Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the film did not accurately portray the attitudes and feelings of mentally handicapped people , it may be commended for bringing a sensitive subject into the public eye . |
| 2 | Milton 's Paradise Lost or Spenser 's Faerie Queene are applauded for bringing a sophisticated use of classical epic conventions into English , creating national works which stand comparison with those of antiquity . |
| 3 | Thank you for bringing a little bit of light in . |
| 4 | If you want to lay concrete , you can improve its appearance by giving it a surface treatment , such as drawing a stiff broom over it when the initial set has taken place , which gives a fine-lined texture . |
| 5 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 6 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 7 | Experience can also be evoked as the condition for attributing a characteristic behaviour to someone , however , and this explains the possibility of using to even with the operative sense of know . |
| 8 | The recent case of a consultant convicted of attempted murder for administering a lethal injection of potassium chloride to a patient in intractable pain has highlighted the issue of pain that , contrary to expectation , does not respond to opiates . |
| 9 | He alleged that inquiry officers had lied about seeing a flickering light in a bedroom window of his home when they applied for a search warrant . |
| 10 | The Opposition may not like it , but does my right hon. Friend believe that there is a case for allowing a small part of parliamentary time for the Leader of the Opposition to be questioned ? |
| 11 | English Heritage has been severely criticised for allowing a Georgian chimney-piece to be removed from Stedcombe House in Devon , which is a listed building , and sold by the present owner . |
| 12 | However , the TCCB itself came under fire yesterday for allowing a similar attack by former England captain David Gower on India 's bowlers to be published in a new book — Gower : The Autobiography . |
| 13 | As for the East , it is a curiosity that Egypt , from which almost all of the rest of the evidence emanates , seems to have had a preference for using a joint clause of damnatio and fideicommissum . |
| 14 | No doubt there is something to be said for beginning this task all over again , and for using a new technique for the purpose . |
| 15 | The case for using a Central Authority as a transmitting agency rests on the argument that the familiarity of its officers with the system of the Convention and with the practice of other countries would ensure that requests which it prepared or approved for transmission were in order and so would be handled expeditiously and without any need to refer a request back for clarification . |
| 16 | ATHLETICS : World 400m record holder Butch Reynolds yesterday won permission from America 's governing body to compete again after he was suspended for using a banned substance in 1990 . |
| 17 | THE Welsh National Opera company — Princess Di 's favourite — has been slammed for using a naked woman in performance posters . |
| 18 | There is then a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal at an early stage . |
| 19 | There is then a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal at an early stage . |
| 20 | But this is only a ground for drawing a strong contrast between them and ‘ primary qualities ’ like shape , for those who , like Mackie , take a strong realist line about the latter which I find unacceptable . |
| 21 | This example letter is suitable for contacting a potential vendor of a targeted business ( a non-client ) on behalf of a prospective purchaser , our client . |
| 22 | There is not a great difference between the serum cholesterol level in the fasting or in the fed state and it is certainly worth using a random cholesterol as a screening test . |
| 23 | In effect his agenda of constructing a theory of the state appropriate to the modern world is transformed by the public lawyers into an agenda for building a modern theory of public law . |
| 24 | Harry had been all for building a full-blown ship of three hundred tons or more , with four masts , three decks , two castles and ten brass pieces into the bargain , but Sam Gristy had insisted upon a more modest outlay , and a three-masted bark had been agreed upon . |
| 25 | The kind of guilt imposed by society is responsible for maintaining a certain amount of law and order within our civilisation . |
| 26 | Hopwood , a case in which the House of Lords upheld the decision of the district auditor to surcharge members of Poplar Borough Council for maintaining a minimum wage for its employees which was not only in excess of wage rates in the area but was also paid to men and women alike . |
| 27 | Another group of people who are unlikely to achieve full independence for maintaining a safe environment in adulthood are those who are visually handicapped . |
| 28 | This degree will provide the graduate with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of the accountancy bodies . |
| 29 | This diploma provides the diplomate with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of the accounting bodies . |
| 30 | For example , there is a very great deal of difference between sawing a large log by hand and stitching , or between playing a game of tennis and a game of cards . |