Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The campaigners from Horseheath , near Haverhill , found support from their MP in their battle to stop South Cambridgeshire District Council revoking a licence allowing the village to use the 1.3 acre field so it can build on part of it . |
| 2 | On the question of the UN , the Phnom Penh regime was openly wary of an institution which it felt had legitimized the Khmer Rouge claim to power by allowing the CGDK to occupy the Cambodian seat at the General Assembly [ see p. 37041 ] . |
| 3 | Long term care could develop , allowing the NHS to use the highest standards and train the staff required to run the private facilities . |
| 4 | Both varieties bear leaves of the same basic shape , but whereas the leaves on the Chardonnay are concave , turning upwards at the edges allowing the underside to obscure the upper surface , the leaves on the Pinot Blanc are not . |
| 5 | Instead of acquiring a statutory tenancy the successor acquires a new assured tenancy allowing the landlord to charge the new tenant a market rent . |
| 6 | He said the yard 's remaining 1,800 jobs and more than 4,000 in companies which supply Swan Hunter were very much in danger and called on the Government to guarantee the remaining jobs by allowing the yard to complete the three frigates and by bringing forward future MoD orders . |
| 7 | Many manufacturers offer packs with adjustable harnesses , allowing the wearer to get the correct fit . |
| 8 | Many modern composers have avoided repetition , allowing the words to take the whole burden of form , carrying the music forward in an interminable wandering from one emotive crisis to another . |
| 9 | Its magical chain is about 18ft long , allowing the Daemonette to reach the central stairwell and most of the half of the room in which the chair stands at any time ; when the adventurers arrive , the chair will be as shown on the map . |
| 10 | In ‘ edit ’ mode , rotating the control varies the selected effect , while pushing turns the effect on or off . |
| 11 | Within the Eastern District , Berkhamsted branch ( Hertfordshire ) hung a banner proclaiming ‘ 1903-WEA-1953 ’ in the High Street for a week , using the hoardings protecting the new site of Woolworths , and also sold literature and distributed publicity from a stall in the marketplace ; Sprowston branch ( Norfolk ) arranged an exhibition of Victoriana in the village school , with local firms and libraries as well as members themselves lending material ; Peterborough branch held a garden party at the Bishop 's House , featuring addresses by Lady Simon , one of the WEA 's vice-presidents , and by Dr. Charles Morris , chairman of the National Foundation for Adult Education . |
| 12 | Philip 's comments provide an ironic commentary on other ( younger ? ) readers who identify strongly with the B. A. He suggests the possibility of using the text to bolster the male reader 's own claims to superhuman strength even as he simultaneously dismisses this as fantasy . |
| 13 | Innocent , however , did this with a difference , using the occasion to ask the chief citizens for an oath of obedience in return . |
| 14 | He was using the opportunity to denounce the British as well as the Copts , bracketing them together as Christians combining against true believers . |
| 15 | ‘ When I left the palace , ’ Hope replied , gravely , and using the speech to transact the casual reciprocation of his own card , ‘ both princesses — for of course Mathilda too is secure in that entitlement — ‘ |
| 16 | The final finishing through the small opening will challenge you skill , using the tools to complete the interior turning . |
| 17 | Members are again advised that when they are consulted by a client who requires legal aid for the purpose of proceedings in the English courts , they should ( subject to the above observations about legal advice and assistance on English matters ) confine themselves to assisting the client to complete the English form of application ( the Central Committee hold a supply of these ) . |
| 18 | Members of the Press Committee are also alert to the work being done by their colleagues elsewhere , and are invaluable in helping the press win the best books in their discipline . |
| 19 | The Office Fédéral de la Culture , which is the nearest equivalent in Switzerland to a Ministry of Culture or an Arts Council , has just presented a report to the Swiss government , calling for new legislation controlling the import and export of works of art , and encouraging the authorities to sign the 1970 UNESCO convention . |
| 20 | It also provided a basis for the subsequent investigation , encouraging the analysts to approach the second phase in a structured and methodical manner . |
| 21 | I was appalled to note in Peter Jones 's report today of the Scottish Labour conference that in opposing the proposal to give the Scottish party greater autonomy the North Aberdeen MP , Bob Hughes , could warn delegates against the danger of ‘ being dragged down the back alleys of silly little constitutional issues ’ . |
| 22 | It is already widely-known that sailors suffered the dreaded disease of scurvy ( in Gaelic ) , which could be counteracted by eating the food containing the appropriate substance , ascorbic acid . |
| 23 | Members of the senior management team who will be responsible for guiding and shaping the Board to meet the many challenges and opportunities of the future are … |
| 24 | Another boat came along and not realising the situation overtook the inside boat and , before it could stop , also ran into the bridge . |
| 25 | Henry brushed and spat into the basin , noticing the blood darken the snow-white saliva . |
| 26 | Instead of a cause for celebration , yesterday 's conference to announce the game 's latest financial windfall was more like a wake as agents representing the sponsor explained the sorry situation . |
| 27 | Clare put a glass of wine into her hand and smiled at her , opening the door to show the strange man out . |
| 28 | ‘ Nuthin I 'd like more mate , ’ came the reply , ‘ but it 's high tide at twelve o'clock , and they 're opening the gates to let the Russian timber ship in . |
| 29 | The CGT , for instance , has regarded collective bargaining as no more than a temporary measure of the balance of power between management and unions , enabling the union to obtain the best negotiating results for wage-earners at a given point in time ( Goetschy , 1983 ) . |
| 30 | This is the same set of attitudes which causes people to clear out the unwanted gear out of their lofts to send to Ethiopia rather than enabling the Ethiopians to get the best training possible as irrigation engineers , doctors and agricultural scientists and economists . |