Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [art] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the trader subsequently filled in the form without having reported back to her and therefore without her authority . |
| 2 | Cadfael had been awake and afield more than an hour by then , for want of a quiet mind , and had filled in the time by ranging along the bushy edges of his peasefields and the shore of the mill pond to gather the white blossoms of the blackthorn , just out of the bud and at their best for infusing , to make a gentle purge for the old men in the infirmary , who could no longer take the strenuous exercise that had formerly kept their bodies in good trim . |
| 3 | In May 1987 the debtor , who had carried on the business of running a nursing home , sold the business as a going concern and went to live in the Canary Islands . |
| 4 | I 've now come off the pill without telling my boyfriend . |
| 5 | ‘ Nevertheless , ’ said Jordan Warrender , one of his senior counsellors who had recently been travelling in Europe , ostensibly on holiday , actually on a tricky diplomatic mission , but who had looked up the Parslows on finding them in Venice , ‘ she is most definitely not with them . |
| 6 | ‘ Had you picked up the skills by watching your mother ? ’ |
| 7 | The three-year-old had picked up the patter from watching his dad Keith on the airwaves . |
| 8 | He said he had never seen the drugs before , claiming he had picked up the syringe after seeing it lying around before the party . |
| 9 | As mail boy , he had picked up the habit of addressing everyone by their Christian name , whoever they were . |
| 10 | Now he had sorted out the technique of using the deaf-aid , he found it wonderfully relaxing . |
| 11 | Kaimann has carried out a series of randomizing experiments , based on a file of 48 950 records . |
| 12 | The Boards usually carried out the work of laying distribution mains themselves , though sometimes they used independent contractors . |
| 13 | Both for different , but similar , reasons have turned down the chance of participating in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in July . |
| 14 | Because his wife did not want to move house he had turned down the job of guarding Ted Heath in the Close at Salisbury ; he had been given Margaret instead . |
| 15 | Mr Kenneth Baker probably wisely turned down the offer of becoming Secretary of State for Wales but it was a serious proposition . |
| 16 | He has not yet written off the possibility of putting his ideas on a ‘ four-eyes basis ’ — a meeting of just two people — to Thatcher and Bush . |
| 17 | ‘ And now you 've built up an appetite for sampling some of the fish which may have been brought ashore here ? ’ |
| 18 | Todd first boxes Scotland 's Stephen Wilson , 20 , who has moved up a weight since winning silver at the 1989 world juniors and an ABA title in 1990 . |
| 19 | The chief executives of the three firms have been discussing the plan for five months and have now handed over the task of implementing the grand design to their operating systems managers . |
| 20 | The chief executives of the three firms have been discussing the plan for five months and have now handed over the task of implementing the grand design to their operating systems managers . |
| 21 | Well I 'm glad to say the boar have cleaned up a bit since wallowing in the glorious mud of Abberley . |
| 22 | Occasionally governments have opened up a discussion by publishing a ‘ Green Paper ’ which set out alternative possibilities . |
| 23 | Having opened up the process of selecting technologies that surround the core System V.4 operating system beyond Unix System Laboratories Inc , Unix International plans to go to the industry at large for three technologies this year , according to president Peter Cunningham . |
| 24 | Having opened up the process of selecting technologies that surround the core SVR4 operating system beyond Unix System Labs ( UX No 42 ) , Unix International plans to go to the industry at large for three technologies this year , according to UI president Peter Cunningham . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't argue the pros and cons of public or private investment per se , but in view of the problems that have arisen it seems to me that if the Government has talked up the price by making rather loud commitments to potential voters , perhaps the Government should spend some of our money overcoming those problems , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Since it was Dane 's name on the hoardings which had sold out the theatre on opening night and for several weeks to come , Josh 's kindness brought a painful lump to her throat , and she could only gaze at him in mute gratitude . |
| 27 | She knew , however , that her mother could be relied upon to have fastened up the hens before coming up to the Oaks ' farm for the supper , so she settled her fears . |
| 28 | Certainly Ferguson has not given up the ghost of trying to land the Championship . |
| 29 | Did that mean she actually did have a choice , that he 'd given up the idea of evicting her ? |
| 30 | I treated myself to a night in the Ceilidh Place ; I had not given up the habit of including the dangly earrings and the flowery trousers in the rucksack . |