Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This famous agriculturalist , influenced by the Duke of Bedford and dismissive of the Norfolk and Suffolk breeds that later combined to become the Red Poll , brought the small , thrifty Devons to his estates , where he was already known for experimenting with sheep such as the Southdown , the Norfolk Horn and Bakewell 's new Leicester . |
| 2 | Crayola 's 24-page Starting Points booklet has bright new ideas for experimenting with art materials , and we have 200 free for SHE readers . |
| 3 | More than critical accounts of class or ‘ race ’ , feminism is currently an important vehicle for bringing into psychology the social questions which the discipline skates over . |
| 4 | Falcone had been one of those responsible for bringing to trial 473 members of the Mafia in December 1987 [ see p. 35990 ] . |
| 5 | Personal papers , diaries and autobiographies are exceedingly valuable for bringing to light how past parents coped with the difficult task of rearing their children . |
| 6 | With few exceptions , such as franchising in hotels and fast foods , where the service can be ‘ packaged ’ and transferred to a third party under stringent conditions of control , most service firms find that they require equity control to ‘ internalise ’ the gains and recoup the high costs of developing the network in the first place . |
| 7 | Italian cuisine is so good we do n't bother to comment , but you 'll find some hints about catering in Cannigione on page 45 . |
| 8 | The trigger for this new genre of ‘ science mysticism ’ has been the extraordinary success of Stephen Hawking 's best-seller A Brief History of Time — which has sold three million copies and forms the basis of a forthcoming documentary about Hawking by film producer Stephen Spielberg — aided by the popular surreal case studies by psychiatrist Oliver Sacks . |
| 9 | My favourites are the seedless Thompson raisins for everyday baking and for including in salads and pilafs , and the larger lexia raisins from Australia , which are usually seeded and are ideal for special cakes and puddings . |
| 10 | There are substantial reasons for attributing to Evesham the monuments to Hester Salusbury ( died 1614 , Stansted Mountfitchet , Essex ) ; Robert Rich , first Earl of Warwick ( died 1619 , Snarford , Lincolnshire ) ; Sir Justinian Lewin ( died 1620 , Otterden , Kent ) ; John Troughton ( died 1621 , Ingatestone , Essex ) , and the black stone panel engraved with allegorical devices in commemoration of Guy Carleton ( died 1628 , Cuckfield , East Sussex ) . |
| 11 | Stagg , fined for flashing on Wimbledon Common the day Rachel died , is on police bail pending further inquiries . |
| 12 | These cheeses have a slightly yellower paste than the Stiltons available at other times of the year and are perfect for eating at Christmas . |
| 13 | is crumbly , being only lightly pressed , and is the traditional cheese of the North for eating with apple pies , fruit and cake . |
| 14 | Most doctors and nutritionists would agree that cutting down on fat , especially animal fat , and sugar are two good rules for eating in midlife , even though not all agree that positive proof of their harmful effects is conclusive . |
| 15 | Being based on characters which had been designed for incising in stone they were difficult and slow to write . |
| 16 | Worth seeing for Courtenay alone . |
| 17 | The assistant chief of the Division of Eastern European Affairs in the State Department , Stevens , argued for rearming in Korea as a sign that the United States would resist communism : |
| 18 | That programme included the development of more accurate telescopes , together with auxiliary theories required for their use in astronomy such as those providing adequate means for allowing for refraction of light in the earth 's atmosphere . |
| 19 | As a result , the Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes was established to deal with recalcitrant clergy , its first act being to suspend Henry Compton from his bishopric for refusing to discipline John Sharp , Dean of Norwich and rector of St Giles in the Fields , for preaching against popery . |
| 20 | It 's a maximum hold spray , ideal for using with tongs or hot brushes — one quick fizz , twist the hair round the tongs , and you 're off . |
| 21 | Hahnemann 's practical simplicity is masterful as the small granules not only provide a tiny , manageable dose , for using with patients , but also the smallest practical unit to effect such large dilution ratio . |
| 22 | At this stage they are probably too acidic for most palates to be eaten raw , but they are ideal for using in pies , tarts , jams and jellies . |
| 23 | Facts appear solid , values fluid ; there are firm reasons for accepting , if only provisionally , scientific laws of nature , none for submitting to canons of taste or to the moral law . |
| 24 | Develop startegies for recovering from failure . |
| 25 | For the first time since taking over as Chief Constable last month Tony Butler held a meeting to talk about policing in Gloucestershire . |
| 26 | Sometimes I 'm really embarrassed about eating in front of people , in case they think I 'm greedy or fat . |
| 27 | We are grateful for imaginative erm ideas that come up anywhere in the Council and we do consider them , but on reflection this seemed not one that was worth pursuing in Oxford . |
| 28 | The Home Secretary has announced changes to place more responsibility for policing from headquarters to local stations , though there has been no announcement about the possible amalgamation of forces . |
| 29 | However , it is well worth using in dishes which require the wine to be added at a later stage to give flavouring . |
| 30 | We also got unanimous sympathy for pissing on Spurs , but ending up with just a point . |