Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 2 | Some licensees have seen catering as a profitable sideline and invested their own cash and other resources into developing it , while others have either not been interested or have lacked the capital to do so , and have accordingly only provided minimum facilities . |
| 3 | Both units , catering for a similar age-group and facing similar pressures and demands are part of a sizeable unit provision established by education and social services departments in one large urban authority . |
| 4 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 5 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
| 6 | Brother Winfrid , big and young and wholesome , was leaning on his spade at the edge of the vegetable patch beyond , and gazing after a diminutive figure that was just scuttling away round the corner of the box hedge towards the great court . |
| 7 | Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life . |
| 8 | IT MAY be the same place , the same time and the same round but Steve Davis will be praying for a different result when he meets Ken Doherty in the £180,000 Benson and Hedges Irish Masters today . |
| 9 | ‘ I guess these folk must be dying for a cool drink and some cookies , right ? ’ |
| 10 | Its grotesque outline keeps popping into view unexpectedly wherever one walks or drives around Lochinver , appearing as a giant thimble and always seeming to be peering inquisitively to see what is happening . |
| 11 | It was nice of them to let me join in , they were very patient , but you could see they were itching for a good game and I 'm just hopeless . |
| 12 | Additional features include : combination lasting for forefoot flexibility and rearfoot control ; variable lacing for a customised fit and a notched achilles heel tab . |
| 13 | You did , so he 's come , he 's knocking that list off the total figure , with , because that list was higher , subsequently I 've managed to knock it down by about three or four percent anyway , erm , he 's , he 's knocking off a bigger sum than he should to produce a smaller welding price . |
| 14 | The NCVO is pressing for a simpler SORP and for the timetable for compliance to be extended to mid 1994 to allow charities more time to prepare . |
| 15 | To counter this , Mr Ozal is pressing for a modest change that would allow Turkey 's Kurds the right to speak their own language . |
| 16 | Inside FI , it was known that Emerson could have gone on driving for a major team and many thought it a pity that he had not stuck to doing what he knew best . |
| 17 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 18 | I do not see any relevant distinction between the provision of a structural survey at the request of a borrower applying for a further advance and the provision of a house buyers ' report in the same circumstances . |
| 19 | Notice also that the coefficients on the variables imply that the lag pattern has a triangular shape with the strongest effect , - 12.1 , occurring after a one-year lag and then dying away . |
| 20 | They certainly do n't know that they 're bidding against a phantom bid or they would n't bid ’ , he said . |
| 21 | So the naturalist , walking with a peaceful heart and a quiet mind sees many things . |
| 22 | Men were converging on the ring from all directions , walking with a swaying motion as their hooked boots engaged the ceiling rings . |
| 23 | It was happening with a few students because I was still teaching for two or three months after ‘ Surfing ’ was released . |
| 24 | He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap , landing with a huge splash and paddling furiously , its black head sleek like a seal . |
| 25 | I got on my bike and went back to the house a bit recklessly , shooting through puddles on the path and taking the Jump — a bit on the path where there 's a long downhill on a dune and then a short uphill where it 's easy to leave the ground — at a good forty kilometres per hour , landing with a muddy thump that nearly had me in the whin bushes and left me with a very sore bum , making me want to keep opening my mouth with the feeling of it . |
| 26 | It had French windows opening onto a communal terrace and that beautiful view of Bristol that you get from Clifton and which she clearly loves so much . |
| 27 | The lumps , he noted , were returning with a slow vengeance and he confirmed that nonetheless I should be able to fulfil the requirements of a demanding panto season with no trouble . |
| 28 | Knead the dough on a floured board , dusting with a little flour if it is sticky . |
| 29 | He said he battled against the bottle by checking into a private clinic but started drinking as soon as he came out . |
| 30 | It already exists — try driving with a defective headlight and you 'll find out . |