Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The answer is to stand off and let him play in front of you , rather than wrestling his way round the back . ’ |
| 2 | Better than enduring his fumbling during the night in the vain hope of satisfaction when the need was strong in her . |
| 3 | In the general election the Labour Party made sweeping gains , more than doubling its share of the seats in the Dáil at the expense of Fianna Fáil , which won its lowest number of votes since the 1920s , and Fine Gael , which suffered its worst result since 1948 . |
| 4 | So there 'd be something rather odd about people voting out of moral motivation for a utilitarian because they would be voting their estimate of where the general happiness lies , rather than putting their input into the sum from which someone else can calculate where the general happiness lies . |
| 5 | Put on , on the bottom of the blank line , rather than putting it top of the total line . |
| 6 | He stared at her , almost as if seeing his daughter for the very first time , his eyes boring into her , and she suffered his scrutiny as best she could . |
| 7 | One of the children pawed at my lap , as if returning my attention to the lady on the velvet throne . |
| 8 | Sheldukher stared down at her suddenly , as if registering her presence for the first time . |
| 9 | Dacourt looked at me under lowered brows as if recognising my existence for the first time . |
| 10 | They 're now considering taking their campaign to the European Court . |
| 11 | This challenge can be very threatening to men and to white people , partly because changing your interpretation of the world is an uncomfortable experience , and partly because a change of attitudes inevitably causes social change , and this in turn brings about a shift in power relationships . |
| 12 | To pan a camcorder smoothly , hold it normally while rotating your body from the hips to mimic the action of a pan-and-tilt head on a tripod . |
| 13 | A hegemonal class may be more or less ingenious at furthering its political interest while maintaining its position in the power bloc ; the working class may make better or worse use of a revolutionary situation . |
| 14 | By announcing America 's ‘ preparedness ’ to intervene in the European conflict , while maintaining her neutrality between the combatants , Wilson had emerged as the main hope for peace in Europe . |
| 15 | The following evening he was shot dead while walking his dog along the wharf here . |
| 16 | I got up , staggered to the window and , while keeping my head below the level of the sill , attempted to close it . |
| 17 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 18 | Comparisons with the 1914–18 career of Monty should be viewed with the knowledge that this outstanding man was gravely wounded while leading his platoon of the Royal Warwicks early in the conflict and this slowed his promotion considerably . |
| 19 | In doing so we will create the opportunity to deliver an individual service to our members through instant response and while improving our service to the members we will also improve our recruitment potential . |
| 20 | Antonio 's father , Pedro ( Biro ) Custodio , was informed of his son 's death while reporting his kidnapping to the military barracks the next morning . |
| 21 | He wants to visit them all , while minimising his time on the road . |
| 22 | THE Labour Party National Executive yesterday endorsed a campaigning strategy for the next year in which the party will seek to popularise its policy review while focusing its opposition to the Government on health , the economy , the poll tax , teacher shortages , and transport . |
| 23 | THE Labour Party National Executive yesterday endorsed a campaigning strategy for the next year in which the party will seek to popularise its policy review while focusing its opposition to the Government on health , the economy , the poll tax , teacher shortages , and transport . |
| 24 | While conceding her part in the enterprise was not as extensive as her paramour accomplice , Judge Kenneth Rubin did say , ‘ Quite clearly you were not a passive person . ’ |
| 25 | While acknowledging his argument for the bolt placement , I advised that he had done the route ; if others thought a bolt should be placed , let someone else go ahead and place it . |
| 26 | On the contrary , your heightened awareness should help you to appreciate your food more while fuelling your system with the best ‘ high-octane petrol ’ the market offers . |
| 27 | It had entered into these relationships with the new category of institutions while retaining its role for the validation of degree-level courses from whatever direction they might come outside the universities . |
| 28 | In 1877 Schnadhorst was appointed part-time secretary of the newly formed National Liberal Federation , while retaining his post with the Birmingham Liberal Association . |
| 29 | DEC is hoping to expand its OEM outlets and diversify its sales channels , while increasing its focus on the customer . |
| 30 | Oliver Gregory , who set High Street trends as co-founder of the Habitat chain , might have slipped on wet grass while carrying his shotgun in the garden of his home at Collingbourne Ducis , Wilts . |