Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the French Commandos seeing my predicament involved the parents in conversation , while I found no difficulty in communicating with Francoise , their daughter . |
| 2 | Justifying her decision to bar the return of the former president 's body for burial , Mrs Aquino told judges and legal workers that there was ‘ a clear and present danger of the ambition of some to destabilise the government … ’ |
| 3 | The NSPCC , an independent body incorporated by royal charter , claimed ‘ public interest immunity ’ as justifying its refusal to disclose the identity of its informants . |
| 4 | The coalition had to agree in principle to the report , announcing its determination to implement the report 's assumption that mass unemployment must be prevented . |
| 5 | As we have seen with the Oedipus myth , the final move in revealing its meaning informs the anthropologist about features of the culture that are beyond the content of the myth . |
| 6 | She both appropriates and adulterates the discourses of history , challenging their claim to tell the truth and their implicit exclusion of women from positions of discursive authority . |
| 7 | B'nai B'rith Women , legally incorporated as a separate entity in 1962 , also faces legal action challenging its right to use the B'nai B'rith name . |
| 8 | B'nai B'rith Women , legally incorporated as a separate entity in 1962 , also faces legal action challenging its right to use the B'nai B'rith name . |
| 9 | They are pressing their government to stop the diving and turn Truk into a war grave . |
| 10 | Berliners are of one mind in pressing their claim to get the government back , knowing that a shift of the ministries from Bonn would attract to the city businesses of all kinds , eager to be close to the centres of decision-making . |
| 11 | This tactic of disarming a discourse by inverting it and tacitly denying its claim to tell the truth is implicitly linked to the feminine mythology that the novel elaborates thematically . |
| 12 | NIGEL Short was today launching his fight to wrest the world chess crown from champion Garry Kasparov in the regal setting of the newly-refurbished Savoy Theatre in London . |
| 13 | ‘ Would somebody ring Morley , Bob , ’ he said , scarcely opening his mouth to let the words out , ‘ and ask him where his copy is ? |
| 14 | Although the economy was at the centre of people 's concern in these elections , Keating spiced up his campaign by announcing his plan to abolish the Queen as head of state by the year 2001 — the centenary of Australia 's conversion from a group of colonies to a federation of states — and turn the country into a federal republic . |
| 15 | Ray Walker , Port Vale 's longest serving player , scored the winner after 77 minutes , enabling his side to close the gap on neighbours Stoke at the top of division two . |
| 16 | Begun in 1570 and completed by Sir Christopher Hatton , an Elizabethan courtier who built on a scale matching his ambition to entertain the Queen , the ruins of this marvellous country house show the dawning influence of the Renaissance on more traditional Tudor forms . |
| 17 | Early Sunday morning a fisherman walking his dog found the body of Miss Danziger at the foot of the pier where his boat was moored . |
| 18 | Use four kinds of elements — Fire , Water , Lightning and Star to overcome wave upon wave of nasties bent on ending your quest to rid the universe of the evil mastermind Chaostikahn ! |
| 19 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 20 | It is now more than a decade since the authors of the World Conservation Strategy , an influential report by WWF , IUCN and UNEP , defined conservation not in terms of cleaning pollution or saving whales but as ‘ the management of human use of the biosphere so that it may yield the greatest sustainable benefit to present generations while maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations . ’ |
| 21 | They are examining the world 's bauxite reserves , investigating the potentialities of Gabon as a market for learning machines , using their influence to secure the release of political prisoners , setting up conferences to standardize labour law and regulations for contraceptive pills . |
| 22 | Is this due to changing ideas about how the British system of government should be organised , widely held , or is it simply that the government of the day is using its power to change the system in the pursuit of its own political goals ? |
| 23 | Her time of 31.15sec puts her in today 's final , helping her club maintain the pressure on Portsmouth Northsea , the defending champions . |
| 24 | Helen , the second daughter , had left the Wimbledon school when she was sixteen and was at home helping her mother to run the house and , as his fatal illness developed , to assist in nursing her father , to whom she was particularly close . |
| 25 | She was pleased to see that the 460 uses unleaded fuel , helping her bid to escape the city smoke . |
| 26 | There had been so much else to do : such as leaving a brief note for Julie , and also contacting her office to explain the problem and that she 'd be in touch with them as soon as possible . |
| 27 | The evidence to date is that DHAs and independent sector employers are taking Derek Dean 's predictions seriously , and are preparing to defuse the demographic time bomb by revamping their image to attract the attention of potential returners , and by setting up re-entry schemes which will help to instil confidence in staff who feel nervous about coping with new and demanding roles . |
| 28 | Even at its simplest your intervention — supports the children in their role-play introduces the idea that you , the teacher , can play a role yourself creates the possibility of formalising their language creates the possibility of introducing some simple work in other curriculum areas ( e.g. counting ) encourages them to think beyond the immediate , maybe introducing simple notions of cause and effect narrative gives you the opportunity to introduce simple signals indicating when you are in and out of role , thereby accustoming them to this strategy for when you use it later in a whole group drama . |
| 29 | It clearly needs to be a part of the school 's work on developing its curriculum to consider the place of project work within this curriculum , and to plan ways in which it can be utilised to maximum advantage , especially as a vehicle for the teaching of information skills . |
| 30 | ‘ The truth is that the station was meeting its obligation to cover the views of representatives of legal opposition parties , as well as of the families of military officials detained after the coup attempt , ’ said Mauricio Brunner , Coordinator of Centro Guarura . |