Example sentences of "[v-ing] [indef pn] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rehabilitation medicine ’ at least sounds more positive , provided that it is recognised to mean far more than physical therapy and more than helping someone to recover from a single injury or illness . |
| 2 | But even if we did have some such reason — even if we thought it slightly more natural for right-handed people , who form the majority , to drive on the right — our reasons for wanting everyone to drive on the same side would still be much stronger . |
| 3 | Our degree of enthusiasm at meeting someone varies from a flat ‘ hullo ’ , to a higher and more enthusiastic whinny ! |
| 4 | 1981 No. 1687 ( L.20 ) ) , specifically Ord. 29 , rr. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 6 , where there has been an injunction enjoining someone to abstain from a particular act , the judge still has a discretion notwithstanding the absence of a penal notice to make an order of committal if he is satisfied that the persons who are the subject of the notice were made aware of the existence of the order . |
| 5 | Of these , the slowest moving one corresponds to the covalent DNA / protein adduct , as evident from its position in the gel ( compare lanes 1 and 2 , which again display the product of the reaction illustrated in Figure 5 ) and also by the effect of sinefungin addition ( compare lanes 3 and 4 ) . |
| 6 | The real problem is getting something done about the cheap imports . ’ |
| 7 | I told myself , she loves me , yes , but she 's having sensible second thoughts about getting something going with a washed-up ex-racing driver . ’ |
| 8 | of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand . |
| 9 | To repeat , portfolio matrices imply nothing to contradict this , but , if they are viewed by non-financially oriented people as models of cash-balancing having nothing to do with the financial market , they will be used in a way that the theory of finance would judge inappropriate . |
| 10 | Unfortunately we have had to make some slight changes to the programme today , but hope you will like the idea of all learning something to perform for the final part of the Reunion in November . |
| 11 | It was like watching someone push at an invisible turnstile . |
| 12 | The botanical gardens are bare and there are few signs of the famous flower festival exhibitions in the cold grey wet transition between winter and spring : on the four days I was there it rained every day , finally removing the last traces of soot-encrusted snow from the pavements but leaving everything streaked with a post-winter dampness . |
| 13 | It is a versatile resort offering everything needed for a relaxing sun and sea holiday , but it is also surrounded by much waiting to be explored . |