Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nevertheless , it does seem reasonable to suggest that teachers need to be aware that when tackling many writing tasks pupils will achieve a greater degree of success , both as writers and as learners , if they can work in stages , and if within these stages they have sympathetic and informed support from both teachers and peers — not , I would insist , seeking to impose a preconceived notion of how to plan or how to write , but helping pupils to discover what works best for them . |
| 32 | It was as if the Commission was seeking to impose a common market with common prices , rather than to ensure that competition prevailed . |
| 33 | Anyone seeking to find a reliable predictor of Alliance voting would be hard pressed to find one . |
| 34 | erm , the adventure section was quite successful in a lot of respects they had quite a few people er attached to it , the scout group and the cub group , cub packs did n't have very many , but erm the adventure section had quite a few people , er and in fact we 've got people doing the tent stalls at the moment that are from a seventh mutant , which is , what it was and of course they 've disenfranchised if you like er but we 're looking , the district is looking to create a new group with Buckland |
| 35 | Hence when the Wernicke 's aphasic is seeking to create a functional-level representation by applying these two processes to the message-level representation , the patient will be left with an appropriate argument structure but no content words to insert into it . |
| 36 | However , officials in Moscow and sections of the national media claimed that the attack on the border was inspired by " extremists " associated with the Azerbaijan Popular Front who were seeking to create a separate state through the union of Soviet and Iranian Azerbaijan . |
| 37 | Indeed , he is said to have been beside himself with rage and looking to pick a violent quarrel with anyone who happened along . |
| 38 | He set up in business as an antique dealer but , according to Herbert Cranko , ‘ seems to have loved his stock more than his customers , often refusing to sell a cherished piece to a disliked buyer ’ . |
| 39 | From time to time , shares which one licensed dealer was pushing got a wee mention in the national press . |
| 40 | Is it possible to extrapolate from this decision , and to say that an offence is committed whenever the constable is seeking to exercise a statutory power of arrest such as , for example , the power of arrest conferred by section 5 ? |
| 41 | He was a hardworking , frugal and thrifty man who was saving to buy a small cottage from his employer . |
| 42 | If you are looking to buy a new computer in the near future it would be wise not to obtain one with less than 4 meg of RAM on board . |
| 43 | Her face wore a slight look of concern , and she made a note of the reading before looking to smile a brief acknowledgement of Lindsey 's arrival . |
| 44 | Simple square or rectangular shapes still predominate and are probably the best bet for anyone wanting to grow a mixed bag of crops . |
| 45 | The Labour Market and Employment Research Area of the WZB is seeking to fill a new position in a research project financed by the European Community . |
| 46 | THE TREASURY is refusing to fund a further phase of the city technology colleges . |
| 47 | However , Mr Clinton is looking to form a new relationship with Europe as a whole , following the collapse of Communism in the East . |
| 48 | We are seeking to resolve a similar difficulty with the Commission 's proposals . |
| 49 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 50 | Not only will the specialist interest programme go but so too will the minority programmes so carefully nurtured by organizations seeking to satisfy a broad spectrum of interests and groups . |
| 51 | By effectively refusing to consider a particular type of ball for Category A tournaments , the Association would appear , in Mr MacCaughey 's words of response , ‘ … to treat us equally with other companies , when it comes to paying over the proposal fee and the contribution of free of charge tennis balls ( another condition of the Agreement ) , but are unwilling to do so when it comes to exposure at major events . ’ |
| 52 | THE Welsh Office has come under attack for refusing to hold a public meeting into their controversial choice for a bypass around an Anglesey village . |
| 53 | The great novelist , here writing as a criminologist , was evidently seeking to describe a social accompaniment of the transition to a capitalist mode of production , which to him as a magistrate was most evident as a problem of order . |
| 54 | Denied an opportunity to intervene since 676 , Aethelred was clearly seeking to re-establish a Mercian presence in Kent . |
| 55 | Analysts briefed by IBM said that the company is seeking to rally a big show of support for the Workplace OS when it is launched , and that enhancements for both PC-DOS and OS/2 are in the works . |
| 56 | There are two puppy opens , with Williams ' ever-improving Arfur Daley , a recent open winner at Brough Park , looking to have a great chance alongside Gordon Rooks ' Movealong Sharp and Tommy Robinson 's Just Right Air . |
| 57 | Club chairman Peter Robinson confirmed : ‘ We are looking to have a lasting reminder of the victims of the disaster . ’ |
| 58 | Talks between Job 's NeXT Computer Inc and Hewlett-Packard date back to the beginning of the year ( CI No 2,080 ) , and the two are now teaming to offer a bundled range of NeXT software on Hewlett-Packard systems , targeted at the financial services industry , under the name Object Enterprise . |
| 59 | Talks between Job 's Next Computer Inc and HP date back to the beginning of the year ( UX No 416 ) , and the two are now teaming to offer a bundled range of Next software on HP systems , targeted at the financial services industry , under the name Object Enterprise . |
| 60 | The experiential approach is seeking to supply a missing ingredient in so much education including RE , that of genuine involvement and learning to become aware of the depths in one 's own experience . |