Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This involves gaining an idea of villagers ' senses of their past and future fates , their senses of history , and their identities with others sharing or differences from those not sharing their fates . |
| 2 | They could have it done professionally , he supposed , wearily imagining a pile of builders ' estimates . |
| 3 | The government banks with the Bank of England , therefore the daily flows of funds between the private and public sectors are reflected in equal but opposite changes in two of the Bank 's liabilities , a flow towards the government , for example , causing a fall in bankers ' deposits and a matching rise in public deposits . |
| 4 | You can stand back in practical terms , too — suggesting a couple of hours ' break for people to clear their heads , or that you finish early in order for people to think over proposals and reconvene in the morning . |
| 5 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 6 | Yet with eight sendings-off in all that day there was a case for ending the old year by taking a stand on players ' behaviour in time for the new . |
| 7 | " I 'm taking a couple of hours ' kip . |
| 8 | However , one of the chief difficulties in creating an improvement of schools ' practice at grassroots level is that schools , when faced with the challenge presented by self-examination and with a relatively limited knowledge of available strategies and resources , tend to use the process to reinforce existing ( perhaps inadequate ) practices rather than to seek new , more fruitful relationships between curriculum areas or to develop more appropriate teaching methods . |
| 9 | Air pollution , mainly generated from traffic fumes , is posing a risk to children 's health in the UK , according to a study commissioned by Greenpeace . |
| 10 | There are more than 1,000 women deacons in the Church of England , awaiting a vote on women 's ordination by the General Synod . |
| 11 | Overhead there was a smaller veranda jutting from the flat above ; the October wind sang through the ironwork of the terraces , making a sound like women 's voices plaintively calling . |
| 12 | We 'll end up today by talking a bit about children 's role play . |
| 13 | No party would now dare go to the voters promising a prohibition on women 's right to work and to a wage . |
| 14 | We learn that there 's a forthcoming regional meeting of a group planning a pamphlet for Women 's Aid . |
| 15 | Ward went down in agony following a challenge from Rovers ' midfielder Mark Atkins , which produced a caution . |