Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It suddenly moved , walking in an uncoordinated and jerking movement , straight towards her . |
| 2 | Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person ( other than the authority ) . |
| 3 | Eventually some 26 bills , including those relating to the military and broadcasting industry , were approved in a matter of minutes on July 14 amid scenes of protest and chaos . |
| 4 | But he was elusive , and she could only fill the long minutes with a pretence of animation as she was absorbed into a group of Heather 's relations , something inside her dying by the second as time passed and Luke kept his distance . |
| 5 | Perhaps ‘ salvation by grace , experienced in listening to the preaching or reading of the biblical word , and in affirming the literal interpretation of that word ’ might be a better if clumsier phrase . |
| 6 | Its adherents were often politically radical and had religious outlooks tending to the liberal or antinomian . |
| 7 | Between 50 and 80 per cent of broiler chickens ( selected for fast growth and meat ) raised under intensive conditions have leg and bone defects , according to the Agricultural and Food Research Council . |
| 8 | They were certainly very clear twenty years ago according to the regional and county data analysed by Coates and Rawstron ( 1971 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ We 'll look at that when we 're looking at the commercial and marketing risk . |
| 10 | Based with Knowsley Social Services in Kirkby , Carol 's role is to provide information , advice and support to those caring for a relative or friend with a mental health problems in the Knowlsey area . |
| 11 | Just one more thing that may have been mentioned yesterday when Jess was going through the legal and underwriting session , this applies to both Covermaster and living assurance . |
| 12 | Before going into a residential or nursing home it is sensible to consider giving any valuables not in everyday use to a close relative or friend for safekeeping . |
| 13 | The first option is one of not actually going on holiday alone , but going with a relative or friend . |
| 14 | They stressed UNLU 's moderate demands , calling for a two state solution , mutual recognition , direct Israeli-PLO negotiations , concluding ‘ the Palestinians are calling for no more than peace with a reasonable measure of justice . ’ |
| 15 | Community Care is about helping people to live as independently as possible in their own homes or in other accommodation in the community , which might mean moving into a residential or nursing home . |
| 16 | The cost of staying in a residential or nursing home varies . |
| 17 | Those voices sounded like some dreadful surf breaking on a lost and faraway shore . |
| 18 | They were proceeding at no more than walking pace past the numerous hut-like structures around the perimeter of the Barracks , and Denis kept his gaze resolutely in front of him . |
| 19 | What grade of oil should I be using in the main and transfer boxes of my 1972 Range Rover ? |
| 20 | When you 're slogging your way uphill , chances are you 'll need a layer less than when you 're cruising along the straight and level . |
| 21 | Although many of the studies collected in G. Sankoff ( 1980a ) fall within Labov 's standard quantitative paradigm ( see 7.4.2 ) , others resemble Lavandera 's approach in focusing on the stylistic and discourse preferences of the speaker . |
| 22 | The row came just as talks were starting on the environmental and labour safeguards that the Clinton administration wants before asking Congress to ratify the North American Free-Trade Agreement involving the United States , Mexico and Canada . |
| 23 | ALL over Britain , office , shopping and road projects launched in the sunny days of the late 1980s are drawing to a close and building workers , their companies and shareholders are facing the economic equivalent of deep mid-winter . |
| 24 | As harvest time was drawing to a close and autumn would soon be upon them , Tamar admitted what she had tried to deny for the last few weeks . |
| 25 | Check , recharge and/or change as required any ion exchange media that you may be using on a frequent and routine basis . |
| 26 | We will ensure that , following maternity leave or a career break , all women working in the NHS , including those returning to nursing on a part-time or job-sharing basis , are able to return to work of a similar status or level to that which they left . |
| 27 | The task of mission , while depending on the empowering and guidance of the Holy Spirit , also requires human planning . |
| 28 | Pipe a line of icing along the lower and centre edges of the ‘ card ’ ( left ) and ‘ card ’ ( right ) . |
| 29 | Patrick Milligan would sigh despairingly as if God had deserted him , before wandering drunkenly off to his own , now single , bed , where he lay cursing his miserable lot before falling into a deep and whisky sodden sleep . |
| 30 | He was sitting on the counter in the shop , now , playing with the fiddling and fluting monkeys with his good left hand . |