Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [art] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The abrupt cut can be softened by a lap dissolve , originally done by gradually closing down the iris on the lens ( a fade-out ) , winding back the film and then opening up the iris for the same length of time and film ( a fade-in ) . |
| 2 | The King of Prussia kept up a desperate defensive campaign against his other main enemies , Austria and Russia ; Britain contributed to this struggle not only by keeping up the army for the defence of Hanover and western Germany but also by supplying money , first as loans and then about £3m. in grants , to keep the Prussian army going . |
| 3 | The conservatism of central and local government bureaucracy is only likely to be overcome if there is a strong , independent political movement keeping up the pressure for the legislation to be made meaningful . |
| 4 | He jotted the three names down on a slip of paper with a gesture of finality and picked up the internal telephone , stabbing out the number for the code-room . |
| 5 | ‘ Hey , beautiful ! ’ the proctologist , back aboard Wavebreaker at sunset , called down the companionway steps to where Ellen was tearing apart a lettuce for the evening meal . |
| 6 | So Ruth made the rich mixture and in turn the three of them stirred it , reciting meanwhile the collect for the Sunday before Advent . |
| 7 | I objected in Committee and in the House tonight to his implication — it was not stated in so many words — that the £780 million would be paid locally by the other people in the area picking up the bill for the single-person households . |
| 8 | John Simpson 's lucid report for Panorama , following groups of mujahedin through most of this year , attested to both the benevolent power of photography — cameramen Chris Hooke and Peter Juvenal courageouslycaught images of broken bodies and wrecked villages , of fire and snow — and the more dubious power of America and Russia , picking up the tab for the fighters but not the victims . |
| 9 | The new conductor , Thelma Strange , picking up the baton for the first time , is his former pupil and so is new accompanist Kathryn Clarke . |
| 10 | the guy 's er filling out the form for the er mortgage and he 's er said non-smoker ? |
| 11 | It would be hard to justify living as well as you do while paying only a pittance for the privilege . ’ |
| 12 | She told me , too , of the mines , and how some of the young boys were terrified of going down the pit for the first time , but had to go , as there was no other work for them ; and how at first they had been put to work beside their father , loading the coal he cut , until they had overcome their fear . |
| 13 | After making the running for the first circuit , he let Royal Cedar take a breather going down the back for the last time , with Seagram and Durham Edition leading him down the hill . |
| 14 | Evelyn was heading down the hall for the front door . |
| 15 | Pundits reckon that Rocco Forte — boss of the Little Chef to Happy Eater chain — could be lining up a takeover for the prestigious London group and the price of the Savoy ‘ A ’ shares rocketed from 633p to 710p , before closing at £7 . |
| 16 | As Judith finished cleaning out the hen for the next day 's dinner , she made room on the kitchen table for her mother to prepare the Friday-night traditional meal of gefilte fish . |
| 17 | It is easy to see why : the track is only six lanes wide so that the crowd is closer to the action than usual , and the organizers have the knack of building up the anticipation for the big event so that once it gets under way , emotion bubbles over . |
| 18 | I went back to sorting out a schedule for the day with Simon , the proprietor of Snogogram International . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've also been sorting out the dates for the let shoots . |
| 20 | As well as the speed , he 's getting quite a taste for the adulation from friends and relatives . |
| 21 | Other European countries whose eventual membership is considered possible are Norway and Iceland ( two Efta countries currently displaying absolutely no enthusiasm for the EEC ) , the Baltic states , the former Yugoslav republics , and the other Balkan countries . |
| 22 | For example , in one case it was held that electrical contractors , as such , had no right to complain that a local authority had not followed proper tendering procedures in letting out a contract for the installation of central heating . |
| 23 | It 's always best to start by chopping out the hole for the lintel which goes over the frame first . |
| 24 | After dark the men of the SAS crept in and obtained the necessary tentage and equipment to set themselves up , including even a piano for the officers ' mess . |
| 25 | A week after Chapman 's resignation George Cripps also left the club , after handing over the books for the previous two years to Mr J. W. Bromley , a former director . |
| 26 | The products of prisons are seen as taking over the market for the products of honest working men . |
| 27 | ‘ They 're putting down the foundations for the bar today , Paul , ’ she told him . |
| 28 | Warner Brothers said PWL stepped into the breach and were putting together the songs for the movie , including using several old 50 ’ s classics by Little Richard , Eddie Cochran and all , while Kylie was doing a cover version of ‘ Tears On My Pillow ’ , by Little Anthony and the Imperials , and looking for a Christmas Number One . |
| 29 | IF YOU 'D LIKE TO TRY YOUR HAND AT MAKING UP A CROSSWORD FOR THE CONTEST YOU CAN SEND IT TO THE SAME ADDRESS . |
| 30 | His role has been rather like that of a stand-up comic warming up the audience for the main event . |