Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never , before , seriously thought that she would get beyond the occasional sisterly peck on the cheek , or allowing him the privilege of listening to her troubles . |
| 2 | So much can be conveyed by putting your arms around someone 's shoulders or giving them a kiss . |
| 3 | Well leaving them a key or giving them the key to get in . |
| 4 | Instead of throwing a ball for him — a game he loved — or giving him a stick to carry in his mouth — the next best thing — Angela shrank back , as she did n't understand him and wanted to be rid of him . |
| 5 | But she could n't remember anyone approaching her , or giving her the document . |
| 6 | She understood now what Mr Stanforth had meant by describing him as a man who had deliberately evaded certain responsibilities and involvements , and even kept his affairs in scrupulous order mainly to avoid being badgered , or giving anyone a hold on him . |
| 7 | For example , in a normal conversation between a child and an adult , if the child said ‘ er … um ’ or looked puzzled in response to a question , the adult would attempt to resolve what appeared to be some problem of understanding by rephrasing the question or asking what the problem was . |
| 8 | or knowing what the minimum required was |
| 9 | Our independence is your guarantee that someone you can trust is overseeing your investment , selling your home , finding the shop or office that suits your business or renting you a luxury flat for a comfortable and enjoyable stay in Central London . |
| 10 | ( a ) it enables them to demand standards of quality , and ranges of goods which fit into their market strategy , rather than accepting what the manufacturer might prefer , |
| 11 | erm in quite the way that sending them a letter on headed notepaper is . |
| 12 | The first point to note is that sending someone a contract of employment does not involve any re-formatting of text . |
| 13 | Worse than calling him a Jew , |
| 14 | Rather than doing it the other way . |
| 15 | Aboriginal communities have been so disenfranchised in the past that giving them a say in policies and decisions affecting them is seen as a key element in improving their health |
| 16 | Indeed , the Aboriginal communities have been so disenfranchised in the past that giving them a say in decisions and policies affecting them is seen as a key element in improving their health . |
| 17 | Although counting himself an enthusiastic Darwinian , he favoured a Lamarckian view of the evolutionary mechanism and was strongly influenced by the idealist trend in pre-Darwinian biology . |
| 18 | There is nothing more interesting to a busy chief executive or personnel director than knowing what the competition are doing , what they are being paid and who is moving where . |
| 19 | ‘ He handed it to me as if it was no more than offering me an apple in a market-place . |
| 20 | What am I doing , Caroline , except offering you a way out of a situation you claim to abhor ? ’ |
| 21 | This , and the free labour conflict conducted by the Shipping Federation , troubled him less , however , than the Federation 's malicious attempts to destroy his credibility and that of the union by maligning his character and labelling him a criminal . |
| 22 | The young nurse brought Michael a chair and he sat beside Joe , holding the old man 's hand and stroking it every now and again . |
| 23 | But it 's important that they get abroad and see these because they also imbibe a lot of feeling from just walking around these places and seeing what the ladies are wearing so it 's very important for them to go to those places . |
| 24 | Going behind the doors that you 're not allowed to go through , go through and seeing what the Sainsbury is , has got behind the doors , the magical doors . |
| 25 | Although she says that it was not necessarily an easy step to take , her community was behind her , and the reactions she has had from friends and teachers have convinced her that the step she took was an important one , challenging stereotypes in the West about what it means to be a Muslim girl , and bringing her a great sense of identity and of no longer being at odds with herself . |
| 26 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 27 | She seemed to be more pleased with that , and flashing me a grin from over her shoulder went off towards the Clubhouse entrance . |
| 28 | Throughout their married life she was a tremendous support , managing their everyday affairs , helping to organise his exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic and allowing him the freedom — one might say the luxury — to paint without interruption . |
| 29 | However the development , mainly in the voluntary sector , of segregated dementia day centres offers the hope that the needs of the large intermediate group of sufferers and their carers can be looked after in small , local , enthusiastic units , taking pressure away from the " ordinary day centres and day hospitals and allowing them a better mix a Policy Part IV of the Social Work ( Scotland ) Act sets out the provisions for local authority residential care . |
| 30 | Indeed the next hours after my return were spent explaining that we had no plans to use either troops or tanks and justifying what a BBC interviewer referred to as my ‘ controversial ’ four-day summer holiday . |