Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The practice of eating dead enemies probably arose from the idea that you could absorb the better qualities of the person who had died through eating their flesh . |
| 2 | There were genuine reasons for doubting its accuracy — the issues of joint cost allocation were ( and remain ) problematical — hut the senior management response to it ( they insisted it be withdrawn even from internal circulation ) betrayed a greater devotion to the cause of suppressing criticism than it did to that of searching for the truth . |
| 3 | During the rebellion both Rent and Norfolk had given Mortimer grounds for doubting their loyalty . |
| 4 | That his choice is contrary to what is to be expected of the vast majority of adults is only relevant if there are other reasons for doubting his capacity to decide . |
| 5 | So it is possible to meet my standards for a quality basic marine system for below £250 and it was time to go cap in hand with a swift apology to the PFK Editor for doubting his judgement . |
| 6 | It must be different from those mentioned already , since they show no reason for doubting our ability to understand propositions about other minds . |
| 7 | Promoters , The Mean Fiddler Group , are said to be seeking compensation for non-fulfilment of his contract as well as a separate settlement for bringing their organisation into disrepute . |
| 8 | For the last forty years population growth has been used an explanation for African famine , allowing us to blame Africans for bringing their poverty upon themselves . |
| 9 | There were alarming stories from a French colleague who had first been made to pay an exorbitant " import duty " for bringing his film stock into the country — and then , on his eventual departure , three times as much again for " export duty " because , it was argued , exposed film was clearly much more valuable than virgin film . |
| 10 | Well , maybe it would be a reason for bringing his marriage forward . |
| 11 | Television broadcasters blame the promoters for over-selling their product ; the promoters blame broadcasters for demanding title fights at all costs . |
| 12 | Her grant had expired , and she was still some way off completing her PhD dissertation . |
| 13 | More commonly , however , Calvinists viewed natural disasters as signs of divine anger , requiring appeasement through prayer and public fasting ; during the famine of 1586 , for example , the Bishop of London commented in a letter : ‘ for appeasing His wrath it is convenient that we fall to earnest repentance , prayers , fasting and other deeds of charity . ’ |
| 14 | Cor talk about make your curl ! |
| 15 | So thank you GH for proving your worth time and again — I 've been a reader since my marriage 25 years ago ! |
| 16 | All through the first part of the interview — the crazy part , when she had been talking about seeing her son in the house — Hank had been telling the straight truth . |
| 17 | He talks about seeing his publisher , and getting a better contract for the next book . |
| 18 | While waiting for these elements to become commercially viable partly accounts for the delay , IBM also has reason to be cautious about allowing its mainframe customers to run existing transaction processing applications on smaller — and far cheaper — RS/6000s . |
| 19 | But do n't be too easygoing about allowing your child too much freedom with the baby . |
| 20 | It was almost as if stroking the kitten was a substitute for touching her hair . |
| 21 | Great Universal , one of the UK 's leading home shopping catalogues , is packed with ingenious ideas for transforming your house into a dream home . |
| 22 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 23 | If the scenes of homosexuality were less explicit , there would be a powerful case for allowing its broadcast . |
| 24 | Kathleen flushed and was angry with herself for it and for allowing her sister to get the better of her again . |
| 25 | Thomas , who testified first , vehemently denied Hill 's charges and himself took the offensive against liberal Democrats for allowing his reputation to be destroyed in public hearings , televised to the world . |
| 26 | She was philosophical about her stepson blaming her for allowing his father 's foot to become so black , saying that Alex had to look after himself . |
| 27 | For a long time , the way ahead barred , Pétain found no opening for preaching his gospel . |
| 28 | RHYL Football Club 's committee will meet Rhyl Town Council officials tonight to discuss proposals for relocating their pitch . |
| 29 | The two , both of whom had taken money from Wedtech , a military contractor , in return for using their influence to obtain government contracts , had been originally convicted on related charges in October 1989 . |
| 30 | The provision of goods and services costs less , and their quality is improved : staff are highly motivated , leading to greater loyalty and job satisfaction and lower staff turnover ; the staff are respected and rewarded for using their initiative and suggesting improvements , and customer complaints are reduced . |