Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | INVESTORS took their cue yesterday from the generally dubious reaction of the media to the Budget and the FT-SE 100-Share Index fell 36 points in the first 15 minutes of trading before staging a partial rally to close 29.4 lower on the day at 2,889.9 , 100 points below its all-time high two weeks ago . |
| 2 | Ultimately there would be a depreciation of the exchange rate under a free-floating regime , but the policy response of the government has been to prevent this occurring by sustaining a high level of domestic interest rates . |
| 3 | The clearer the disclosure and the description given of the effect of the loss of protections , the more likely it is that SFA would regard the customer as having sufficient understanding to qualify ; and ( 3 ) The customer must normally give consent in writing after getting a proper opportunity to consider the warning . |
| 4 | He works as a packer and is training towards becoming a final examiner . |
| 5 | One council were looking at enforcing a total ban on dogs in all parks in their area . |
| 6 | " You , " he said , and grabbed one of the kitchen helpers who was passing by carrying a heavy bucket full of some steaming liquid . |
| 7 | By contrast , he responded to heavy trade union lobbying by announcing a modest reduction of 0.5 of a percentage point in the employee 's CPF rate , to 22.5 per cent . |
| 8 | I 'm not doing any , I 'm , I 'm , all this bloody panicking about getting a flaming gas fire sorted out and getting a carpet done , I 'm not , not bothering , we 'll just have to rough it for a while . |
| 9 | Take your own advantage of the difficult atmosphere by realizing that things can not get much worse so it is worth while going out on a limb to say what you want to say without worrying about causing a negative reaction ! |
| 10 | ANGLERS are celebrating after landing a huge catch of fish which has ensured their club 's survival . |
| 11 | Miss Huntley claimed to have spent the Saturday by herself in and around her flat , doing a bit of shopping and cleaning before meeting a few friends — only one of whom appeared to have an address — and going on to a party around ten o'clock at night . |
| 12 | Turtle tipped over the bar from Andy Coulter whose shot was going in following a great cross from Garth McIlwain . |
| 13 | In the last decade of the nineteenth century , as various socialist groups were moving towards establishing a Labour Party , an illuminating exchange took place between two Labour Movement figures . |
| 14 | Strong walkers will proceed beyond the Lochan Dubha and climb the easy ridge of Druim Hain directly facing until reaching a well-built obelisk commanding a sensational view of Loch Coruisk in a surround of wild mountains . |
| 15 | One balanced a beaker of steaming coffee on a nearby terminal before moving on bearing a full tray . |
| 16 | She had stopped in a busy street in Cardiff city centre after a shopping trip , and left the engine running after hearing a strange noise . |
| 17 | Most people prefer to collect their armies in blocks of a thousand or five hundred points , starting with say a thousand point ‘ core ’ force and adding five hundred points at a time . |
| 18 | Most people prefer to collect their armies in blocks of a thousand or five hundred points , starting with say a thousand point core force and adding five hundred points at a time after that . |
| 19 | Although the co-founders , Phil Edwards and Dave Jordan , both come from Dun & Bradstreet Corp , they will be focusing on attracting a new customer base rather than wooing an old one . |
| 20 | He indicated dancing by making a stirring motion with his index finger and nearly knocking the vodka flask over , and then he lurched off towards the music . |
| 21 | When the abuse begins she has fits , slowly she finds a way of coping by living a double life ; her life , the one she chooses and controls , exists outside her father 's house . |
| 22 | Yeah , but sometimes you , I go , got I told dad about this lad , got this this lad , he 's crazy and that keeps , keeps erm joking and everything , running around acting a right fool like yo , and that ! |
| 23 | As we do this , we can encourage consistently those in whom this gift is developing , and perhaps see some move from prophesying to having a mature ministry as a prophet . |
| 24 | Intellectual processes are involved in learning about maintaining a safe environment and in carrying out the many activities involved . |
| 25 | Area training will then involve the manager in learning about managing a local bureau . |
| 26 | It took a lot to faze a talented one like that , who had been a successful soloist for two years , managing with having a sick father and about one tenth of his mother 's attention . |
| 27 | A leader may believe that individuals need coercing into following a particular direction , or alternatively may believe that encouragement is the key . |
| 28 | In an Aug. 12 interview he referred to a split in the Polisario leadership dating back to 1988 and said that he was " rallying against those who are stubbornly persisting in imposing a disastrous situation on our people … a dead-end solution " . |
| 29 | Musician to the end , he died through insisting on conducting a new revival of Castor et Pollux when he should have been nursing an illness . |
| 30 | Good software encourages and supports learning by providing a simple entry level . |