Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bush promised legislation " this year " setting specific goals and timetables for the reduction of acid rain pollution , a long running source of disagreement between the two countries . |
| 2 | In any case , Twoflower was delightedly taking picture after picture of people engaged in what he described as typical activities , and since a quarter-rhinu would subsequently change hands ‘ for their trouble ’ a tail of bemused and happy nouveaux-riches was soon following him in case this madman exploded in a shower of gold . |
| 3 | When it is only a month or two old , the long dangling object in front of its face is obviously a puzzle to it . |
| 4 | There was a pressing , gently swaying wall of vegetation in a thousand shades of green . |
| 5 | There we sat , at the dinette feature , side by side , equably untwirling yard after yard of the pale pasta . |
| 6 | Even if Bernard Stasi may be right in describing Jack Lang 's cultural policy as a ‘ spectacular performance played behind closed doors for the amusement of the prince and his obliging friends ’ , it will be a challenge to succeed him , the longest serving Minister of Culture of the Fifth Republic . |
| 7 | Orton was the longest serving prisoner of conscience in Africa . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven , you 're beautiful — oh , yes you are — ’ she 'd dismissed Shannon 's laughing denial with the airy wave of a hand — and you should be sharing your life with some gorgeous hunk by now , not returning night after night to a cold and empty flat . ’ |
| 9 | In mathematics education , we need to re-examine our approaches to ensure pupils see mathematics as for , and about , everyone , thus promoting recognition of mathematics as an activity we can all engage in . |
| 10 | ‘ All mom and dad talk about is politics , I 'm already getting kind of sick of it , ’ she said . |
| 11 | Although the offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 has the advantage of not requiring proof of lack of consent , it carries a maximum penalty of just two years ’ imprisonment . |
| 12 | He won further prestige when he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for Twilight of the Gods in 1963 . |
| 13 | Out in the kitchen preparations were already taking place in readiness for the lunch-time trade . |
| 14 | Ask the person whether they already eat enough fibre and encourage them to eat more if necessary — and this does n't mean just putting bran on cereal at breakfast . |
| 15 | However , many of these areas are already receiving attention for son of Nevada . |
| 16 | The zonal administrators would co-ordinate policies and plans , thus reducing pressure of work on ministries in Thimphu . |
| 17 | Landlord and Tenant — Harassment — Residential occupier — Possession order against statutory tenant — Landlord forcibly ejecting tenant without execution of warrant of possession — Whether re-entry lawful — Whether tenant entitled to damages for unlawful eviction — Rent Act 1977 ( c. 42 ) , s. 2(1) ( a ) — Protection from Eviction Act 1977 ( c. 43 ) , s. 3 — Housing Act 1988 ( c. 50 ) , s. 27 |
| 18 | There seems to be a tendency towards centralisation , paradoxically going hand in hand with devolution . |
| 19 | Le Page and Tabouret-Keller write : As the individual speaks he [ sic ] is seen as always using language with reference to the inner models of the universe he has constructed for himself ; he projects in words images of that universe ( or , of those universes ) on to the social screen , and these images may be more or less sharply focussed , or more or less diffuse , in relation to each other or in relation to those projected by others in their interaction with him … |
| 20 | When they were once more walking side by side in the dusk , Julia said gently : |
| 21 | My hon. Friend is also right that business wants regulations kept in bounds , with decent regulations so that markets are fair and open , but it does not want the masses of red tape that the Opposition are always recommending day after day in the House . |
| 22 | They watched the horses follow the tractor round the ever narrowing stand of corn in the centre of the field , and the tinkers who came to get work stood by with dogs and shot the rabbits that came surging out . |
| 23 | So it 's usually made by stoichiometrically adding water to ethylene over an acid catalyst . |
| 24 | But they are still surviving and they were surviving and still paying rent on land before nineteen forty nine . |
| 25 | JOHN Mortimer has been telling me about his first ever speaking role in Rumpole of the Bailey , his popular television series . |
| 26 | The Herbarium photocopier was still giving cause for concern in respect of a lack of information and instruction on its use . |
| 27 | This creates opportunities for accountants to act as experts , preparing a report on the subject of the suit or prosecution and possibly giving evidence in court as an expert witness . |
| 28 | They were both still standing side by side at the balustrade , elbows leaning on the top rail . |
| 29 | She is also demanding compensation for breach of trust . |
| 30 | It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort . |