Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] the [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'm still sort of puzzling what the best thing , best thing to do for that hedge down there . |
| 6 | Instead of paying everybody the same state pension , the state should protect those in need adequately , and leave the rest to look after themselves . |
| 7 | The thought of facing her the next day was quite terrifying , but not an obligation Meryl intended to shirk . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Alternatively , we could use an electronically-controlled variable-speed turntable , but we have no absolute way of knowing what the correct speed is . |
| 12 | It is as if there is an element of delayed action with centesimals and we have no means of knowing what the final extent of reaction will be without waiting . |
| 13 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 14 | After Dan Salmon 's funeral , Charlie tried to read the Daily Chronicle every morning in the hope of discovering what the second battalion , Royal Fusiliers , were up to and where his father might be . |
| 15 | There was no doubting her sister 's passion as she struggled to express her resentment , writing : — on my life Lily I declare I want only what is best for the child and would not be Cruel to him nor the cause of Cruelty and what you asked was Cruel the child knowing no Italian and being Fearful of leaving me the only Mother he has known and who he loves as his own . |
| 16 | Talks incessantly to the point of forgetting what the original question was , using long , rambling sentences which go on for so long that the interviewee ca n't remember where they started . |
| 17 | One might be excused for wondering what the aged poet really believed . |
| 18 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
| 19 | Thank you for sending me the closing statement for the above account . |
| 20 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
| 21 | IF the man in your life is bored with socks , scarves and slippers , how about buying him the ultimate shirt for Christmas ? |
| 22 | They they 've looked at erm housing and er industrial development , er I was n't at the discussion yesterday , but clearly they 've put a significant effort into deciding what the appropriate level of new industrial development is . |
| 23 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |
| 24 | I have another seven days before Jens 's cousin arrives from the States and finds his would-be protégé has been seduced into giving him the cold shoulder . ’ |
| 25 | I was go , thinking about doing it the other way to see what you 'd say , but then I thought , no ! |
| 26 | With news of yet another triumphant performance in the Davis Cup by Andre Agassi , it is worth asking what the American Tennis Authorities are thinking of in their choice of players for the Barcelona Olympics . |
| 27 | Before 1971 the prospect of remarriage in the case of a widow was often an important factor in considering what the appropriate multiplier would be . |
| 28 | The Bölkow 207 is fitted with toe-operated rubber pedals on the P1 position only , so Nigel was being very trusting in giving me the only set of brakes . |
| 29 | In November 1945 , she went to the B–17 graveyard in Arizona , where the breakers succeeded in doing what the Nazi flak and fighters had failed to do — destroy Mary Alice . |
| 30 | They were entitled in my judgment to take into account the actual use by the defendant company and the previous owner in determining what the ordinary use of that vehicle was on the road so far as it is relevant to the question they had to answer . |