Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have worked so diligently on this exotic machine should be congratulated for bringing such a magnificent spectacle to the preservation world . |
| 2 | When I met Mike , he strolled into the office and apologised for bringing half a farm yard with him . |
| 3 | Furious with herself for allowing such a situation , she pushed Marc 's hand away , panting slightly with suppressed emotion at the misunderstandings she knew must follow . |
| 4 | Simon criticised Jesus for allowing such an immoral woman to touch him . |
| 5 | Although many writers recommend it , it is seldom worth using such a separate overflow area when the packing density is below unity . |
| 6 | ‘ Thank you , Mr Reece-Carlton , for building such a beautiful hotel in my country . |
| 7 | Sanctions can not possibly ‘ work ’ in the time he can allow for maintaining half a million men in combat readiness thousands of miles from home and for keeping his public opinion with him . |
| 8 | But Manweb reckons it deserves a pat on the back for producing such a sterling performance despite keeping electricity prices well below the rate of inflation . |
| 9 | Bethune-Baker and his school at Cambridge disliked the anti-rational quality in the book — the ‘ scandalousness ’ of the Church and its gospel — and took several more marks off Hoskyns for begetting such a child . |
| 10 | The recital quoted sets out the reason for adopting such a provision ; and when it comes to interpreting one or other of those detailed provisions , the recital is helpful in setting out the overall purpose to which they relate . |
| 11 | Looking at possible data structures for representing such a word list , there are many standard methods ( Knuth , 1973 ; Wirth , 1976 ; Korsh , 1980 ; Standish , 1980 ; Claybrook , 1983 ; Amsbury , 1985 ; Stubbs and Webre , 1985 ) , for example lists ( stacks , queues ) , trees ( binary , B , multi-way ) , graphs and hash tables to name a few . |
| 12 | In Scotland , where parent power in schools is further ahead than in England and Wales , and where parents will have the right to select headteachers or dismiss members of the teaching staff , as well as influencing the general policy of the school , many parents expressed their doubts about adopting such a role when the new school year started in 1987 . |
| 13 | The quarrel had started over something as petty as who could spit furthest after eating half a ginger biscuit . |
| 14 | Senior Tories believe the MP for Carshalton and Wallington must have had a very pressing reason to leave after staging such an unexpected comeback . |
| 15 | The scene closed with judge and prisoner bowing solemnly to one another , and the latter , after spending half an hour discoursing with his supporters in the courtroom , being led off to prison wreathed in smiles . |
| 16 | Had been appalled to discover , through the industry grapevine , that I 'd been allowed to continue with the assignment after taking such a beating from ben Issachar . |
| 17 | ‘ The police will have you believe that on the night of 12 September , after consuming half a tin of pilchards , she decided life was not worth living and hacked off her left leg with a non-existent sharp instrument . |
| 18 | After playing such a dominant role in the employment and prosperity of the area for such a long time , it seemed an ignominious end for these splendid and inspiring reminders of the past . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , after making such a song and dance about it , there 's very little to tell . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most telling of such echoes is that between the stallion 's ecstatic animal cry of " " wehee " " as it races off towards the mares ( 4066 ) and Alisons 's gleeful cry of " " tehee " " after making such a fool , in her way , of Absolon ( 3740 ) . |
| 21 | Besides , after winning such a good race as he did at Cheltenham last season when beating Beau Ranger , it is very difficult to find suitable opportunities . ’ |
| 22 | A ROBBER who made Nazi salutes after shooting dead a 15-year-old Asian schoolboy and attempting to murder his uncle was given two life sentences yesterday . |
| 23 | The same principles as discussed above apply in relation to when is the optimum time for lodging such a Tender . |
| 24 | Mr Jack Straw , Labour 's shadow education secretary , said last night that it was the first time in his 10 years in Parliament that responsibility for piloting such an important piece of legislation through committee had been left to such junior departmental politicians . |
| 25 | Because it is both difficult and painful to maintain one 's stomach in a state of emptiness , we can not doubt that there are powerful psychic motivations for sustaining such an activity , which is not only abnormal , but directly contrary to both physiological and social pressures . |
| 26 | But not half as many as will laugh at you for writing such a loathsome , snivelling letter to the NME . |
| 27 | Quite clearly it was for me to initiate action to ensure that all aircraft of that type were checked for similar fractures at the earliest possible moment , but the responsibility for ordering such an inspection lies with the airworthiness authorities of the States in which the aircraft were registered and not with the accident investigation authorities . |
| 28 | And they laughed at themselves for believing such an unlikely story . |
| 29 | ‘ Um , no , I suppose not , ’ said the dog , suddenly feeling a little guilty for splashing such a friendly creature . |
| 30 | The great length of wing which this bird possesses , admirably adapts it for inhabiting such a country as the far interior is generally imagined to be … ’ |