Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some see it as reflecting only an odd set of ancient taboos . |
| 2 | Thus began the pattern of alternating concession and repression which marked the Indian path to independence , the British constantly frustrated by their inability to rise permanently above the use of force , the nationalists , with the notable exception of Gandhi , seeing only the adroit employment of the carrot and the stick . |
| 3 | We have discussed how the requirement for external confidentiality will limit the approach to potential purchasers and the consequential sale strategy which will involve contacting only a small number of potential purchasers , most of which are likely to be foreign companies . |
| 4 | Two or three numbers might be required as input to a calculation lasting several hours , impossible to accomplish except by computer and producing only a small volume of output . |
| 5 | Steadily , then , over the two years or so following Herr Bremann 's death , his lordship , together with Sir David Cardinal , who became his closest ally during that time , succeeded in gathering together a broad alliance of figures who shared the conviction that the situation in Germany should not be allowed to persist . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh raised it with careful fingers touching only the extreme edge of the cloth and saw underneath a smudge of blood on the carpet about two centimetres long and thicker at the right end than at the left . |
| 7 | Projects provide a useful means of bringing together a wide range of skills and for integrating different activities within a module . |
| 8 | An IT system is one which satisfied the information requirements of an enterprise by bringing together a relevant combination of technologies which capture , generate , transfer , store or process information . |
| 9 | Niall Cooper , the national organiser , said that the lobby had been a tremendous team effort , bringing together a unique alliance of Church leaders , Christian organisations , tenants and people in housing need . |
| 10 | The membership of the teams is bringing together a unique combination of experience and expertise in developing services for carers . |
| 11 | Symptoms of anxiety may be controlled with practice using only a mild sensation of pain such as that created by digging your fingernails lightly into the palm of your hands , or pinching your earlobe , or gently biting your tongue or cheek . |
| 12 | Using only a small sample of children , we ( Denvir and Brown , 1986 ) developed an oral and practical diagnostic assessment to assess ‘ low attaining ’ 7–9 year olds ' understanding of number . |
| 13 | In longer pieces composers often use varied keys , so as to have a more chromatic language at their disposal and to avoid the stagnation of using only a limited selection of notes . |
| 14 | CAERPHILLY AND LEEK BAKE 900g / 2 lb leeks ( cleaned weight ) 45g / 1½ oz butter 45g / 1½ oz flour 1 pint creamy milk 1 tsp mild mustard 110g / 4oz crumbled Caerphilly cheese Salt and pepper Topping 85g / 3 oz crumbled Caerphilly cheese 85g / 3 oz brown bread crumbs ½ tsp celery seasoning 1 tbsp chopped parsley To finish 2 tbsp melted butter USING only the white part of the leeks , cut into 1 in pieces . |
| 15 | A great deal can be done using only an undifferentiated notion of abnormality , especially in conjunction with suitable ‘ diagnostic frames ’ ( see below ) ; but it will not have escaped the notice of the attentive reader that the ( a ) sentences in 17–21 above are all odd in different ways . |
| 16 | The object of ridicule cowers beneath a dust-cover , revealing only a tantalising glimpse of dusky-pink fabric . |
| 17 | As per our telephone conversations of last Friday and today , I am returning herewith the faulty copy of Xtree Gold which we received from you last week . |
| 18 | Where the wife does not purchase the husband 's interest , fees are based on the equivalent proportion of the value of the land which is the subject of the dealing after deducting therefrom an equivalent proportion of the amount secured on the land ( by way of mortgage ) and the fees can be ascertained from Scale A in Sched 1 . |
| 19 | Fees are payable , on the basis of Sched 1 , scale A , on the value of the land less charges secured thereon if there is a transfer of the whole and in the case of a disposition of only a share in the land on the equivalent proportion of the value of the land which is the subject of the dealing , after deducting therefrom an equivalent proportion of the amount secured on the land ( by way of mortgage ) . |
| 20 | He was in favour of comprehensive schools , disliking selection once and for all for one sort of education or another at ‘ this frankly absurdly early age of 11 + ’ , and disliking also the social divisiveness of middle-class and working-class children going to different schools . |
| 21 | [ … ] By mid-1959 , other pressure groups external to the schools , in the form of an alliance of university mathematicians , representing mainly the applied segment of the subject , and employers of graduate labour had also invested some of their considerable resources of time , money and status into conveying to teachers from the selective sector ( who prepared their students and employees ) their ‘ requirements ’ of the school curriculum . |
| 22 | The only exception to this is where a child is incapable of understanding even a simple explanation of the grounds because it may be too young , or suffer from mental handicap . |
| 23 | By the same token they are producing just the right level of output , . |
| 24 | Financing just the first instalment of Labour 's spending plans would raise basic-rate income tax by 3½p in the pound if the entire burden was not to be loaded on to the better-off . |
| 25 | If all this sounds a bit complicated , it may help to start using just a small amount of the nutrition information . |
| 26 | Whilst talking about reducibility of polynomials we mention a very important result which we shall , using just a tiny bit of analysis , prove in full later ( Theorem 4.8.1 ) . |
| 27 | The German Ideology is often seen with the Theses on Feuerbach , which was written just before it , as forming together the first formulation of Marxism . |
| 28 | Moreover , as a result of the £500000 Oxford project , archaeologists will have to give up for dating only a tiny portion of their specimen , 1 milligram or less . |
| 29 | In the field it is difficult to be exact when filling so the burning time of the tank will vary . |
| 30 | Perhaps through your letters page you will allow me this opportunity to urge all pencil manufacturers to consider making available their full range of leads ( coloured as well as graphite ) for holder use and saving annually a small forest of cedar wood and other trees used in producing the pleasing but expense and wasteful product . |