Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Techniques for effectively implementing a lexical check by machine are discussed and compared . |
| 2 | The opportunities for successfully re-using a structure to which it is necessary to make major modifications in order to suit it to its new task are small , even with ironwork of exceptionally good quality . |
| 3 | RICHARD ANTHONY , the Cross Keys lock forward , has been banned for 33 playing weeks for verbally abusing a referee . |
| 4 | Magistrate Felix Pizzarello attacked the police for secretly taping a conversation between Newall and his uncle and aunt in which he is said to have made certain admissions . |
| 5 | Previous convictions : one , for indecently assaulting a girl aged 19 . |
| 6 | Thus , the maximum penalty for indecently assaulting a man was formerly ten years ' imprisonment , whereas for a woman it was two years , rising to five where she was under 13 . |
| 7 | Bishop Peter Ball went into retirement after being cautioned by police for indecently assaulting a trainee monk . |
| 8 | Firms that have particular local difficulties , through perhaps having a plant that is environmentally unfriendly , may offer generous school industry links to boost the firm 's image in the community . |
| 9 | The great thing about only having a licence fee is that you do retain complete editorial control and all the rights . |
| 10 | Lydia did not castigate herself for so disliking a fellow-being , believing that it was sufficient merely to refrain from overt unkindness . |
| 11 | I am told you were recently criticised by a learned judge for wrongly sending a Romany for trial to the Assizes in Oxford ? ’ |
| 12 | Archie got a surge of confidence after successfully negotiating a step or two . |
| 13 | After successfully excising a branchial cyst in the right neck the surgeon was faced with a deeper non-pulsatile cyst under considerable tension , with fine nerves and blood vessels traversing its wall . |
| 14 | The heights of Best 's career are easily brought to mind the night he destroyed Benfica in the 1966 European Cup quarter-finals , the night in 1967 in Belfast when he was sent off after single-handedly dismantling a superior Scotland side , and of course the famous night in 1968 when he led Manchester United to a European Cup victory in extra time . |
| 15 | After only playing a couple of games for the Anglo-Scots , due to injury , he made a successful impact in the ‘ B ’ game at Murrayfield , where the back row went well enough to be picked en block for the Reds , the junior side in the Scottish trial . |
| 16 | Ms Suu Kyi won the peace prize in 1991 for her resistance to the regime which seized power after brutally suppressing a pro-democracy uprising in 1988 . |
| 17 | Brave Gregory Kingsley made legal history after calmly telling a hushed court : ‘ I do n't love her and I do n't want to live with her . ’ |
| 18 | Tom Watson came into the reckoning after also carding a 66 in the third round . |
| 19 | After carefully exploring a variety of different theoretical approaches to explaining government growth , the study looked at seven different policy areas — public assistance , elementary and secondary education , higher education , environment , unemployment , libraries and fire protection — and examined who or what was important in the process of governmental growth . |
| 20 | Aussie RL chiefs have done a U-turn after originally backing a plan for the Brisbane Broncos to take on John Monie 's Wigan for the World Club crown at Central Park on October 31 , a week after the World Cup final . |
| 21 | Jaguar had a a hectic session , with one market maker briefly quoting 1,200p after seemingly misunderstanding a transatlantic message . |
| 22 | Colin Jackson hopes to turn the tables on his best friend , Olympic champion Mark McKoy , in their first meeting since the Canadian controversially won the world indoor sprint hurdles title after seemingly getting a flyer . |
| 23 | Richmondshire District Council 's development services committee dismissed the plans by 11 votes to seven after earlier rejecting a move to refer the issue to the full council . |
| 24 | Which TV comic was arrested after allegedly delivering a strong punchline in a bistro ? |
| 25 | Wall Street ended the week 2.1% higher after briefly reaching a record high . |
| 26 | An 11-month old baby died after accidentally swallowing a few laetrile tablets . |
| 27 | In 1978 the 10 year old son of a fisherman presented with acute respiratory distress and surgical emphysema in upper thorax , neck , and face after accidentally swallowing a live fish . |
| 28 | She wondered if Geoffrey had complained about not getting a bigger part . |
| 29 | And the Union made the expected noises about not appointing a forensic scientist . |
| 30 | Regretting the commercialism , Susan provides a dress bank for newcomers and stresses the amateur nature of her hobby : ‘ When you worry about not winning a medal , it 's time to give up . |