Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response he was threatened by mob violence and obliged to sign an Act of Attainder condemning to death his chief minister , Strafford . |
| 2 | Check with neighbours that they have n't got the same problem something could be wrong with the main sewer-before attempting to unblock your own drains . |
| 3 | Dominant social attitudes towards retirement place the personal needs of older people in a subservient position to the perceived social and economic interests of the wider society , and it is this that causes many older people problems , bringing into question their personal value and worth , and placing them under considerable social stress . |
| 4 | His many enthusiasms extended to owning a couple of elderly Rolls-Royces , attempting to restart a School of Architecture at the RA , submitting with success his own drawings to the Summer Exhibition and vigorously supporting home-town local causes , including the Malvern Arts Club . |
| 5 | Rocks , trees , mountains , wells and springs were recognized as receptacles for spirit , displaying in season their various properties , fertilizing , therapeutic and oracular … |
| 6 | For when a religion is put into a position where its , albeit necessary , business activities appear in the eyes of its followers , to be outweighing in importance its original purpose , it ceases to be of the slightest use in so far as it is able to fulfil one of its most important reasons for existence , that is , to provide a satisfactory code of behaviour to be observed in that area of human conduct which can be considered as being subject to moral law . |
| 7 | ‘ Is there a problem ? ’ he asked calmly , continuing to unbutton his faded denim shirt before her horrified gaze . |
| 8 | If the Attorney-General 's submission is correct , any comment in the media or elsewhere on what is said in Parliament would constitute ‘ questioning ’ since all Members of Parliament must speak and act taking into account what political commentators and other will say . |
| 9 | This is achieved by carefully examining its structure and design , which usually change to some degree with time , and taking into account its general condition and appearance . |
| 10 | It was possible , for instance , to investigate the details of the moon 's orbit , taking into account its finite size , the spin of the earth , the wobble of the earth upon its axis , and so on . |
| 11 | The court must make its own value judgment on the defendant 's conduct , taking into account its social utility and the care with which it is carried out . |
| 12 | Here , then , not only is there no contradiction between the former analysis and the more complete view of the infinitive taking into account its generalized person , but the latter actually gives a fuller understanding of the posteriorizing movement of to by specifying its starting point and its end-point : the positions occupied by the two representations of person involved . |
| 13 | At Level Two students will plan and organise elements of residential experience , taking into account their personal abilities , preferences and goals when selecting tasks . |
| 14 | At Level Two students will plan and organise enterprise activity , taking into account their personal abilities , preferences and the goals which they have set for themselves . |
| 15 | A useful guide to the first two is to see what effect a symptom has on the patient 's ability to function as a whole , creative , happy , loving human being , taking into account their normal state of course ! |
| 16 | ( 2 ) That , although there was power under rule 22 of the Rules of 1991 to order the local authority to pay costs , orders for costs in cases involving children were unusual ; that the justices ' findings and reasons , even taking into account their extended reasons , were insufficient to sustain their order for costs ; that the local authority 's exercise of its statutory role in the changing circumstances affecting the children could not be criticised ; and that , accordingly , the award of costs should be set aside ( post , pp. 527H , 528H , 530D–E , 531B–D ) . |
| 17 | Evaluate the Sales Director 's proposals taking into account their expected impact on profits and on the break even point . |
| 18 | Taking into account their respective lifetimes ( 1–2 weeks and 1 day ) , however , the two oxidants are seen to be approximately equal in importance as repositories of highly reactive oxygen . |
| 19 | Regarding the commercial banks , it suggested reducing debt through the exchange of principal for long-term bonds , payable over 35 years or more , taking into account their reduced value on the secondary market ( 27 cents to the dollar at the end of 1989 ) . |
| 20 | It means taking into account our current eating habits and including in our diet the necessary changes that are required to maintain a healthy lifestyle . |
| 21 | Two basic rules for dealing with paper which many managers have found work well in practice are : |
| 22 | Many in the Labour movement were prepared to admit that without a strong combination forcing the National Government out of office " we may not get a chance for a very long time of putting into effect our ultimate aims " . |
| 23 | His experience had led him to become a teacher at training sessions , but that prevented him from putting into practice his own form of calculated waging of war . |
| 24 | In the course of defending Creole against Shane 's objections , Chris actually begins to use Creole , distancing his own talk from that of Shane and putting into practice his own belief that " if you want them to know your culture you have to chat it " . |
| 25 | On April 21 , 10 ministers issued a statement to the chair of the Supreme Council , Vytautas Landsbergis , referring to Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius 's " dictatorial work style " , placing in doubt their future co-operation with him and asking the Supreme Council to examine ministerial and Prime Ministerial functions . |
| 26 | But even where a man threatens to use no more force than is necessary for him to have sexual intercourse with a woman and the force needed , bearing in mind their relative sizes and strengths , would be minimal , it seems to be accepted that this would be rape . |
| 27 | Lengthy instructions are best handled by way of an addendum sheet in order to keep the standard form as succinct as possible , bearing in mind its subsequent use as a contractual and financial document . |
| 28 | Bearing in mind your warm endorsement of our report ( to CPRW ) … and the widespread support it has received both in Wales and further afield , I trust you will actively consider taking an initiative which will receive general support … and could give considerable kudos as well as economic and environmental benefits to Wales . ’ |
| 29 | Would you would you encourage any school in this county , bearing in mind your high praise of the standard of education here offered by the Education Authority , would you advise any school to opt out ? |
| 30 | Paragraph , this is quite a major job , as I am sure you will appreciate it and I think a consultant is very likely a must for us , bearing in mind our various units . |