53 must be used by the applicant . |
| 13 | The system 's 10K–450K temperature range attests to its flexibility for cooling samples in a wide range of applications . |
| 14 | Can the practitioner avoid the problem ? — techniques for resolving conflicts under the general law |
| 15 | Relations between peacekeeping forces of the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) , and rebel leader Charles Taylor 's National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL ) , deteriorated sharply during September . |
| 16 | By contrast , the young ones were able to interest old people in the workings of microwave ovens ; after cooking lessons from the young six or seven old people went out and bought them ! |
| 17 | The 25-year-old central defender , who captained the troubled Second Division club in the season just ended , made his feelings clear yesterday after opening negotiations for a new contract with chief executive Freddie Fletcher . |
| 18 | Immediately after announcing details of the new industrial policy Singh presented his first budget to the Lok Sabha . |
| 19 | After signing copies at the official launch on Saturday , Bob , who lives on the edge of Hartburn , said : ‘ The initial print-run was 1,000 and more than 500 have been sold already . ’ |
| 20 | Also included are props Dan Jackart and Paul Szabo , who showed well in France , along with flanker Al Charron , now fully recovered after breaking ribs in the last game against the All Blacks , and centre Tom Woods , like Cardinal a 1987 World Cup starter in New Zealand . |
| 21 | After losing Piers behind a seven foot canvas and unable to negotiate an easy exit between pots , palettes , paints and general pandemonium , the three artists concluded they no longer has enough space . |
| 22 | After giving details of the first four murders , Mr John said : ‘ There has been a fifth development , a murder in south London , which bears features similar to the others we are investigating . ’ |
| 23 | After studying photos of the 100-room house , she was certain the home |
| 24 | ( viii ) Five minutes after placing eggs in the above solution , suck up a single egg , together with a small drop of fixative , into a Spemann pipette with a fine point , then expel within a circle ( marked on the reverse side ) on a grease-free slide . |
| 25 | Knighton met residents living near 19-acre Brunton Park after unveiling plans for a 30,000 all-seater stadium , hotel , multiplex cinema , restaurant and tropical plant and butterfly kingdom . |
| 26 | Following revaluation , a six month window was allowed for lodging appeals against the new figures ; but there are still ways the ratepayer can minimise payments . |
| 27 | But , needing something to do after being ditched from pop show The Word , she has signed up for acting lessons at the famous Lee Strasbourg School . |
| 28 | The advantages of using microbes for the early stages of such studies were well known and their biochemistry provided a convenient starting point for several investigators , especially in America . |
| 29 | In principle , any reasonably dry biomass can be gasified ; but the practical problems of using fuels with a high ash content or of low density are quite severe . |
| 30 | For some teachers , " database creation " might well bring to mind a class of using microcomputers as an efficient means of collating , storing and retrieving information about the local enviroment , about 19th century village life or about the class itself . |