Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Did the service men come ? " asked Clara , feeling some word required of her , and yet not daring to comment upon the story 's true import . |
| 2 | Phillips has played in only four of Neath 's nine Heineken League matches so far this season but has been picked ahead of Andrew Thomas , who reacted by refusing to sit on the replacements ' bench . |
| 3 | From the age of 16 , when he left Alleynes School in a fit of pique after refusing to submit to a prefect 's caning , he resolutely bucked the system . |
| 4 | He had kept away from the house , not wanting to intrude on the Bonnards ' private grief . |
| 5 | Colleagues need to convey a sense of wanting to learn from the worker 's experience ( as against simple curiosity ) , and to be secure enough to explore the full range of factors which may have contributed to the outcome . |
| 6 | " My God I " Mr Dass cried , screwing his eyes up as though seeking to peer into the boy 's brain . |
| 7 | Sean had no where to go because he was not going to go to a friend 's house as he was not ready to face up to people he knew . |
| 8 | that consultation , they were waiting to meet with the county er |
| 9 | What we are doing is what is being done er in the market generally there is nothing unique about British Airways position in this regard , in the event the European commission er should find against er our interest in this respect er they are in effect going to find against the interest er of the er European airlines as a whole , and that would be very detrimental to the interest of European business and travellers . |
| 10 | Here was I , not going to talk about the Pope 's ‘ Lamentabili ’ and have n't I spent ten minutes on it already . |
| 11 | The newsmen thought he was going to talk about the club 's prospects for the new soccer season . |
| 12 | If you really want to know I 'm going to look through a corpse 's personal effects . |
| 13 | but it does highlight a need and I 'm not going to tread on the Treasurer 's toes in this instant but certainly that will add to the financial burden of running the Association but if its to increasing its lobbying power and authority over those in positions of influence , then above all we do need a very large membership . |
| 14 | Now with the dermatological products , I actually have n't bought those with me apart from those that we 're going to use as a demo erm , the have a very nice cleanser called special cleansing gel , and if you 're used to using soap and water it really is very similar to using soap . |
| 15 | Is it that the fraudsters are the only section of society that is going to vote for the Conservatives er at the at the at the next election because certainly er the reputation of the city of London er is going down all the time because of the squalid frauds that are being perpetrated there a and the government is lagging behind er in catching up and in providing an effective regulatory framework er that 's that 's going to deal er with them . |
| 16 | It will only be small at the outset for example one might get the opportunity to go in and on or might get the opportunity to go and advise on P R P or something and it 's not suddenly going to result in an invitation er to . |
| 17 | Once a huge golden eagle circled above a wreck and I intercepted a couple hiking to call at a Crofter 's cottage for assistance because I was loathe to leave the area to the eagle . |
| 18 | Teaching about computers is important , both technically and from the role they 're going to have in the children 's lives , but as I have said before the main interest , from an educational point of view , is using it as one would use a video tape or an overhead projector or a blackboard and a piece of chalk . |
| 19 | Ceasing to pay for a solicitor 's representative to attend court with a barrister in the great majority of legal aid cases ; [ at the moment it is a requirement that all barristers are accompanied in court by a representative of the instructing solicitor . ] |
| 20 | That 's a relief — you were beginning to sound like a Jehovah 's Witness . |
| 21 | Like the Spanish , the Portuguese had not made new acquisitions since the great days of the sixteenth century , and they had lost their possessions in the Spice Islands , but Brazil continued to flourish and was beginning to emerge as the world 's main source of gold . |
| 22 | Stewart is aiming to return to the winner 's enclosure after a blank spell following his success over Scott Simpson in a play-off for the 1991 US Open . |
| 23 | Moreover , had he accepted an offer from the National Gallery , Mr Walsh would have abandoned the biggest museum construction project in the world , the $1 billion headquarters now beginning to rise on the Getty 's oceanside compound ( The Art Newspaper No. 12 , November 1991 , p. 4 ) . |
| 24 | And the others do n't care either , only Hoomey , because of his Bones having to go to the knacker 's . ’ |
| 25 | The water having to pass through the media en route to the pump , there was no clogged impeller to worry about . |
| 26 | There are signs that the council of Lloyd 's is starting to listen to the names ' cries . |
| 27 | Providing a nostalgic look back to the days of World War One were the Great War Combat Team , who were ideally suited to this venue , flying three SE.5a replicas , Fokker D.VII G-BBFPL , Fokker Triplane N152JS along with Robin Bowes ‘ guesting ’ in Fokker Triplane G-ATJM , the latter failing to sell at the Onslow 's Auction that was held at Rendcomb on the same day ( see page 30 ) . |
| 28 | It 's starting to look like an obstetrician 's lumber room . ’ |
| 29 | The European Community 's environment commissioner , Carlo Ripa di Meana , has threatened to take the British government to court for failing to comply with the EC 's drinking water directive , which sets limits on levels of toxic and microbiological pollution . |
| 30 | But Mr Ashdown , who is demanding a full-scale coalition , has so far rejected anything that Labour has offered , threatening to vote against a Queen 's Speech that does not include a commitment to electoral reform ; and Mr Kinnock has said that he has made no overtures — not even played the ‘ opening chords ’ — which would lead to a post-election pact . |