Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun pl] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who find walking the pavements a hairy-scary experience at the best of times will be interested to hear that Durham constabulary now advocates cycling there , too . |
| 2 | Most of these techniques have been described in psychological terms and are particularly useful in explaining the errors a new student makes in using the language . |
| 3 | The general effect was distinctly lacklustre , and Wells 's complex , genre-hopping arrangements seemed to be causing the players no small amount of difficulty , judging by the near desperate scrutiny of charts and occasional wayward phrasing and intonation . |
| 4 | ‘ Unfortunately we have had to disappoint a large number of capable girls , causing the governors a great deal of anguish . |
| 5 | The company asked farmers not to eat their own produce , and provided free milk , butter and vegetables , as well as paying the farmers a yearly sum for loss of earnings . |
| 6 | However , pregnant girls gave the least number of alternative solutions to the problems , and were least competent at describing the steps an imaginary protagonist should take to achieve her aims in five stories . |
| 7 | This was an appeal by leave dated 18 November 1991 of the House of Lords ( Lord Bridge of Harwich , Lord Ackner and Lord Browne-Wilkinson ) by the appellants , Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council , from the judgment dated 30 April 1991 of the Court of Appeal ( Dillon , Mann and Beldam L.JJ. ) allowing the appeal of the respondents , Wickes Building Supplies Ltd. , from the judgment dated 14 May 1990 of Mervyn Davies J. granting the appellants an interlocutory injunction to restrain the respondents from trading on Sunday contrary to section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 , within the appellants ' administrative area . |
| 8 | He devised a special programme , teaching the girls a new song and dance called The Little Gypsies and this earned their usual encore . |
| 9 | From a stile in the top corner of the enclosure containing the boulders a short climb brings the summit ridge of Norber underfoot and a glorious view over Clapham Bottoms to Ingleborough , from the highest of many cairns at 1320 feet . |
| 10 | Not only would you not have the time to deal with them all , but you 'd be harassing the public and getting the police a bad name ’ ( FN 23/4/87 , p. 2 ) . |
| 11 | The choice of the superb BRNESC green in Melling Road , Aintree , looked capable of giving the Merseysiders a useful home advantage . |
| 12 | The amateurishness of Will Hay does n't stop him winning over some Nazis , giving the others a good lesson in the English way of doing things , and bringing home their secret weapon in The Goose Steps Out ( 1942 ) . |
| 13 | At the time of the preliminary naval bombardment the Turks had only two divisions at the Dardanelles ; these had been raised to four when the naval attack began and six by the time Hamilton made his first landings , giving the defenders a numerical superiority of six to five divisions . |
| 14 | As well as expanding skills , it is giving the boys a unique holiday opportunity . |
| 15 | Lipoproteins come in various shapes and sizes but most of the cholesterol is carried in rather small particles called low density lipoproteins or LDL — so-called because of the preponderance of lipid to protein , giving the particles a low density . |
| 16 | Certainly the referees seem to be blowing up very quickly and not giving the players the slightest chance to get the ball back . |
| 17 | The Wembley electoral college formula , giving the unions a bigger say in electing Labour 's leader than either activists or parliamentarians , was a triumph of defiance over common sense . |
| 18 | On the other hand , if the incentives are too high , they may themselves distort the market , by giving the beneficiaries an unfair advantage or enabling them to operate in a way which does not reflect genuine supply and demand . |
| 19 | Yesterday Lamont , of Kensington Road , Middlesbrough , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted criminal damage and attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving the police a false name when arrested . |
| 20 | The Whigs had recovered somewhat by 1705 , giving the Tories a good run for their money , and they actually won the Election in 1708 , although this was to be the only General Election they were to win under Anne . |
| 21 | As well as flouting basic democratic principles in regard to Northern Ireland , Labour is now in the process of giving the Tories a free run in the province . |
| 22 | And the funny thing was , instead of being resentful of the changes , everybody seemed happier , seemed to have more sense of purpose , more enthusiasm for giving the guests a good time , instead of having one themselves . |
| 23 | For most people , getting on in life , winning promotion , saving a bit , going on a better holiday , buying a car , purchasing a home , giving the children a better start — all these are natural aims . |
| 24 | Initially we 're using the activity as a way of visualising spatial relationships and of giving the children a concrete representation of what they have achieved in the drama . |
| 25 | Koeman for Holland vs Poland — an easy clearance not given — giving the poles the 1–1 goal |
| 26 | He seemed to settle finally for us , us being the police , or at least the fact-seekers and , clearing his throat , he told me that his men with grappling irons and magnets had missed finding the floorboards the first time , probably because the floorboards were n't magnetic . |
| 27 | THE New York Times announced it is buying the Boston Globe for a record one billion dollars , making the Times the biggest newspaper company in the US north east . |
| 28 | Those not giving evidence that I spoke to found watching the trials a useful experience and felt that they had either learned something from the process or at least , if they were already experienced in giving evidence , received helpful confirmation on points of technique . |
| 29 | On the other hand , if we stand firm , it is not unlikely that Russia will find her long range interests best served by reaching a compromise solution on a government acceptable to us , thereby accelerating our departure from Korea and thus , in her estimate , leaving the Soviets a free hand to pursue their political aims here . |
| 30 | The result was that the Government virtually had to climb down over its much heralded claim that it was offering the miners a significant increase in pay . |