Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most sailors soon tire of sailing in the same place all the time and look for new places to sail which will give them variety and a challenge . |
| 2 | The instruments that would be needed for communicating echo pictures are no more sophisticated than the instruments that both bats and dolphins already have for echolocating in the first place . |
| 3 | For that is how they are supposed to function , that is how they publicly claim that they attempt to function , and , as we shall see below , that is the normal way to justify their authority ( i.e. not by assuming that they always succeed in acting in the ideal way , but on the ground that they do so often enough to justify their power ) , and naturally authorities are judged and their performance evaluated by comparing them to the ideal . |
| 4 | We usually start by looking through the Yellow Pages and ringing up companies to ask if they will give donations and prizes . |
| 5 | It could mean legislation to prevent discrimination , dismissal , and also help with housing in the event of illness . |
| 6 | Potential recruits often object to joining on the grounds that they are uninterested in politics . |
| 7 | Indeed , although their tactics were laudable , how many times did the England backline movement really look like succeeding in the Final ? |
| 8 | But officials admit some livestock has simply disappear after coming into the country . |
| 9 | Well talk about getting to the climax ! |
| 10 | We then begin by putting on the ‘ bottles ’ ( small , tightly tied bundles , somewhat resembling a bottle in shape ) to form a new eave line . |
| 11 | Slater was silent for a second , gazing disdainfully at Graham 's snapping fingers , then he said tiredly , " Graham , either concentrate on searching for the title of the book you 're talking about or devote your full energies to practising calling for a waiter ; I 'm not convinced you possess the RAM for doing both at the same time . " |
| 12 | Never sit about waiting for the result of one interview . |