Example sentences of "[vb pp] in [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This follows the realisation that if the hunters succeeded in wiping out the goats the vegetation might swiftly regenerate , making it impossible to see the wary pigs . |
| 2 | It commented in the same year that , ‘ while recognizing the considerable contribution that Mr Hornby has made in building up the Council to its present position of eminence within the colleges , it was now time for the CNAA 's influence to be more widely felt ’ . |
| 3 | He stressed that the meaning was to be contrasted with an error made in carrying out the testator 's intentions by the draftsman 's words , and also with a mistaken choice of words because of a failure to understand the testator 's intentions ( a matter covered by s 20(1) ( b ) of the Act . |
| 4 | We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council . |
| 5 | Actually the railway should be more correctly named the ‘ Presteign [ sic ] , Clun and BCR ’ , for that was the name used in drawing up the Act . |
| 6 | The tasks will be clearly defined by the tutor and the tutor will provide instruction in the methodology which is to be used in carrying out the investigation . |
| 7 | During both April and July 1981 vigorous exchanges took place in the press and in Parliament about the role that deteriorating social conditions and unemployment may have played in bringing about the riots . |
| 8 | Otherwise they are better employed in filling in the middle of the harmony , or in emphasizing salient points by means of their powerful sforzato . |
| 9 | Advice and guidance is provided in setting up the business and thereafter should any problems arise . |
| 10 | It was not made in exercise of a power to prescribe rules or procedures to be followed in carrying out the Act . |
| 11 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms . |
| 12 | Much of the work involved in setting up the business has been research into the complex safety requirements . |
| 13 | As someone who is both a physicist and a priest I am aware of some of the puzzles involved in teasing out the relation of the scientific and religious views of the world . |
| 14 | Although brush sampling produces more cellular samples than exfoliative bile cytology , radiologists and gastroenterologists have been reluctant to perform brush cytology because of the time involved in carrying out the procedure . |
| 15 | The White Paper goes on to emphasize : ‘ It is the loss of liberty involved in carrying out the terms of the order rather than the activities carried out during the order which is the punishment ’ ( p. 18 , para. 4.4 ) . |
| 16 | Those VAG employees who decide to continue living in rented private accommodation receive reimbursement of legal fees incurred in drawing up the lease . |
| 17 | Again , ministerial confirmation is required and compensation is payable , for depreciation , disturbance and expenses incurred in carrying out the works in compliance with the order . |
| 18 | A couple of minutes passed in setting out the tea things and exchanging minor pleasantries . |
| 19 | As each component was later to be assembled into the complete working mechanism , care was taken in laying out the details in order to reduce the manipulation that is necessary at a later stage . |
| 20 | He was only half listening , engrossed in tapping out the telephone number . |
| 21 | Some were sprinkled with pine needles , having just been engaged in decking out the hall with fresh sprays of evergreen . |
| 22 | These included : — unrest in Sunderland against a colony of Mormons whose church was attacked with ‘ volleys of stones ’ — an exciting river rescue in South Park , Darlington , where an old man almost drowned — worries in Middlesbrough about dogs running loose and unmuzzled which were referred to in the Commons — the Guardians in Tynemouth were engaged in clearing out the workhouses , putting children in institutions or ‘ scattered homes ’ — a picture hall in Consett was fined for overcrowding ; — the oldest inhabitant of Coundon , Ralph Goundry , had died aged 97 . |
| 23 | Whilst the class were actively engaged in carrying out the transactions the students went from pair to pair and helped out . |
| 24 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |