Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the moment , let us ignore the modern specialised approach and concentrate on tackling a typical carp lake which will allow you to fish it in whatever style you choose . |
| 2 | However , its most serious effect for Brazil is likely to be the role it plays in delaying a southerly weather front which many regions of north-eastern Brazil rely on for rain . |
| 3 | The local branches of the Green Party , CPRE and FoE , and the newly-formed Glaven Valley Protection Group , all oppose a bypass ; but rather than adopting a negative NIMBY position they propose improvements to the existing road , which they believe would deal effectively with the hazards . |
| 4 | Explaining a new policy drift which will respect local political will at the expense of new development , Mr Patten said : ‘ Over the next 10 or 12 years we are going to need substantial numbers of new houses . |
| 5 | Before starting to buy a house or flat or signing a private tenancy agreement you are advised to consult a solicitor . |
| 6 | Government has attempted to overcome severe discrepancies by establishing a Disadvantaged Schools Programme which seeks to provide capital development for communities which are extremely poor . |
| 7 | Buyoya signed a decree on Feb. 9 establishing a National Unity Charter which had been overwhelmingly endorsed by voters in a referendum held on Feb. 5 . |
| 8 | On 30 March , however , an exceptionally violent explosion occurred , blowing off the top 200 metres of the volcano , and propagating a dense eruption cloud which expanded upwards at a speed estimated to be something like 500 metres per second , finally reaching a height of thirty-eight kilometres . |
| 9 | A police force is testing a new laser gun which can lock onto a car from almost half a mile away . |
| 10 | In describing a future coalition government he promised that ‘ we will not give representatives of the other side just two or three armchairs ’ . |
| 11 | It 's like shagging a fucking crisp bag I 'm telling you . |
| 12 | On the contrary , in building a new product category they are accepting high levels of risk . |
| 13 | However , in the non-proportional tax rate case , the virtual income is also altered ( except for the first segment ) , generating a further income effect which will serve to alter labour supply . |
| 14 | Turnout was estimated as some 60 per cent in the elections , the first to be held under a new electoral law [ see pp. 37274 ; 37707 ] and using a new voter roll which increased the total electorate to some 36,000,000 eligible voters . |
| 15 | The research involves a close study of two working class communities in Belfast ( Catholic and Protestant ) using a participatory research approach which involves young people and youth workers in the process of investigation . |
| 16 | They surveyed the staff concerned using a self-completion type questionnaire which was circulated in June 1978 . |
| 17 | The effects of reforms are analysed using a computerized simulation routine which calculate the tax rates that households face under a reform and predicts the incentive effects of the changes and the consequences for household living standards . |
| 18 | Question one asked respondents to indicate what was important to them when they received accountancy services , using a seven point scale which ranged form unimportant to essential . |
| 19 | Cool for 1 minute , then trim using a plain pastry cutter which is slightly larger than the biscuits . |
| 20 | Again , validity needs to be considered , and it seems likely that the length of 2.8 cm can be obtained by using a whole number strategy which avoids the use of decimal concepts . |
| 21 | The Canberra group had begun to study the effect of a variety of drugs on memory formation in the chick , using a novel learning task they had adapted from work done in Los Angeles by the veteran neurobiologist Art Cherkin . |
| 22 | You may make a complaint by using a special complaint card which will be seen by the manager of the Home . |
| 23 | These properties of V4 cells only appear , however , as long as a large part of the scene is illuminated and the scene contains more than one coloured area , which Zeki achieves using a multicoloured stimulus array he calls a Mondrian . |
| 24 | The Lucas workers also collaborated with Richard Fletcher and his colleagues at the North East London Polytechnic in producing a unique road/rail vehicle which is capable of running through cities as a coach and running on branch railway lines . |
| 25 | Was his wife wearing a low cut dress which showed off her … ( giggle , giggle ) ? |
| 26 | Br. 191 , 27 , 1095 ) the only mention of protection against poison gas — which played a vital role in World War I — is a photograph of troops wearing a primitive cloth helmet which rapidly became redundant . |
| 27 | She was wearing a pink cotton dress which evidently belonged , not to her , but to the fattest resident , a mountain of a woman who was also asleep , whom Stephen had never seen other than asleep in all his visits . |
| 28 | Any Workfare or similar scheme will heighten the problem by providing a cheap labour pool which will discourage the creation of real jobs with acceptable conditions . |
| 29 | If you 're buying a new computer screen it will now by law have to comply with European standards in terms of low radiation emissions and lack of screen flicker . |
| 30 | The receptor consists of a single transmembrane protein containing a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase which is separated into two ( boxes ) . |