Example sentences of "be [prep] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Chairman Geoffrey Richmond said ‘ We are considering going completely against the current trend in the league and significantly increasing the amount of the players ’ budget , ’ he said . |
2 | A vote for Labour is a class vote and a barometer of how confident workers are in fighting back against the system of which Blackburn talks . |
3 | Burton shares ( 36p ) may be worth buying again after the horrors and management upheavals . |
4 | One practical point that might be worth talking over during the consultation process is whether there are any alternative posts for which you are suitable . |
5 | Not wearing a shellsuit at Center Parcs would be like running out on the pitch at Wembley in a dinner jacket . |
6 | Intimation had been received during the previous year that they were considering paying over to the Official Trustee of Charitable Funds the sum of £12,000 , the interest on which would be sufficient to maintain their endowment of £300 . |
7 | A majority believed that UNTCOK should supervise elections in the south but Australia , Canada and India were against doing so on the grounds that it would perpetuate and not eliminate the division in Korea . |
8 | But when the snow melts in spring this crossing is essential , so it 's worth trying just for the fun of it . |
9 | Last month I tried to convince you that it 's worth knowing more about the Windows INI ( initialization ) files . |
10 | The guide prices indicated are the manufacturers ' recommended retail prices — it 's worth shopping around for the best buy . |
11 | I ca n't say I blame them — for many of us walking is about getting away from the crowds , and summer in the Lakes is not quite the time to do that . |
12 | Will the Secretary of State accept that there are those of us who have never made the point that trust status is about opting out of the national health service , but have said that it is about local accountability and the views of local people ? |
13 | That 's for going round with the tape |
14 | It is worth looking carefully at the lettering cut deep into stone in Canberra 's vast war memorial : Australia , 8,709 ; New Zealand , 2,701 ; India , 7,597 ; France , 9,874 ; Britain , 21,255 . |
15 | Papers are not necessarily priced according to their surfaces , Rough , Not or HP and it is worth looking carefully at the various makes and their qualities , as two papers may have similar characteristics but be quite different in price . |
16 | It is worth pointing out to the group that the first session is always the most anxiety-provoking , after which future sessions become progressively easier . |
17 | The walk follows a winding road out of Ballycastle for a short while , but it is worth branching off at the sign for Kinbane Castle . |
18 | Pelota is a confusing and various game , and before going to watch it being played it is worth reading up on the technique and the scoring , if you want to follow it . |
19 | This is worth clearing up on the list now , before anything is sent , so what d'y'all think ? |
20 | If you have time , it is worth climbing on to the observation terrace on the site of the tiny Chapel of Holy Mary of Einsiedel which was part of the Theatine Monastery below . |
21 | It is worth shopping around for the best quote possible . |
22 | But this , of course , does not mean that they are not enjoying your company , if you show that you are quite happy just to sit quietly with them , looking through a newspaper or reading a book ; for silence is for sharing too on the right occasions . |
23 | How 's about easing up on the sentence , it is Easter after all . ’ |
24 | The interior light is like returning home from the world in the evening to the cheer and warmth and light . |
25 | But you do need to do good voice and movement workouts — it 's like going back to the keyboard for a musician . |
26 | As in After Strange Gods , he is concerned in his conclusion with a return to sources , that is with going back to the savage and working forwards towards his solution to the problem– of modern industrial life ; again such a movement is presented in terms of a familiar encounter . |
27 | The remainder of the analysis is carried out by ‘ rolling back ’ the decision tree , that is by moving back from the final pay-off figures , node by node , multiplying each pay-off by the probability of each event passed through in the network . |
28 | The remainder of the analysis is carried out by ‘ rolling back ’ the decision tree , that is by moving back from the final pay-off figures , node by node , multiplying each pay-off by the probability of each event passed through in the network . |
29 | It might just be that the best way forward in Africa is by falling back on the spirit of silif , and building on it . |
30 | You keep expecting the spell to be shattered , especially as Michael Kitchen is around looking much like the villains he has played lately , but it remains intact . |