Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Development revenue was expected to be almost Rps10,400,000 million , including programme aid of Rps1,500,000 million and project aid of Rps8,900,000 million — representing a reduction compared with the last budget . |
| 2 | Apportioning of blame ( to home , social conditions , indifferent teaching ) will not resolve the situation or prevent tomorrow 's schools becoming a battleground littered with the emotional corpses of children and teachers . |
| 3 | Labour , in contrast , is becoming a party confined to the North of England , Scotland , and the urban areas , especially the inner cities . |
| 4 | Secondly , the perceptions of those adopting a change varied with the context in which each person worked , even within individual institutions . |
| 5 | Another beam splashed a pool of light over the gatehouse , revealing a drawbridge lowered over the moat with portcullis behind , while another illuminated the apron of the car park . |
| 6 | But settling a potential employment dispute tends to involve rather more than just signing a letter prepared by the company or initialling a few sheets of paper which explain the agreed terms . |
| 7 | This can be compensated for by applying a correction based on the knowledge of the appropriate Mark-Houwink relations for each , the standard and the unknown , measured in the solvent used for elution . |
| 8 | ‘ It comes down to applying a judgement based on the background knowledge we 've acquired from 30 years of monitoring and reporting human rights ’ . |
| 9 | I argued the advantages of establishing a Unit based on the principle of the fullest exploitation of surprise and of making the minimum demands on man-power and equipment . |
| 10 | While all the leading players at the Masters have been asked about the prospects of the US regaining a title won by the British in the last four years , the Australians have been quietly asserting themselves . |
| 11 | If opinions are what you seek , you are probably better looking a source written at the time of the issue you have chosen by a person of sound mind . |
| 12 | We clearly share a common interest in seeking a solution based on the conservation and rational use of existing supplies , rather than through the construction of new reservoirs . |
| 13 | discount on goods being purchased at a supplier , by dishonestly operating a computer used by the sales staff and entering a false discount . |
| 14 | discount on goods being purchased from a supplier by dishonestly operating a computer used by the sales staff and by entering a false discount . |
| 15 | I recall imitating a stunt performed by the obscure Buffalo Bill Jnr in a Poverty Kow serial , when he outwitted his pursuers by swinging at speed from saddle into tree . |
| 16 | A revealing passage from Khrushchev 's memoirs , citing a letter written by the Soviet premier to Castro in late 1962 , shows his complete insensitivity to the Cubans ' wounded national pride and barely conceals his irritation at what he evidently believed to be ingratitude on Castro 's part . |
| 17 | Citing a statement issued by the Health Minister Pitakuti Ntaba which declared membership of the organization illegal , Aford demanded that " Ntaba clearly state the circumstances under which Aford had been outlawed " . |
| 18 | FIG. 2 a , Model E , a sequence of flux movements describing a reversal initiated in the Southern Hemisphere from flux patches originating in the Atlantic region ( centre of the circle ) and drifting west to accumulate at the Pacific rim and eliminate , then reverse , the initial configuration of four flux lobes . |
| 19 | And for the first time in five years , the average cost of building a house dropped from the year before — from £25,338 in 1991/92 , to £24,537 in 1992/ 93 . |
| 20 | Charlie 's family had no medical insurance , but Medicare changed its mind about paying after seeing a film made by the Disney Corporation of Laura 's discharge from hospital . |
| 21 | Chemicals has been ahead of the legislators , with 60 people already trained as manual handling assessors after completing a course devised with the help of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents . |
| 22 | Thus it has been possible to study the behaviour of the basin basement using a measure derived from the basement formations . |
| 23 | your own , or your wifes or husbands , employer while working for that employer , but not while using a vehicle provided by the employer . |
| 24 | your own , or your wifes or husbands , employer while working for that employer , but not while using a vehicle provided by the employer . |
| 25 | your own , or your wifes or husbands , employer while working for that employer , but not while using a vehicle provided by the employer . |
| 26 | your own , or your wifes or husbands , employer while working for that employer , but not while using a vehicle provided by the employer . |
| 27 | In the early 1770s much hope was placed on supplying drinking water for the navy using a plan suggested by the naval surgeon Charles Irving of making fresh water from sea water by distillation . |
| 28 | IF you are contemplating home improvements , it is worth using a builder covered by the Building Employers Confederation 's guarantee scheme for small works . |
| 29 | The most popular ‘ class readers ’ are briefly analysed using a list developed by the International Reading Association Committee on Sexism and Reading ( 1977 ) and adopted for use by the Equal Opportunities Commission . |
| 30 | They will wash four to six place settings , can stand on the draining board or worksurface , or can be built in below using a kit supplied by the manufacturer . |