Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grainne felt her heart thudding with such a fierceness that she could almost imagine he would hear it . |
| 2 | But he was sufficiently master of himself to resist , and pulled out of her , his heart thumping like some crazy locked up in the cell of his chest . |
| 3 | As I suggested in the previous chapter , the creation of the European Economic Area and the looming enlargement of the Community make possible the development of an EEC consisting of some twenty to twenty-five freely cooperating nations . |
| 4 | Seated on one stool by the wall of the hut , with her foot resting on another , Paige stared gloomily at Travis 's figure down by the water 's edge . |
| 5 | Gall bladder volumes were calculated from the measured parameters with the software of the ultrasound unit , assuming that the shape of the gall bladder approximated a solid with elliptical sections , the excentricity depending on that at the level of the greatest transverse section . |
| 6 | This in turn causes the protein to fold up in an incorrect way , which results in the haemoglobin molecules sticking to each other . |
| 7 | In their efforts to weld together into a coherent master plan proposals deriving from several different sources : party politics , expert advisers , and Home Office experience , Jenkins and his senior civil service adviser constituted an unusually perceptive and skilful partnership . |
| 8 | Hampshire director Terry Butler and former NHS deputy chief executive Andrew Foster led the group to assist authorities struggling with some aspects of implementation . |
| 9 | However , there have been rather few cases which have addressed at all directly the question of the legality of the use of nuclear weapons , and even fewer judgments touching on this . |
| 10 | The excited crowds thronging their decks , and pressing over each other 's shoulders to see the glorious city slide by , always remind me of pilgrims come to a shrine , or perhaps merchants bringing to this incomparable market-place furs , spices and slaves from the east . |
| 11 | However , the proportion of cases deriving from this estimate of misplaced anal cancers actually decreased during 1943–77 . |
| 12 | Problems in prescribing at the interface present a strong case for commissioning agencies that would consider drug purchasing across both care sectors . |
| 13 | These references and allusions tie the story together , we would say , or to use Gandalf 's image show one thread twisting over another . |
| 14 | NUN MUM Dying before either of one 's parents ; ceasing to fight just because one 's enemy is winning |
| 15 | This process of dealing with her impressions was dovetailed into her everyday tasks without the two activities interfering with each other . |
| 16 | The literature relating to this branch of anthropology is immense ; some of it is very sophisticated in form , even mathematical . |
| 17 | In looking at people he is looking at profit potential and the attitudes and skills relating to that . |
| 18 | The rules applying to such proceedings are the Insolvency Rules 1986 . |
| 19 | Our nearest well was some 30 minutes away so that was an hour walking in all . |
| 20 | No counsel appearing on this appeal has attempted to defend those findings of fact or suggest that the reasons are in any way adequate . |
| 21 | To calculate the joint probability of the coincidence occurring in any one minute we multiply the two separate probabilities . |
| 22 | There were eighty-eight photos or illustrations relating to this court case and the aftermath , virtually equalling the number found for all the other rape cases in the year . |
| 23 | Queries relating to this matter should be addressed to the Librarian . |
| 24 | Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries relating to this matter . |
| 25 | It is perhaps interesting that some of them , because of the volume of work , had had difficulty keeping to this , and that those who had — Natalie , for example , who played a trumpet in a band — found some tension between their course work and the time they wanted to devote to their hobby . |
| 26 | From morning to dusk on all days except the Sabbath , he was out in the marketplace among the other merchants trading in any commodity with which he could make a profit , including money itself . |
| 27 | From the window ledge in the living room I saw men dressed in dark clothes and wearing dark hats knocking on all the doors in the street . |
| 28 | It does not contain and should not be treated as constituting any representation in connection with any offer or invitation , nor shall it or any part of it form the basis or be relied upon in any way in connection with any contract relating to any securities . |
| 29 | ‘ THE end of flavoured crisps ! ’ — This was one of the headlines to a story appearing in most tabloid newspapers in May . |
| 30 | That was to stop the story appearing in any publication , or on radio or on television . |