Example sentences of "[v-ing] an [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The so-called ‘ one-door approach ’ has many attractions in what is fast becoming an over-crowded arena and a strategic , national approach to export promotion is to be welcomed . |
| 2 | They are most frequently stuffed with bright red pimentos , providing an eye-catching garnish and a good ingredient for adding to stews and casseroles . |
| 3 | Class 1 transactions ( requiring an immediate announcement and a circular to shareholders ) , Class 2 transactions ( requiring an announcement only ) and Class 3 transactions ( requiring an announcement only if listed securities are being offered as consideration ) are where the comparisons produce figures of 15 per cent or more , 5 per cent or more and less than 5 per cent respectively . |
| 4 | With a wardrobe comprising jeans and sweatshirts , a make-up bag containing an eight-year-old foundation and a hairstyle that had n't changed in ten years ( husband Steve never noticed when she 'd been to the hairdressers ) , Juliana felt in a rut ‘ I feel I 'm 30 going on 40 and would love to look more stylish , but I just do n't know where to start . ’ |
| 5 | Citadel was repeated , again using an alternative finish and a little aid , after route finding problems on the top slab , by Pete Barass and Dave Heselden . |
| 6 | With this equipment the patient will enjoy the dignity of doing an active job until a more long term solution is found for his or her medical problem . |
| 7 | Paddy 's nose , the bridge was smashed giving an upward tilt and a hog-like look . |
| 8 | THE BOYS of Downside Lodge preparatory school in Purley supported a lifeboat week by having an introductory assembly and a gift and souvenir shop for three afternoons . |
| 9 | To say the least , it is unfortunate that a multiply influenced process with many stages in it should be thought of by sociobiological proponents and their critics alike ( e.g. Solomon , 1978 ) as having an invariant outcome and a single explanation . |
| 10 | It may mean learning an unfamiliar alphabet or a whole language . |
| 11 | The primary right is to prevent any unauthorised ‘ reproduction ’ , but this right extends not just to restricting an exact duplication or a pirate copy of the particular work , but to any reproduction , in any form , such as book illustrations , catalogue reproductions and even representations in another medium such as a photograph of a sculpture . |
| 12 | He also encounters his arch enemy Professor Moriarty in a mystery which involves a kidnapped child and returning stolen gold to the world exchange , thereby preventing an economic crisis and a world war . |