Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So as not to be full of wind and fury alone , the report closes with alternative budget proposals , suggesting for example that proposed spending on nuclear energy be halved and spending on energy conservation be increased from 2 to 34 per cent of the energy budget . |
| 2 | With some exceptions ( the assembly of tubulin into microtubules is one ) , molecular biology does not collect quantitative information about the rates of processes happening in cells that physical chemists would consider essential to understanding . |
| 3 | Following the Thames Water Authority 's lead , but with some significant embellishments , the EPA broke Chesapeake Bay and its drainage basin/catchment area down into geographical , biological and chemical units , keeping in mind that each unit works dynamically with the others . |
| 4 | Negative growth in Trinidad and Tobago 's gross domestic product ( GDP ) continued during 1989 and 1990 , but at a slower rate , leading to hopes that positive growth could be recorded in 1991 . |
| 5 | In 1 we set ourselves the problem of accounting for intuitions that some stretches of language are coherent and others are not . |
| 6 | For although I am sure he never had the chance to encounter a tiger beneath the dining table , when I think over all that I know or have heard concerning him , I can think of at least several instances of his displaying in abundance that very quality he so admired in the butler of his story . |
| 7 | Is Phillips getting to parts that other auction houses can not reach ? |
| 8 | However , there were attempts at a private member 's bill : the Rape ( Anonymity of Victims ) Bill was introduced by Mr F.P. Crowder , and there was another in 1975 by Jack Ashley , stemming from concern that raped women were not reporting the crime because of fear of press publicity . |
| 9 | It 's to help keep a better check on spending after complaints that some credit card outlets take too long getting signed slips to card issuers . |
| 10 | And evidence is coming to light that present generations may still be suffering the consequences . |
| 11 | Their camouflage appears to be destroyed by two bright red spots , indicating to birds that these spiders are noxious . |
| 12 | We are taking into account that both manors must be properly manned and maintained . |
| 13 | Moreover , ‘ structural ’ relations between them can be clarified , by showing for instance that this computation is or is not a necessary prerequisite or accompaniment of that one . |
| 14 | One thesis I am arguing for claims that authoritative reasons are pre-emptive : the fact that an authority requires performance of an action is a reason for its performance which is not to be added to all other relevant reasons when assessing what to do , but should exclude and take the place of some of them . |
| 15 | I 'm hearing things now that I have not heard in fifteen years that I 've been on this County Council and I would suggest erm to Mr that when he 's talking about things that this County Council ought to print , and I think the one suggestion he came up with is very sensible , he could perhaps follow up with a catalogue of those things which he considers need doing that after a hundred years have not been done . |
| 16 | It became clear talking with women that many men find it difficult to offer comfort . |
| 17 | Braggarts can help themselves by working on responding to signals that other people use , looking and listening . |
| 18 | Where we used to see an organ with its automated conductor and maybe a waterfall thrown in for good measure , we now have canned music and disc jockeys aping their favourites from radio or TV and hoping against hope that one day they too may be discovered . |
| 19 | . ’ Another woman , repeating with incredulity that such things could happen while the Führer was standing by his soldiers at the Front in the fight against Bolshevism , said blessings would go out from the crucifixes in the schools ‘ not only for the children themselves , but also for our Führer and his soldiers , who are our sons , fathers , and brothers ’ . |
| 20 | Perhaps your correspondent could enlighten us as to the best method of preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy , bearing in mind that young people will always form sexual relationships , regardless of the wishes of their parents or anyone else to the contrary . |
| 21 | always keep a special look out for cyclists particularly when overtaking or turning , bearing in mind that two wheels are much less easy to see than large vehicles . |
| 22 | To be entitled to trade on the floor of a market by the process of open outcry one had to be a clearing member , a natural enough requirement bearing in mind that all contracts made on the floor had to be registered with LCH . |
| 23 | The Audit Commission ( 1985 ) set out a framework for identifying degrees of dependency , bearing in mind that each person at home saved the state £3000 . |
| 24 | It is interesting to study how Mrs Thatcher eventually came to dominate the Cabinet , bearing in mind that many Cabinet ministers in 1979 were not supporters of her economic strategy . |
| 25 | If this is a universal understanding of the grief process , how does the church assist the bereaved in the first stage of their loss , bearing in mind that many people who make little or no claim to Christian faith still look to the church to provide a fitting funeral rite ? |
| 26 | Bearing in mind that many people eat lunch at work , most of the light meal dishes can be taken to work either in a food container or , for a more filling lunch , pocketed in some pitta bread . |
| 27 | Bearing in mind that encouraging answer , may I ask whether the Minister considers that the worsening drought in southern Africa may have implications for the process of democracy in Africa ? |
| 28 | So are you saying then effectively that looking towards the post two thousand and six scenario , and bearing in mind that that review will not be let , will , is likely to take place at the most within the next five years ? |
| 29 | Bearing in mind that Labour Members have made many promises without costing them , will my hon. Friend tell us whether they have made promises about the environment in which they claim to be interested ? |
| 30 | The aim of this chapter is merely to draw the attention of the reader to some of the main methods of odour abatement currently available , bearing in mind that successful abatement may require a combination of the methods described below . |