Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ she-male ’ character of the Bessy is not merely a woman impersonated by a man , but denotes a combination of both male and female , a total unity encompassing the whole in primitive man 's attempt to understand the universe . |
| 2 | Again we are confronted with a system of control in part generating the terms , the concepts , and the space of its own negation . |
| 3 | Indeed , the Angolan constitution contains a provision prohibiting the installation of foreign military bases . |
| 4 | Did the runner bringing the news from the battlefield run straight past him when he reached the town ? |
| 5 | The extent of active support for the Khmer Rouge in the countryside is impossible to judge , but interviews with peasants in the provinces of Battambang , Pursat , Takeo and Kampot , in the west and south of Cambodia , indicate widespread passive support allowing the guerrillas to move around and gather food . |
| 6 | Dynamic input of the text involves the user generating the text at run-time using either an electronic bitpad or electronic paper . |
| 7 | But I have found no evidence of maladministration by the DoE or the Health and Safety Executive and in the circumstances I do not question the merits of the decision allowing the appeals . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Ingham blusters and inveighs against the perfidious press at the drop of a hat — any story using the words ‘ bunkum and balderdash ’ as part of a denial are certainly based on his remarks — largely because they do not always print what he wishes to see . |
| 9 | The committee proposals for a Cornwall and West Plymouth European parliamentary constituency provoked an enormous response opposing the link with Plymouth er as it has done on each occasion that the constituency 's been reviewed . |
| 10 | He just looked so intolerably sexy , lounging on the white sofa , his body lean and powerful , the open-necked black polo shirt drawing the eye to that muscle-packed chest , his black jeans enhancing his long legs . |
| 11 | ‘ At this present moment they are engaged in a fully comprehensive training course using the systems run by the local college , on which I took the liberty of enrolling them . |
| 12 | After two months of production delays due to ‘ unprecedented demand ’ and a shortage of chips , Elonex Plc has churned out 17 new models of personal computers from its factory in North London : these comprise eight types of upgradable Intel Corp 80486-based desktops with local video bus — price ranges from £1,100 to £1,750 ; two higher entry-level desktops based on Intel 's 80486SX-25 chip — the PC-425XM Entry Level and the PC-425XB Entry Level start at £1,100 and will replace the former 20MHz PC-420X Entry Level models ; four types of WS-400 upgradeable LAN workstations based on processors ranging from 25MHz 80486SX to 66MHz 80486DX2 with Ethernet modules based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc PCnet AT chip set ; a Token Ring module will be released in due course using the IBM Corp Tropic chip set ; prices start at £950 ; and three fault-tolerant mirrored file server systems based on Novell Inc NetWare SFT III v3.11 are planned ; Elonex also intends to ship modular notebook personal computers this month . |
| 13 | Should the log on attempt fail , the best course of action is to check the user name , delete the password using the LINEFEED key , and re-enter the password . |
| 14 | The required discipline is provided by the attempt to complete a chart such as a flow process chart using the A.S.M.E. symbols . |
| 15 | The presentation was an excellent example of design expertise using the C.A.D. and the latest computerised sample machine . |
| 16 | the tenancy must not contain any provision allowing the landlord to terminate the tenancy within six months of the beginning of the tenancy |
| 17 | So that you could get the slow and of course coating the granules before compression . |
| 18 | One of her students , Simon , was having difficulty gathering the money to pay his yearly fees , despite working every available holiday . |
| 19 | Mrs Clwyd — like Mr Livingstone — may well have difficulty gathering the nominations of 55 MPs needed to get her name on the ballot paper . |
| 20 | The 1984 Rates Act also requires councils to consult with representatives of ‘ commercial and industrial ’ ratepayers before setting a rate , a measure reflecting the government 's concern about the impact of rates upon business costs . |
| 21 | ‘ He had difficulty handling the material , ’ recalled Dobereiner' . |
| 22 | Unstalling the wings takes away the cause of the autorotation and then the wings can be brought level using the stick and rudder normally . |
| 23 | Furthermore , the research process was to be used to train locals in obtaining the information they needed , and thereby develop a network of individuals and groups who would express their concern for the land issues of the region by an ongoing commitment to further action at local and National level using the results obtained from the study . |
| 24 | E.coli BL21 bacterial extracts containing the induced viral proteins were analyzed by electrophoresis through a 12.5% SDS polyacrylamide gel using the Biorad miniprotean II kit and visualized by staining with Coomassie blue . |
| 25 | At Calais the peg-legged porter unloading the baggage with as much agility as his able-bodied fellows became , in my over-heated imagination , a victim of Verdun , and such was the exotic evocation of ‘ foreign soil ’ , that I think I expected northern France to be totally distinct from southern England — almost like another planet . |
| 26 | Two movements of the Mass in C minor were also given their first hearing in Salzburg cathedral , probably with Constanze singing the soprano part . |
| 27 | The characteristic hunting pose of an owl quartering the ground or flying fast and low towards something it 's spotted below it . |
| 28 | These repairs were all done on the progressive system , one man and an apprentice seeing the job through , from stripping to the completed repair . |
| 29 | Our customers appear quite happy with the rules regarding redemption of credit vouchers , but in exceptional cases , where the customer might have difficulty using the credit vouchers , some alternative means of reimbursement will be found . |
| 30 | But the bit fastening the waistband to the skirt is huge great stitches and very coarse thread , which is actually a bit of a shame . |