Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Different people in the group will be given specific roles such as time keeper , secretary ; and there will be explicit rules of behaviour such as only speaking through the chair , considering one idea at a time , recapping frequently from the secretary 's minutes and so on . |
2 | Now , after further lobbying by the Specialist Car Manufacturers Group , the self-regulatory body which Caterham founded ( Mr Nearn is its chairman ) , a secondary legislation amendment has been drawn up , and is expected to pass this year , which will allow Caterham to manufacture up to 500 fully-built cars a year , under a low volume manufacturer classification . |
3 | It felt fragile at first , but it was as if I had finally come up for air after nearly drowning in a pool of lies . |
4 | She joined her father 's business empire at the age of 19 after earlier working as a Bunny Girl for the rival Playboy Group . |
5 | Baruch Spinoza called Locke 's ‘ sensation ’ an image , and warned about not distinguishing between an idea , as something affirmed or denied , and an image : |
6 | By this time Cecilia had forgotten all about not pushing past the bear to press the button and get out . |
7 | As such it is neater than the confusion presented by a reality which can be seen as not belonging to the self ; or as perhaps belonging to the self ; or as , if belonging to the self , equally incapable of assimilation by it or separation from it . |
8 | The retention may also be used as a means of securing a vendor 's future obligations under the sale agreement or ancillary document such as not competing with the business or continuing to provide stocks and materials to the business . |
9 | In the first part of The Form , language is used to denote action and inner states that are immediately recognisable so that , for instance , cleanness of mouth is defined as not talking for the sake of it and telling no lies ( c.5 ) . |
10 | Pardy 's previous convictions were of a relatively trivial nature , being ordered out of several county towns by magistrates for persistently collecting without a licence in the street — rattling his tin in support of a variety of causes but only very recently turning his attention to those connected with animals . |
11 | We can criticise deane for not getting into the box enough . |
12 | Parents need to be helped to understand the problem and not punish the child for not getting to the lavatory in time ( Schmitt 1982a ) . |
13 | And then you get blamed for not passing on the message , when in fact you 've done your best . |
14 | Ex-hacker Stephen Gold says he remains ‘ astounded at the arrogance ’ of the Law Commission for not drawing on the experience of others . |
15 | Nothing about it is taught at school and we are criticised abroad for not repenting of the war . ’ |
16 | The first principal reason for not proceeding with the Bill at this stage is that the European Commissioner rightly identified serious failures in the environmental impact assessment work which should have been carried out . |
17 | Many slimmers make this an excuse for not sticking to the diet , but I find it much easier being away from the kitchen and the kettle ! |
18 | In the Phaedo , Socrates praises Anaxagoras for saying that the world must be explained by reference to mind , and then criticizes him for not acting on the principle that he recommends . |
19 | The Vienna Sales Convention has been criticized for not dealing with the passing of property or with priority conflicts between the seller/buyer and a third party . |
20 | ‘ I get criticised for not going to the cinema to see people 's reaction — but I 'm not there to review the audience . ’ |
21 | But there 's a price to pay for not going into the market place . |
22 | One good reason , if you need one , for not going around the world . |
23 | Similarly in a 1947 survey of 2,807 women ( conducted as part of the Ministry of Labour 's campaign to stimulate the recruitment of women to industry ) , older married women in particular often gave health problems as a reason for not working outside the home ; 37 per cent of those aged between 45 and 60 mentioned ill-health to the interviewer . |
24 | The Bundesbank was heavily criticised by our Government for not coming to the rescue of the pound on Black Wednesday when we were forced out of the ERM . |
25 | The mere fact that he did not have all the information could not be an excuse for not complying with the notice under s 8 , TMA 1970 . |
26 | They were suspended for not complying with an instruction to be transferred from their normal centres to handle emergency calls at the Waterloo control centre , said the London Ambulance Service . |
27 | Jefferies ' excuse was accepted and , after a reprimand from John Martin for not behaving like a man , he was asked to sit down . |
28 | John Hogan , managing director of LASMO North Sea , cited low oil prices , coupled with the marginal economic yield from the project , as the principal reasons for not continuing with the project at the moment . |
29 | Then you are criticised for not winning in a style they regard as appropriate . |
30 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |