Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First my father 's plans for my marrying a French princess , precluded my offering you anything more than a clandestine attachment — and now , with the future so uncertain , I fear that clandestine attachment and French princess are each as remote as the other . |
| 2 | Beneath it were a photograph of a beaming Ruby Dobby and a few hundred words about her having a psychic revelation that Sniffy Wilson was near London and trying to make contact with a friend . |
| 3 | The All the Year Round Christmas Number for 1865 , ‘ Mugby Junction ’ ( CS 19 ) , which includes the ghost story of ‘ The Signalman ’ , has for its setting a great railway junction in the Midlands ( Rugby ) , and CD 's journalism contains many references to railways , e.g. ‘ A Flight ’ ( RP ) , which vividly evokes the journey from London to Paris by train and boat . |
| 4 | I waited , hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of my earning a little money . |
| 5 | If you will have it , yes , there were debts that did not permit of my marrying a penniless girl . |
| 6 | In addition , they suggested that the effectiveness of the annual accountant 's report in giving early warning of possible default could be re-examined in the light of the Law Society 's experience of those solicitors who had already been made subject to this requirement as a condition of their receiving a practising certificate . |
| 7 | Much emphasis was put on the importance of identifying the key decision-takers and making sure that they had the right information — much was made of the necessity of their getting a balanced picture on which to take their decisions . |
| 8 | The Governors declared their willingness to be flexible and co-operative with the Government 's ideas , but pointed out that , while the School was probably already comprehensive as regarded area and by virtue of its covering a fair cross-section of the population , it could not contribute to the particular concept ( by accepting the full range of abilities ) without destroying itself . |
| 9 | There was no evidence of her having a psychiatric disorder , although it was clear that she had become somewhat withdrawn and had lost confidence in herself since the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend . |
| 10 | Presumably , however , the victim would not have paid , had he known of the deception despite his having a legal obligation to pay . |
| 11 | Some woman journalist friend of his had a handicapped daughter and found she was entitled to virtually no help looking after her , whereas if she fostered someone else 's kid she got any number of handouts . |
| 12 | And besides the coincidence of his getting a new handler , without explanation , right after the disaster , Coleman could not help remembering the schoolboy password routine he had been given on joining the DIA . |
| 13 | But he was so much part of his time , even in the very attempt to withdraw from it , that there was no possibility of his creating a viable alternative to the society in which he lived and worked . |
| 14 | Actually , Cliff , our computer simulation suggests that , in the unlikely event of your making a nude video , Britain would sigh , ‘ Oh dear , the poor old boy 's been a bit of a git . ’ |
| 15 | 3 This agreement is on the assumption that you are the owner of the materials , and that in the event of your employing a third person or persons to provide part or the whole of the materials , that the copyright of those materials have been assigned to you . |
| 16 | It looks like its got a few tricks up its sleeve about Solaris-on-Intel as well : expect announcements of some OEMs . |
| 17 | but we had to do that with her having a sore throat . |
| 18 | Charles while still at Fontenoy welcomed into his following a new recruit — Bernard 's 15-year old son William . |
| 19 | Besides your making a public fool of him ? ’ |
| 20 | Many of the great institutions in Edinburgh , Glasgow , Manchester , Birmingham or Yorkshire — which had in their employ a considerable number of deaf teachers of the deaf — were not even present . |
| 21 | It is a native of Europe , western Asia and North Africa , and its wide distribution throughout the hedgerows of Europe and general usefulness have resulted in its gathering a vast quantity of legends , magical beliefs and superstitions . |
| 22 | America 's new attitude towards India may result in its having a great influence over that country in its relations with the United States ' old ally , Pakistan . |
| 23 | Bridge had joined the firm as an assistant solicitor and was later made a salaried partner with a view to and shortly before his becoming a full capital ( equity ) partner . |
| 24 | At this point in his writing a white pigeon which had been fluttering round the swimming-pool alighted on the table , took two steps forward and excreted on the ‘ Jottings ’ , no doubt in the interests of historical accuracy . |
| 25 | It does not provide that no solicitor shall have any cause of action in respect of his costs or any right to be paid till the expiration of a month from his delivering a signed bill of costs , but merely that he shall not commence or maintain any action for the recovery of fees , charges , or disbursements until then . |
| 26 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 27 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 28 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 29 | The unexpected feature of the quantum world is that the state resulting from this combination does not correspond to the electron being somewhere in the middle between " here " and " there " but rather to its having a certain probability to be found " here " and a certain probability to be found " there " . |
| 30 | A MOTHER is suing over an alleged medical slip which led to her having a handicapped daughter . |