Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law section three of the criminal law act nineteen sixty seven reads a person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large . |
| 2 | When sideways movement or typing in a wide document reaches the edge of the window the text scrolls horizontally in steps to reveal parts of the typing line which had been offscreen . |
| 3 | ‘ An early priority for an SNP government in an independent Scotland would be to remove any privatisation or franchising from the Scottish rail network and to expand the public service to meet the requirements of Scottish industry wishing to exploit the European single market . ’ |
| 4 | It signals the transformation of the large , lucid Great Sinner into the man who is beyond definition and self-definition , beyond calling himself bored , and whose actions — whether he is biting an ear or enduring a punch in the face or hanging by a well-soaped rope — explain nothing and nobody . |
| 5 | ‘ I might be blowing a bit or struggling against a younger player and Stuart will feel we need a fresh pair of legs . |
| 6 | Each affix is obligatorily attached to a stem containing or consisting of an open set item : dis-obey , un-popular , central-ise , dismount-ed , long-er , etc . |
| 7 | I think also that aspersions were cast , as asides , on the true soldierly qualities of Sgt York , and hence on all American soldiers , and a three-way fight broke out among the French-Canadian , American and British , to a background drone of German bombers wending their weary way to or from London , or circling in a desultory fashion prior to dumping their bombs with a dull thud on the surrounding countryside . |
| 8 | You 'll naturally find your own level — whether it 's getting into the growing competition circuit or sticking to a local reservoir . |
| 9 | Continuing on the subject of getting involved , the committee are always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to help in any way ( half an hour once a year on a stall or helping at an open coffee morning would be tremendous ) . |
| 10 | It will also raise a few problems for sportsmen and sportswomen who are training or competing in a new time zone to which they have not yet adjusted . |
| 11 | There was something uncanny , almost obscene , to Robyn 's eye , about the sudden , violent , yet controlled movements of the machine , darting forward and retreating , like some steely reptile devouring its prey or copulating with a passive mate . |
| 12 | 210 In all cases between landlord and tenant , as often as it shall happen that one half year 's rent shall be in arrear , and the landlord or lessor , to whom the same is due , hath right by law to re-enter for the non-payment thereof , such landlord or lessor shall and may , without any formal demand or re-entry , serve a writ in ejectment for the recovery of the demised premises , which service shall stand in the place and stead of a demand and re-entry ; and in case of judgment against the defendant for non-appearance , if it shall be made appear to the court where the said action is depending , by affidavit , or be proved upon the trial in case the defendant appears , that half a year 's rent was due before the said writ was served , and that no sufficient distress was to be found on the demised premises , countervailing the arrears then due , and that the lessor had power to re-enter , then and in every such case the lessor shall recover judgment and execution , in the same manner as if the rent in arrear had been legally demanded , and a re-entry made ; and in case the lessee or his assignee , or other person claiming or deriving under the said lease , shall permit and suffer judgment to be had and recovered on such trial in ejectment , and execution to be executed thereon , without paying the rent and arrears , together with full costs , and without proceeding for relief in equity within six months after such execution executed , then and in such case the said lessee , his assignee , and all other persons claiming and deriving under the said lease , shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or remedy in law or equity , other than by bringing error for reversal of such judgment , in case the same shall be erroneous , and the said landlord or lessor shall from thenceforth hold the said demised premises discharged from such lease ; provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to bar the right of any mortgagee of such lease , or any part thereof , who shall not be in possession , so as such mortgagee shall and do , within six months after such judgment obtained and execution executed pay all rent in arrear , and all costs and damages sustained by such lessor or person entitled to the remainder or reversion as aforesaid , and perform all the covenants and agreements which , on the part and behalf of the first lessee , are and ought to be performed . |
| 13 | each given unit being already known by the receiver , or deriving from a preceding piece of new information . |
| 14 | Indeed , it is possible that clinicians would treat cases which they find particularly interesting or challenging from a clinical viewpoint , rather than those which offer the most returns ( in terms of health improvement ) in relation to the cost . |
| 15 | And more enquiries to be made : anyone walking or driving along the following route between nine-thirty and ten-thirty last Wednesday evening … |
| 16 | I mean , obviously you 're playing in a rather … or driving in the fast lane when you 're doing this sort of thing . ’ |
| 17 | They had to be careful about saying anything to anyone about still having a rosary or praying to the Blessed Virgin , because Mr Drew , the vicar of St Saviour 's , was pleasing the Bishop of Launceston by being a good Protestant . |
| 18 | The Padre found that they even sometimes flew into his throat while he was reading or praying with a dying man . |
| 19 | A child who has been stretched emotionally and imaginatively in fashioning a pot from a lump of clay or weaving upon a simple loom will come , through the process of doing , to learn much about himself and gain some understanding of the pain , pleasure and struggle which underpin craftsmanship . |
| 20 | The whole place was thronged , with people lining the streets , beer glass in hand , or crowding round the roped-off area where the bands competed in the King George V Playing Fields . |
| 21 | And it is also important not to make the noise by stamping or banging against a hard surface , because this can set up vibrations that even a totally deaf cat can detect through the sensitive pads of its feet . |
| 22 | Stitch braid or fringing to the right side on the lower edge . |
| 23 | For trimming , allow enough braid to go round the pelmet outline , or fringing for the bottom line of pelmet only . |
| 24 | In this new , commercial market a major sales point is the energy saving that is possible with central control of heating and lighting , either manually or according to a timed program . |
| 25 | I think we 'd simply need to specify whether ‘ ordinary ’ means selected on a randomized basis or according to a specified distribution by age , sex , class , etcetera . |
| 26 | WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun . |
| 27 | The hotel is surrounded by extensive grounds and nearby guests can spend leisurely days exploring the fragrant pine woods of the region or swimming in the translucent azure seas which lap gently at soft sandy shores along this wonderful coastline . |
| 28 | Some were more active than any predecessor against some particular organism , and some had special merits in use , such as working when given by mouth , or acting for a longer period than usual . |
| 29 | The junior will observe an experienced nurse explaining investigations , comforting bereaved relatives or communicating with a deaf patient . |
| 30 | Next time you find yourself queuing to have your photo taken on the Cantilever in Snowdonia , or looking for a vacant shelter to eat your sandwiches in on Scafell Pike , stop and look to the west . |