Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 2 | In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy . |
| 3 | FURTHER intelligence about the amazing Mr Humphrey Berkeley , who left the Conservative Party after bequeathing it an elective system for choosing its leaders , joined Labour , then moved on to the SDP , only to resign from it , too . |
| 4 | We did n't want to pop in else your father would be saying that we 're after selling you a new hat again , knowing your weakness for hats . ’ |
| 5 | Severn Trent which held the record for disconnections last year , the chief executive , Roderick sold one hundred and thirty seven thousand shares at four hundred and eighty eight P under a share options scheme , and that was after buying them the same day , for two hundred and sixty two P . |
| 6 | Trustingly she slipped a small hand into one of his , and she would have gone with him anywhere , but he detached her fingers after giving them a reassuring squeeze . |
| 7 | In spring mulch the soil around it well after giving it a good soaking , this will encourage the soil to stay moist . |
| 8 | He first became a player-manager at 28 and in his time the 41-year-old Buckley has won three promotions , the Bob Lord trophy with Kettering — and been sacked by Walsall after making them the highest scoring team in the four Divisions . |
| 9 | I 'm still sort of puzzling what the best thing , best thing to do for that hedge down there . |
| 10 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
| 11 | I did think of paying them a non-means-tested benefit in exchange for abstention , but I 'm sure I 'd never get the figures past Margaret Beckett . |
| 12 | Instead of paying everybody the same state pension , the state should protect those in need adequately , and leave the rest to look after themselves . |
| 13 | On the outbreak of World War I Herbert joined the Irish Guards , despite his near-blindness , by the simple method of buying himself a second lieutenant 's uniform and falling in as the regiment boarded ship for France in August 1914 . |
| 14 | This distinction between the effort of the CBHPs and the effort of communities is a useful one in that CBHPs can not take upon themselves the role of providing what a national government can not or will not provide . |
| 15 | The thought of facing her the next day was quite terrifying , but not an obligation Meryl intended to shirk . |
| 16 | I must take the opportunity of saying what a marvellous job I thought both Captains did . |
| 17 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 18 | What she did n't like , and what very seriously worried her , was the way , after long moments of giving her a cold-eyed stare , Naylor Massingham should suddenly look at her with such a degree of pleasantness that she just knew she was n't going to like what was going through his brain . |
| 19 | She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . |
| 20 | This has the positive advantage of giving them a broad-based appeal across a diversified range of industries and functions and always having somebody in the team who can potentially suit the chemistry of a particular client . |
| 21 | ‘ We will make sure they go to families who are capable of giving them a good home , ’ said Mrs Henderson . |
| 22 | Much as the regimes of Eastern Europe might welcome the support of their neighbours against Moscow — and hence a strengthening of such multilateral forums — they also view their neighbours as rival claimants to Moscow 's favour and are wary of giving them a greater voice in their own affairs . |
| 23 | You will stand a far greater chance of giving yourself a hassle-free journey if you leave your trusty vehicle at home . |
| 24 | If he fails to do so , the mortgagee will be entitled to an order of foreclosure absolute , the effect of which will be to vest the mortgaged property in him absolutely , but at the same time to prevent him — even if the property should prove insufficient — from claiming payment from the mortgagor , except upon terms of giving him a fresh right to redeem . |
| 25 | All of us at John Fowler Holidays will be pleased to see you at any time and hope to have the pleasure of giving you a good holiday . |
| 26 | I want you , but I have no intention of giving you a plain gold ring or any other ring that could be held against me as a pledge . |
| 27 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 28 | It is a painless way to travel with the unrivalled advantage of giving you an extra day 's skiing at each end of a week 's holiday . |
| 29 | Nearly fifty years later Magdalen did me the signal honour of electing me an Honorary Fellow . |
| 30 | We intend shifting our locality tomorrow morning ; we are going into South port 15 miles distance from this , ( nearer home ) this move is principally on my account for the purpose of affording me a new locality for my rambles . |