Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group of 33 officers were charged on Feb. 18 with leading or helping to stage the attempted coup . |
| 2 | You will also need curtain heading tape or stiffening to equal the total width of your fabric . |
| 3 | There is no other way of anticipating the potential and the problems or getting to know the local people you will need to solve them . |
| 4 | Since the newcomers are dependent upon them for neither employment nor housing , they are not inhibited by a web of economic and social ties from expressing their opposition to the opinions and activities of farmers or landowners hitherto considered locally omnipotent , Middle-class and well-educated , they even compete with farmers and landowners for positions of authority and local responsibility , disrupting or threatening to disrupt the customary hierarchy of dominance and status in the village . |
| 5 | It was as if he was dropping a hint or letting slip a little clue thinking that one day someone would read his diaries just as I was doing . ’ |
| 6 | It is true that many experienced abseilers will tackle the steepest descents without any protection or having tied the hanging rope ends together . |
| 7 | Both people entering unemployment as a result of losing a temporary job and people taking temporary jobs as a way out of unemployment seemed more likely to have taken a number of jobs , to have experienced a number of spells of unemployment , to have had less time in work and more time in unemployment than people becoming unemployed for other reasons , or managing to obtain a permanent job on leaving unemployment . |
| 8 | He does not take into consideration the fact that they are killing , or trying to kill an living being . |
| 9 | Frequently , too , there are major structural changes to the volcano , with a large part of it being blown away or collapsing to form a gaping crater , up to several kilometres across . |
| 10 | In fact the mode of behaviour required has little to do with performing other than keeping open the normal communication channels between people as players do in a game . |
| 11 | The URNG , although refusing to offer a total ceasefire , promised to halt attacks on communication links and economic targets for the period of the campaign for the presidential elections due to be held in November . |
| 12 | The following description of the two forms of right is thus necessarily brief and the emphasis is on computer equipment rather than attempting to give a detailed account of design law . |
| 13 | Architects on both sides of the wall are worried that racing to provide the new capital , the politicians are not taking time to consult Berlin 's architects about the problems on either side of the wall . |
| 14 | This failure was largely due to the doctrinaire approach to reform which other than striving to establish the democratic consensus , also sought to pay off old scores against the conservative right and build a sectarian leftist regime , isolating moderate support . |
| 15 | However , one aspect I did like is the way you can select merge codes from menu choices rather than having to remember the correct syntax yourself . |
| 16 | Premises are often located near people 's homes and workplaces — customers just ‘ pop in ’ , rather than having to make a special journey |
| 17 | But the Prime Minister has obviously decided that having ridden the rough waters of the recession , the Chancellor should be given credit for the recovery . |
| 18 | Given their view of the reports as generally descriptive , it is hardly surprising that few teachers felt that having to submit a written report on their school was in any measure a professional threat to them . |
| 19 | Starting off with paragraph thirty three of P P G three , , erm you 'll see in my statement that I 've actually in seeking to address point A dealt with each of the conditions that P P G three er refers to , for which a new settlement should be contemplated , and you will see that I 've reached a conclusion that having regarded the unique circumstances of York , the Greater York new settlement does represent an appropriate and justified policy response , you 'll se also see my statement , I 've taken some comfort from the fact that the good practice guide that has been published by the department of the environment , has endorsed the approach that North Yorkshire County Council has taken towards the special circumstances of the Greater York area . |
| 20 | What is dangerous about the theory of ideology is that having described the structural relationship between knowledge and extant social relations , it is presumed that a correct attitude will enable the ‘ true ’ account of the world to emerge . |
| 21 | Simon Pepper of the WWF said : ‘ We have had to recognise that having spent a considerable time on this project and having devoted considerable resources by our organisations , it has not been possible to secure the overall package which we considered necessary for going ahead . |
| 22 | Perhaps the availability of some defensive shield would help convince national leaders that international security could be based on something other than threatening to blow the other side to oblivion . |
| 23 | As much as I want to agree with you , I ca n't accept that standing and watching Southport has more atmosphere than sitting to watch a major game like Liverpool 's midweek clash with Spartak Moscow . |
| 24 | This extremely loose phrase means that trying to quieten a noisy factory can be a long , complicated and very tiresome business . |
| 25 | Rushmere spent 71 balls over his 29 , and at times it seemed as if Wessels and Kirsten were more interested in spending much-needed time in the middle than trying to set a challenging target . |
| 26 | Teaching children should always be taken at the child 's pace , answering questions as truthfully and accurately as possible , rather than trying to tell the whole story . |
| 27 | They consider that it may be demeaning for a client to be ‘ helped ’ by a volunteer ; they consider that a person working for no pay is being exploited ; and they feel that volunteering confirms a sexist role model because it is mainly women supported by wage-earning husbands who volunteer . |
| 28 | Although tripodding involves an additional operation ( and unnecessary extra work in good weather ) , in high-rainfall areas it will often reduce the need for extra turning and tedding and the risk of crop loss or damage . |
| 29 | But if the problem consists of nothing more than needing to replace a non-key component , Sun will simply send a courier to the relevant site . |
| 30 | Touching and smelling play an important part in reinforcing natural bonds , as well as identification . |