Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , indeed , the dedication to eating which provides the lasting memory of this night , rather than the lacklustre game . |
| 2 | Just as selection via the 11-plus , was the decisive influence , the gaining of school-leaving qualifications is now crucial in deciding who gains the best jobs . |
| 3 | ‘ But will he if the person facing him has the same weapon ? |
| 4 | The amount of fat we actually need is staggeringly low at 5 grams ( less than a quarter of an ounce ) per day , providing it contains the right kind of fatty acids . |
| 5 | Free pre-school places for those wishing it remains the main plank of Labour 's education policy and would eat up the vast majority of the extra £4 million the party would spend while still staying within Government capping levels . |
| 6 | In so doing it rejects the classical vision of the company which defines the interests of the company as those of the shareholders , who are the only members of the company . |
| 7 | While the kettle is boiling he scans the front page . |
| 8 | Everton boss Howard Kendall is reluctant to allow a quality player to depart , but with the club almost £4 m in debt and gates falling it seems the only way he can gather sufficient funds . |
| 9 | Bill Frisell 's earliest influences were Jim Hall , Wes Montgomery and Jimi Hendrix , and in his own playing he combines the various aspects of their styles to form an amalgam of jazz finesse , rock explosiveness and avant-garde experimentation . |
| 10 | It 's the sort of thing it is easy to observe if you stand around in the garage during practice or generally stick around a team , watching who gets the first briefing , who is paying more attention to whom . |
| 11 | As the year turns all sides are holding their breath and hoping it brings the good news the region needs to hear . |
| 12 | Other applications of biotechnology which are relevant to environmental management include resource recycling , such as the use of organisms to scavenge useful materials from waste products , mineral extraction or biomining which involves the bacterial leaching of mineral ores , and energy production . |