Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 2 | For the sake of convenience in discussing problems of surveying we will use the ordinary house-to-house survey as the general case for discussion . |
| 3 | After all , the greatest input of heat from the Sun into the ‘ weather machine ’ is in the tropics , and cooling there can have the biggest impact on the workings of the whole machinery of climate and weather . |
| 4 | If chain shot were capable of removing a ship 's rigging it should do the same for the jungle . |
| 5 | Unlike the Mackie exhibits , these are self-consciously works of art , ranging from fine printing and binding which will delight the traditional bibliophile to the more outrageous contemporary livre d'artiste and livre-objet . |
| 6 | ‘ If yer miss payin' 'e 'll do the same as 'e did wiv us . |
| 7 | Remember that with any piece of writing you must address a particular audience . |
| 8 | He was crowned European indoor champion in Genoa early in the year and went to Barcelona believing he could reach the 100 metres final and challenge for a medal . |
| 9 | On April 10th the Scottish secretary , Ian Lang , returned to London believing he could sell a modified property tax to his suspicious party . |
| 10 | It was fitting he should score the late winner . |
| 11 | ‘ Because there I was , ’ Mrs. Mounce ran on , as the blue haze of cigarette smoke thickened in the dusk , ‘ honestly , darling , without a stitch on , and this lunatic hammering on the door and shouting he 'd wake the whole hotel if I did n't open up … ’ |
| 12 | After throwing stones in the water for nearly half an hour , listening to the different sounds and seeing who could throw the farthest , Endill began to feel a little fed up . |
| 13 | When people apologized to her for breaking a glass or making a remark which , upon sober reflection , they found themselves regretting she would smile the vague smile of the hostess who is at once too preoccupied and too superior to notice the faux pas of those around her . |
| 14 | If you 're moving you may need a bridging loan . |
| 15 | Strictly speaking we should add the various National Insurance contributions to the total for direct taxation . |
| 16 | Doctors at Rampton top security hospital said moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health . |
| 17 | And if everything is expanding , at the same time , then relatively speaking it must remain the same size . |
| 18 | The smart money is still betting on Austin , however , reckoning it 'll have a 250 MIPS box ready for beta test by the end of the year and the backing of the company to go with it . |
| 19 | Mr Gorbachev could be forgiven for wishing he could plead a diplomatic cold , and steer clear of celebrations where a wake would be more apt . |
| 20 | I would get a better , I 'm not saying I 'd get a better shine than that . |
| 21 | I made Mrs Seale come with me in a cab from the theatre , saying I must visit a sick friend . |
| 22 | But I would say that for recording I 'd use the passive sound ; it 's warmer , more mellow , and would sound good — although I 'd still prefer to gig with the Vester . |
| 23 | and who have never ever been assertive oh well whatever you 're having I 'll have the same . |
| 24 | Er it said produce seventy two to seventy three three , so two produces a budget of seventy two million in two b you can see but you will see in two b that we are actually saying you can have an actual sort of implemental approach which will take you up to three billion . |
| 25 | That was er this chap who answered the phone , Aye that 's er Street saying you can take the full month for learning . |
| 26 | That stuff they 're giving you would kill a dozen cats . |
| 27 | The clubs countered by saying they would boycott a scheduled meeting between the WRU 's competition sub-committee and the leagues working party . |
| 28 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 29 | Members of a hospital support group in Castlewellan wrote to all three European MPs in the province and Dr Paisley is the first to respond , saying he will lobby the Eastern Health Board to prevent the proposed run-down at the hospital . |
| 30 | International Data Group , parent of ComputerWorld and International Data Corp , is starting a monthly management magazine called Open Systems World in October , saying it 'll have an initial circulation of 120,000 . |