Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JH : I suppose the ideal must be that you drive headlong , for example , into the opening bars of the ‘ Hammerklavier ’ , or the opening piano cadenza of Brahms 's B flat Concerto , you convey a musical imperativeness , but not technical frailty ; that fine dividing line between suggesting the physical challenge without sounding as thought your technique is being pushed to the limits ? |
| 2 | Adam lost his spiritual purity through eating the forbidden fruit , so God gave him the opportunity to reinstate himself partially through immersion in the original water which came from Eden . |
| 3 | Unless you are addicted to Brussels sprouts and fortified cereals , you will find taking this amount of folic acid unachievable solely through eating the right food . |
| 4 | Vitamin deficiency Vitamin deficiency can only be properly diagnosed and treated by a doctor , but there are certain fairly obvious signs which should be noted , bearing in mind that an old person who is obese can still be suffering from malnutrition and vitamin deficiency through eating the wrong kinds of food . |
| 5 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 6 | It does this through encouraging a favourable internal climate of opinion in which all employees can feel involved with , and understand , the firm 's affairs . |
| 7 | The goals would include development of the patient 's self-esteem through encouraging the positive aspects of personality , and helping the patient to communicate needs and feelings verbally . |
| 8 | Although the film did not accurately portray the attitudes and feelings of mentally handicapped people , it may be commended for bringing a sensitive subject into the public eye . |
| 9 | Milton 's Paradise Lost or Spenser 's Faerie Queene are applauded for bringing a sophisticated use of classical epic conventions into English , creating national works which stand comparison with those of antiquity . |
| 10 | Thank you for bringing a little bit of light in . |
| 11 | There is , therefore , a strong case for bringing an open mind to the richness of the subject . |
| 12 | Those responsible for bringing the Imperial War Museum to Hartlepool fully deserve the congratulations of the town . |
| 13 | I 'd just like to say thank you to WOMAN ( and my son ) for bringing the outside world to me . |
| 14 | SCOT Colin Montgomerie , who produced a disappointing performance in the Moroccan Open , is also facing a possible £1,000 fine for bringing the European PGA Tour into disrepute . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't think rubbish , ’ she muttered to herself , and made a mental note to castigate Ace for bringing the anachronistic device along . |
| 16 | The Council , and subsequently the Group , gave their approval and the target date for bringing the new system into service has been set for 31 May . |
| 17 | And strong cultural norms of open participation , shared communication , and emphasis on task-relevant knowledge as the basis for credibility and authority provide a vehicle for bringing the local knowledge into decision making . |
| 18 | And to Gerry Marsden for bringing the whole event together . |
| 19 | Now , from a team at La Trobe University in Victoria , Australia , comes evidence that a pineal hormone , melatonin , is responsible for bringing the free-running activity into line with the outside world ( Science , vol 219 , p 1089 ) . |
| 20 | In other words it 's about buttonholing a large crowd , together , instead of chasing them individually . |
| 21 | If you want to lay concrete , you can improve its appearance by giving it a surface treatment , such as drawing a stiff broom over it when the initial set has taken place , which gives a fine-lined texture . |
| 22 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 23 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 24 | Experience can also be evoked as the condition for attributing a characteristic behaviour to someone , however , and this explains the possibility of using to even with the operative sense of know . |
| 25 | In defence of the industries , however , one has to make an allowance for the social costs of policies ( such as maintaining an uneconomic rail service for a community or loss-making plants in areas of high unemployment ) and for decisions on pricing , investment , and employment which are shaped in part by the political calculations of the government of the day . |
| 26 | With young children it is often not appropriate to offer food as a reward for eating the main course . |
| 27 | A large number of authors may be required in a study for various reasons : ( a ) the need for a large team of technically specialised laboratory workers ; ( b ) the need to accrue scarce resources for study , such as clinically derived material ( human tissue , blood samples ) or patients with rare diseases ; or ( c ) the inherent labour intensiveness of a given project , such as cloning an unmapped gene or cooperative management of a large clinical trial . |
| 28 | The recent case of a consultant convicted of attempted murder for administering a lethal injection of potassium chloride to a patient in intractable pain has highlighted the issue of pain that , contrary to expectation , does not respond to opiates . |
| 29 | In 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs were transported to Australia , ostensibly for administering a secret oath but in fact for forming a trade union . |
| 30 | is not responsible for administering the general services of Northern Ireland . |