Example sentences of "[that] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a generally held view that contributing to a good pension scheme is the best method of saving . |
| 2 | I also remember thinking at the time that dressing like a white man and taking a white man 's name was n't ever going to hide the Apache in him . |
| 3 | I know that looking for a Purple Heart , or V C , erm are but I do believe it needs to be it needs to be clarified . |
| 4 | Section 2 of the 1920 Act provides that communicating with a foreign agent is evidence of obtaining or attempting to obtain information calculated or intended to be useful to an enemy contrary to section 1 of the Act . |
| 5 | Individuals believe that acting in a certain way will lead to certain outcomes ( the performance — outcome expectancy ) . |
| 6 | That night over a pretentious dinner ( ‘ delicate strips of milk-fed veal on a bed of herbs and accompanied by a tangy aromatic sauce specially prepared by our chefs ’ ) in a pretentious modern hotel and fortified by a bottle of local plonk , my Producer John Reynolds and I resolved to telephone the Palace Chamberlain in the morning , say that owing to a technical fault the film was not usable , and did the king have a spare hour in which we might shoot the interview again ? |
| 7 | What all this means is that going through a black hole is unlikely to prove a popular and reliable method of space travel . |
| 8 | Then you would n't have people thinking that going to a Phish concert means you have to put up with the smell of somebody who did n't do very well at school . |
| 9 | Most people readily accept that speaking in a foreign language presents a major differentiation and there are hilarious anecdotes in all multi-national companies to support this view . |
| 10 | However , firms must consider that moving to a new area can break ties with existing customers and suppliers and could lead to a loss of business if new links are not forged straight away . |
| 11 | For example , it would appear that substituting in a simple formula expressed in words is too difficult for lower attainers , although superficially it seems to require little more than following simple instructions . |
| 12 | The problem is that dieting on a standard slimming regime is difficult . |