Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smooth-talking Pat O'Rourke said companies were clamouring for the rights to screen the yarn , Lifeboys . |
| 2 | Those poor men had a lot of problems driving in the poles to carry the lines and were obliged to use explosives on the last stretch over my land because they came across solid rock . |
| 3 | But the local population was soon assembling at the stations to use the train for its own purposes . |
| 4 | He says that he will not go to Maputo until he receives the money that the UN promised to him and to other party leaders to start up their election campaign ; the UN says that it is still waiting for the donors to deliver the money . |
| 5 | The charity has recently completed major electrical and plumbing work on a Romanian orphanage and is now waiting for the authorities to upgrade the power supply and sewerage system before volunteers complete the renovations . |
| 6 | Or are you just gritting your teeth waiting for the neighbours to turn the stereo on full blast or start a spot of DIY ? |
| 7 | Last week , the Montgomery County ( Maryland ) chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , tired of waiting for the police to solve the case and for NIH to comment on the report , held a press conference to express its outrage at the events of the past seven months and to demand that the lives of those affected ‘ be made whole ’ . |
| 8 | Already lines of recruits are filing past the hotplates to collect the Catering Corps ' famous blend of humour and culinary excellence . |
| 9 | Thirty minutes earlier she had been going up the stairs to read the newspaper on the toilet . |
| 10 | They always have a stunt co-ordinator and , usually , a stuntman waiting in the wings to do the ‘ pick-up ’ shots later on . |
| 11 | After the church ceremony , a horse and carriage waited for the newlyweds and took them to their reception , where an entertainer was waiting in the wings to take the children off the adults ' hands . |
| 12 | People would know exactly where they stood then and we would n't have to go keep going to the courts to develop the theory of Trust Law . |
| 13 | I am delighted to report that Paul and his colleagues are going to the barricades to fight the council 's decision . |
| 14 | As the jeep moved away at speed I could still hear him shouting , then it was gone in a cloud of dust , road leading to the beaches to join the other wounded waiting to be shipped back to England . |
| 15 | After playing only a handful of games for Celtic , Docherty moved south to Preston North End , where he made his debut on Christmas Day 1949 , eventually displacing his mentor Bill Shankly and rising through the ranks to captain the Preston side . |
| 16 | ‘ But is n't it the case , ’ I ask him , ‘ that while people are piling into the cinemas to see the worst exports of Hollywood , they are also piling in to see our own films , such as Alan Parker 's The Commitments , which has after all just won the Bafta award for best film . ’ |
| 17 | Just a few include a metal plate in the spine of their Professional Presentation Portfolio , giving added strength ; and metal corners and a special nylon binding on the edges to resist the toughest student neglect . |
| 18 | And I drop kept dropping into the buckets to cool the water down . |
| 19 | Harvey laughed and said , ‘ Elevator shoes , contact lenses to change the eye colour , dirtied fingernails and a trace of colouring on the lips to make the face seem pale . |
| 20 | He no longer felt the need to borrow cars and go lifting round the shops to relive the boredom . |
| 21 | They sat in silence , their pulses thumping , breathing on the windows to encourage the steaming-up process , desperately anxious to get out . |
| 22 | The volunteers were drawn from all sections of the workforce , from shopfloor to management , and were backed-up by catering staff working behind the scenes to produce the buffet meals . |