Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [adj] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Franks report cost £60 000 and stands a good chance of recovering some of that cost through sales of the report . |
| 2 | Also , the effect of wading waist-deep in this stuff is really disgusting . |
| 3 | They had four days together before they had to leave for Estoril and the pre-race qualifying sessions , and by the end of them Kate had to admit that the naïve dreams she 'd had of becoming irresistible to this man were exactly that , and extremely unrealistic into the bargain . |
| 4 | But if ‘ Be aware ’ requires me to be aware both of you and of myself both from your viewpoint and from mine , it requires me also to let myself be moved towards both your goals and mine , as a necessary condition of becoming aware from either viewpoint . |
| 5 | Is the whole of living different for that trust ? |
| 6 | As newspapers claimed the princess was undertaking the visit against her will , a Palace spokesman said : ‘ We have no intention of dignifying any of this speculation going on at the moment by making any comment . ’ |
| 7 | Palace spokesmen continually insisted : ‘ We have no intention of dignifying any of this speculation going on at the moment . ’ |
| 8 | I made a show of looking bored with this recital of wealth . |
| 9 | Already , one school leaver in 10 is offered a training voucher — a means to encourage a sharp improvement in the quality and quantity of training available to that age group while increasing the choice and opportunity open to young people . |
| 10 | When she became pregnant for the third time she was given an amniocentesis , the only form of testing available at that time . |
| 11 | ‘ You stand as much chance of getting rich with that stuff , ’ she 'd say , ‘ as I do scrubbing floors at the Liver Buildings . ’ |
| 12 | You usually do your darnedest to talk me out of getting involved in this sort of thing . ’ |
| 13 | There are people who suffer from this , as do those who , although perfectly healthy , are afraid of getting ill at some time in the future . |
| 14 | With five horizontal and vertical fan bladed thrusters , it is capable of turning completely on its axis of moving helicopter-like in any direction to within a few centimetres of where it is directed . |
| 15 | Consequently , it is easy to see why the possibility of losing some of this control should be a source of great anxiety for many people . |
| 16 | One advantage of doing this at this stage is that the reader will probably feel able to devote a little extra effort to learning this terminology as the statements of the theorems themselves will take little remembering — many of them should be fairly familiar to him already . |
| 17 | My question is , has the P A G looked at any ways of increasing any of that income to any degree at all ? |
| 18 | Mr Lamont and his colleagues should beware of falling foul of that power , too . |
| 19 | She is very frightened of falling ill in that flat as she has no one to look after her ’ . |
| 20 | No chance of working any of this lot out . |