Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 5 ) This section is subject to any usage of trade , special agreement , or course of dealing between the parties . ’ |
| 2 | The debt and the facility are under a single agreement or course of dealing with the same lender or group of lenders . |
| 3 | Like Roquefort ( see p96 ) , most blue cheeses are wrapped in foil to prevent any skin or crust from forming on the cheese . |
| 4 | Using a condom can help prevent both men and women getting infected by their partners in penetrative sex , because it prevents vaginal fluids or semen from getting into the other person 's body . |
| 5 | Inhibited by the presence of the police , by prudence , delicacy or embarrassment from talking about the subject foremost in their minds , they spoke to each other with the wary politeness of uncongenial strangers stranded in an airport lounge . |
| 6 | Published reports rarely comment on evidence for the function of domestic pottery , and unlike studies of later medieval pottery the presence or absence of sooting on the vessels ' surfaces is not always commented on . |
| 7 | The study aims to describe and analyse how the various actors involved in police policy-making — the Home Office , Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Constabulary , the Home Secretary , the police authorities , pressure and community groups , political parties , the media , as well as the police themselves — interact to produce changes in the style , organisation or operation of policing on the ground . |
| 8 | Do n't look for orchestral refinement or subtlety of recording in the Mravinsky reissue . |
| 9 | If in any doubt and particularly when cooking for large numbers part cook the meat in the microwave or oven before placing on the barbecue to finish . |
| 10 | These can take the form of unemployment and sickness benefits , grievance procedures , legal and pensions advice , or reputation from complying with the group norm of membership ( see Olson , 1965 ; Booth , 1985 ; Denny , 1988 ; Naylor , 1989 , 1990 ; Naylor and Cripps , 1989 ) . |
| 11 | For example , a classificatory system imposed on the material divides it into abstract categories ( e.g. into a chronology on the basis of definable periods ; or into a typology , or system of sorting on the basis of formal likeness and difference ) . |
| 12 | There would have been no pleasure or satisfaction in shooting in the 80s . ’ |
| 13 | While I believe that this work has promoted a great deal of useful thinking about the place and function of writing in the curriculum , I am not alone in doubting the validity of the model . |
| 14 | The information gained on each generation will be from a different perspective , but will be in each case of intrinsic value in contributing to our understanding of the changing patterns and experience of ageing in the ordinary population . |
| 15 | Citing academic analysis , the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit took into account in considering a plea of forum non conveniens the perceived cost and difficulty of proceeding under the Convention , and noted that the breadth of material ordinarily expected from a full-fledged American-style discovery deposition might be constricted under its rules . |
| 16 | If the relationship has been real , she will have her own grief and difficulty in coping with the diagnosis , as well as her own anger at the surgeon or the doctor . |
| 17 | The company 's system cleaned soot from the blackened limestone and brick without damaging to the venerable surfaces . |
| 18 | The whole service is designed to save you both time and money in arriving at the correct long term decision . |
| 19 | It read : ‘ The Embalmer has been ‘ devoted to furthering the interest , acceptance and practice of embalming throughout the world ’ since the early Thirties . |
| 20 | She was unmarried and her urge and talent for giving to the world had something of gratitude at its root . |
| 21 | Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving over the veal . |
| 22 | Members of the Computing Sub-Group have been in discussion with a number of specialists , to establish the desirability and practicality of connecting to the Internet , and some attended a demonstration in Edinburgh University recently . |
| 23 | Albert Popple had decided to go down the Lamb and Flag after walking round the block several times . |
| 24 | In it you made no mention of the way in which some Third World leaders are attempting to redress the political imbalance between North and South by resorting to the terrorist tactic of hostage-taking . |
| 25 | The Government needs both imagination and determination in dealing with the problems of working mothers . |
| 26 | Cummings and Henry interpreted this as a ‘ natural ’ process arising from the individual 's loss of skill , energy and determination in coping with the pressures of mainstream social life . |
| 27 | She learned the arts of dress and make-up by looking at the clients of the House . |
| 28 | just going in and sort of lying by the seat of your pants . |
| 29 | Roof trusses , as well as timber floors , can fail in a variety of ways , and failure by crushing at the joint of the principal rafter with the tie is assisted by any decay which affects this area . |
| 30 | The awards were presented by Ray Wilson , head of the Northern Karate Association and director of coaching for the Federation of English Karate organisations . |