Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So horrid as it all is , it 's not that much worse than reading about it in the newspapers . |
| 2 | Telephoning the elderly who live alone needs even more care and tact than talking with them in the course of a visit . |
| 3 | The man was alone ; he looked alternately towards the house and then down , as if searching for something on the dashboard . |
| 4 | If talking to her on the phone does n't work then I 'll have to reconsider my position . ’ |
| 5 | Having scrabbled round picking up as many ‘ pros ’ as I can find , and then weighing them against the ‘ cons ’ , while looking at everything in the most optimistic light , there can be no doubt that we are doomed . |
| 6 | Both bodies publish application forms recommended for use when applying to them for the appointment of experts or arbitrators : copies of the forms are reproduced in Appendices G and H. The Law Society has also published its requested procedure : see [ 1986 ] Law Society 's Gazette 2542 , reprinted in Appendix B. It is important that applicants follow the procedure of applying on prescribed forms . |
| 7 | He refers to symbols as pointing beyond themselves to the Ultimate while at the same time partaking of the nature of that to which they point . |
| 8 | We suggest that , while bicycles may be recognizable by reference to the fact that they are damaged ( as in ( 59 ) ) , we can not easily describe bicycles as belonging to us in the same respect ; nor can we refer to ideas as belonging to you inasmuch as they are " discussed " . |
| 9 | His first loves — to make use of Klima 's title — prove to be his last , but prove as engrossing to him as the lyrics in which his emotional development is encoded . |
| 10 | When referring to yourself as the writer , it is possible to use a range of forms : " I " , " we " , " one " , " the present author " , etc . |
| 11 | I recognised those questions as pertaining to myself at the time I became anorexic . |
| 12 | They would then have an incentive to seek out wild foods when foraging for themselves during the day . |