Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 And there was no way he could be prevailed upon to release it without an embarrassing fracas in front of the judge !
2 Most EQ units have line inputs which are not suitable for direct microphone inputs , but these low level signals can be matched by feeding them via an amplification stage , a facility which is provided on some mixers .
3 Mr Ross , who is convinced that eleutherococcus could be a major factor in the fight against physical and mental fatigue , said : ‘ He has validated our claims and by confirming the benefits he has found from using it as an aid to post-flight recovery . ’
4 Relating these principles to Figures 11.1 and 11.2 , it will be seen that they comprise , despite the problems already encountered in describing them on an ad hoc basis , only a small number of variants .
5 Costs have got themselves a terrible name , mainly because narrow-minded finance people have concentrated on reducing them in an effort to increase profit .
6 Mrs Molina , who won 55% of the vote in the run-off , triumphed by painting herself as an outsider and a reformer .
7 But be warned that some species react badly to a change of water chemistry , and a ‘ home quarantine tank in which the fish may be further conditioned and observed before releasing them into an established aquarium , is an asset .
8 This problem can be overcome by subjecting them to an external force , strong enough to alter their spatial distribution by a significant amount in a short time .
9 They have a very distinctive taste and are not to be wasted by offering them to an indifferent chef to prepare . ’
10 Some of the prescribed topics may not at first seem particularly appealing , especially if they have not been covered in school before , but avenues can be explored for presenting them in an interesting way .
11 She had never met Naomi in her life , but in death she grew to love her : she had taken her into herself , had learned her likings , had read her books and tried ( although not herself musical ) to listen to her music , she had spoken much of her to the children , had insisted upon treating her as an ally , as a friend beyond the grave , had reinvented her and kept her close to them — oh , not without awareness of the dangers , of the necessary distortions and consolations , but then all life is danger , and Liz had embarked willingly upon its full tide with those three small boys , with that ambitious , importunate widower and that friendly ghost .
12 The Freeman coding can be further enhanced by supplementing it with an indication of what proportion of the whole character each vector represents .
13 COMIC Mike Harding has had more than 30 poems published after submitting them under an assumed name .
14 The sound from a TV receiver or a monitor can be improved by feeding it through an external speaker .
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