Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the training difficulties encountered with dogs in later life can be traced back to allowing them to exert a subtle dominance over you at any early stage , while they are puppies . |
| 2 | To motivate students by allowing them to share a common experience . |
| 3 | It is far better , for the sake of peace and quiet , to ‘ give them their head ’ within reason , without allowing them to get a total stranglehold on your time . |
| 4 | Some are combatants and others work in agriculture , They describe their music as giving culture back to the people , allowing them to find a new identity and respect for their collective cultural history . |
| 5 | This not only enables them easily to recheck particular information if they need to , but it also has the effect of encouraging them to consult a wider range of sources of information . |
| 6 | I tried to convince him there must be jugs at the grade and he fell for it , allowing me to breathe a great sigh of relief . |
| 7 | I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon ( Mr. Amess ) for allowing me to say a few words on a matter that is so important to my constituents and to his . |
| 8 | It is also wise to make the most of any planned concessions by using them to achieve a notable reduction in tension , thereby making it more likely that the seller will reciprocate . |
| 9 | For some of these adults , aged from their twenties to forties , expert counselling on a one to one basis is helping them to go a great deal further . |
| 10 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 11 | It is in the area of personal search that pupils are helped to find answers to their questions about themselves , about the world and about God in the light of Christian revelation , enabling them to develop a Christian view of life in the world and a faith which is personal , reflective , knowledgeable and freely adhered to . |
| 12 | Customers can also choose from a wide range of numbers , enabling them to keep a memorable number or one that is associated with their business . |
| 13 | A visit to the Whitbread Hop Farm is a unique experience enabling you to encounter a historical part of the Garden of England and delight in the atmosphere of this famous piece of Kentish Heritage . |
| 14 | In fact , the land had become very open and flat at that point , enabling one to see a considerable distance in all directions , and the spire of Salisbury Cathedral had become visible on the skyline up ahead . |
| 15 | We are in London 's trendy media haunt , the Groucho Club , where he has that day become a member , his celebrity enabling him to jump a one-year waiting list to his evident delight , and where he is promoting his new BBC travel series Pole to Pole , a sequel to the successful Around the World in 80 Days . |
| 16 | It massively increased the budget of the Manpower Services Commission , enabling it to play a dominant role in vocational education . |
| 17 | Since the article need not be made or adapted for burglary , stealing or cheating it bears a wide meaning . |
| 18 | Sonar made interesting contacts but could not identify them directly , while passive underwater photography ( photographing whatever passes a given spot ) had the potential to reveal essential detail but could not be expected to make contact without a much sounder basis for deploying the cameras . |
| 19 | The jaunt from last night 's Brussels show has taken a nifty eight hours , guitarist Julian Swales is grumbling about his stubble , and Patrick is off and running again , revealing what bargains a young man can get for ten deutschmarks in a darkened back room in Hamburg 's reeperbahn . |
| 20 | If we lack the information that is vital in enabling us to gain a subjective awareness of our real interest then we are hardly likely to be a position to get together to organise . |
| 21 | He has investigated the subject with tenacity and in great depth , enabling us to understand a good deal about Russian and Teleut attitudes and activities . |
| 22 | But what is required now is not more research , but sustainable alternatives for harvesting the oceans ' bountiful resources — methods such as squid jigging or tuna trolling which have a negligible effect on non-target species . |
| 23 | Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’ |
| 24 | It seems to me that , if we are spending £3 million on training someone to fly a fast jet and if , when he leaves the force — there are a lot of people leaving before their time is up — he is not being used in the reserve forces , that is a tremendous waste of a national resource . |
| 25 | As results get worse , I still manage to bluff the board into believing I have a long-term strategy that will see us pulling away from the bottom within weeks . |
| 26 | At his urging she raised a tentative hand as if at school , and Karlinsky smiled down at her . |
| 27 | After much searching we found a six-bedroomed house called ‘ Windrush ’ , located on the sea near Horseshoe Bay at the mouth of Squamish Inlet . |
| 28 | It told Lucy she was depressed , causing her to feel a strange sympathy for the other woman , and at last she spoke with gentle understanding . |
| 29 | She stumbled out of the car only to find that Rune had been quicker , waiting for her to emerge , offering her his supporting arm as her ankle momentarily twisted on the cobblestones , causing her to utter a sharp cry of distress . |
| 30 | We were pleased to see advice being prepared for the Secretary of State emphasising this point , urging him to set a clear direction towards a sustainable way of life in Wales . |