Example sentences of "[vb infin] [v-ing] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that the group is expected to have made profits for the current year , the net assets will be higher than at the last account date and as the company is being purchased on a multiple of earnings we should consider stripping out the excess assets . |
| 2 | Children may enjoy spreading out a large selection of junk materials on the floor , and exploring and experimenting with them with the teacher 's active participation and help . |
| 3 | Alternatively , if you expect to be in a high earning bracket , you might consider setting up a limited company , even if you are the only salaried employee , rather than launching the same business as a self-employed individual . |
| 4 | However , if a taxpayer is preparing to carry out IHT planning by giving property to a trust then he should still consider setting up an overseas trust rather than a UK trust . |
| 5 | In larger agencies they may have one or more assistants : the assistants ' tasks may include working out the minor details of a layout or storyboard , and providing paste-ups ( see page 177 ) and other material for production once the basic idea is approved by the client . |
| 6 | Supporters may enjoy working out the other members of the group ! |
| 7 | Your trousers , which can carry braiding down the outside seam as decoration , should be supported , however , and by braces . |
| 8 | I would n't fancy going down no bloody motorway , hundred eight in one of them ! |
| 9 | The minister had , in fact , outlined a programme of some 1,823 new houses , including corporation , NIHT and private developments , but 1,300 of these were to replace houses which were to be demolished in redevelopment , so that the plans did not envisage wiping out the existing demand for houses . |
| 10 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 11 | He would always remember handing over the final payment , because it was on the same day as the first big aeroplane raid over London and he spent most of that night hiding under his father 's bed , with both Sal and Kitty clinging on to him for dear life . |
| 12 | Suddenly he said , ‘ Would you mind putting off a general inspection of the animals till tomorrow ? |
| 13 | Note that some types of motorised valve can not be serviced and have to be replaced ( a job that will entail draining down the entire system ) , but on many newer models it is possible to replace the valve motor and free the valve spindle if it is jammed , without having to interfere with the plumbing . |
| 14 | However the Velcro entrance to this compartment is only 3in long which can make stuffing back the bivvy bag a bit of an effort . |
| 15 | As he went up behind her , step by step , eyes fixed on the sensuous movements of her dark young limbs , he half noticed the seemingly inordinate number of doors which opened on to the landings and he could not avoid picking up the predominating odour of curry . |
| 16 | On Aug. 17 Lewandowski had said that he would recommend shutting down the entire copper complex , which included the Lubin mines , if the strike continued . |
| 17 | On Aug. 17 Lewandowski had said that he would recommend shutting down the entire copper complex , which included the Lubin mines , if the strike continued . |
| 18 | An agency such as the hon. Gentleman suggests would do little more than we are already doing unless it were funded and empowered to make grants and loans which , as he will realise , is not a practical suggestion , because it would mean singling out a particular sector of British industry . |
| 19 | It would mean cutting off an exclusive stretch of the A34 which they could use both ways . |
| 20 | A house in Hampstead would mean taking on an astronomical mortgage , but so what ? |
| 21 | No wonder he claims his fans are all threatening to top themselves ; they 're so stupid that they do n't realise jumping off a five-foot-high stage wo n't kill them — IM |
| 22 | If we put more oxygen in , it might start going back the other way . |
| 23 | If we are gon na start switching off a heavy night the night before and you need visual stimulation to get you up and . |
| 24 | presents the student with the opportunity of displaying practical skills which may involve carrying out a specific task or procedure or the production of an artefact |
| 25 | My hon. Friend puts his finger on one of the central dilemmas faced by those who would advocate setting up a separate Parliament with separate powers entrenched in Edinburgh in rivalry to the Westminster Parliament . |
| 26 | Miners would start digging out the new supplies in 1985 . |
| 27 | I do n't deliberately put my face in the sun — but you ca n't help picking up a slight tan from reflected sunlight , particularly if , like me , you swim a lot . |