Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
| 2 | It was pointed out in Dann v Hamilton that the defence could apply in cases where : " the drunkenness of the driver at the material time is so extreme and so glaring that to accept a lift from him is like engaging in an intrinsically and obviously dangerous occupation , intermeddling with an unexploded bomb or walking along on the edge of an unfenced cliff " . |
| 3 | Whether they are jamming the bustling streets of Kowloon , elbowing their way on to ancient trams or leaping about on the terraces at the races , Hong Kong people are enthusiasts . |
| 4 | You can control the amount of ‘ sink ’ by either pulling up , as I am doing here , or pushing down on the boom . |
| 5 | If Marcus was sitting on his bed or walking about the room or looking out of the window , Ludens would sit near him either on a chair or else on the floor his knees up , his back against the wall . |
| 6 | be ready to make informed guesses , and to correct themselves in the light of additional information , eg by reading ahead or looking back in the text ; |
| 7 | Robert Jones sparkled , Tony Clement was constantly in the thick of things at fullback , whether kicking long and meaningfully or surging through on the counter-attack . |
| 8 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 9 | Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos . |
| 10 | However , the employee 's option may not be the simple one of staying with the transferor or going over to the transferee . |
| 11 | The advantage is that there is no line , visible to the fish , coming from the bait , either on the surface or going down to the bottom . |
| 12 | I expect you remember the lovely lake at the end of our road , and the rides in the sampan , or going out with the Moothams when Maria used to say , at the end of an excursion , ‘ Rachel never stops talking ! ’ |
| 13 | He said that if I did n't do it he 'd stop me having baths or going out in the cellar . |
| 14 | First , where an elderly person had moved into the household of a younger generation relative , the latter often made extra purchases , ranging from an extra bed or bedding through to the construction of an additional bedroom , in order to provide the necessary accommodation . |
| 15 | After all , the weather does not normally stop you getting to work , playing golf , or getting on with the rest of your life . |
| 16 | He appealed for members to comment by ringing Brenda on Middlesbrough 244860 or calling in at the club . |
| 17 | Other options open to the council include reducing the opening hours of all libraries or cutting back on the money it pends on books . |
| 18 | thought that it was about privatisation or opting out of the health service , because the Labour party was putting about pamphlets saying such things as ’ Now the Government is forcing our hospitals to opt out of the NHS . ’ |
| 19 | And i if the man in the field had got a grudge against a bloke who was stacking i or taking off in the stack yard he could make life hell . |
| 20 | It also allows the diarrhoetic person no time for listening or taking in from the other . |
| 21 | Dr Edwin Pugh , director of public health medicine , said : ‘ Most accidents occur when children are in the street or straying on to the road as parents we must be completely vigilant . ’ |
| 22 | Pottering down to the library to exchange Colin Thubron for Jonathan Raban or dropping in to the Jacaranda Tree for a mushroom omelette , everything can seem orderly and secure . |
| 23 | All those boarded-up shops and only old people about , dreaming on doorsteps or creeping along in the sun . |
| 24 | Although the details contained in this brochure have been published in good faith , Somerset Tourism can not accept any liability for inaccuracies or omissions or for any loss or damage in any way connected with or arising out of the publication of this information . |
| 25 | The Departments can not accept any liability for inaccuracies or omissions or for any loss or damage in any way connected with or arising out of the publication of this information . |
| 26 | The Departments can not accept any liability for inaccuracies or omissions or for any loss or damage in any way connected with or arising out of the publication of this information . |
| 27 | Clause 11(b) is so far-ranging that an alert professional insurance adviser would probably need some explanation of the likely liability of the haulier ‘ howsoever or whensoever caused as a result of or arising out of the supply to the client by the company of drivers ’ . |
| 28 | all losses suffered by and claims made against the Carrier in consequence of loss of or damage to property caused by or arising out of the carriage by the Carrier of Dangerous Goods whether or not declared by the Trader as such : |
| 29 | The Corporation will indemnify any person using any motor car in respect of which indemnity is provided under this Policy against liability under the Road Traffic Acts to pay for emergency treatment of injuries caused by or arising out of the use of such car in any territory to which any of such Acts applies . |
| 30 | In addition clause 13 required the hirer to : fully and completely indemnify the Owner in respect of all claims by any person whatsoever for injury to person or property caused by or in connection with or arising out of the use of the plant … |