Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notice must specify the last date for proving which must be not less than twenty-one days after the date of the notice ( r 11.2(2) ) . |
| 2 | For preaching he would sit cross-legged on the chancel step , there would be bells to make up in sound what was missing in sight , and incense to enlist a further sense . |
| 3 | He is still cautious about forecasting what will happen over the next two months , but reckons that Tie Rack 's low-priced , high value ranges should be just the thing to tempt recession-bashed Christmas shoppers . |
| 4 | In Darlington , where the Neighbourhood Watch scheme is supposed to be the biggest catch all since the trawl net was invented and where you can get into terrible trouble for suggesting there might be holes in the net the number of burglaries from houses has increased by 25pc in a year . |
| 5 | If you are really serious about cooking you can order ‘ Freds Recipes for Edna 's Cookbook ’ which is on 4 discs Order Code : 8220 which includes 3,500 different recipes for you to browse and use from Breakfast and Sandwiches to Meats , Poultry , Seafood , Pasta , Gravy 's , Vegetables , Beverages , Cakes and many others . |
| 6 | The protein interacts with only one of the DNA strands and based on the fact that the complementary strand competes for binding it would appear to have little affinity for the double stranded form of the oligonucleotide . |
| 7 | This final section will attempt to use the material reviewed to reconcile these conclusions and provide predictions about the relationships between subjective risk and memory for driving which will be explored in the experimental chapters . |
| 8 | Yes , as soon as she was through sunbathing she would amble into the village , which she knew reasonably well , and she would use the public phone box to get in touch with her father . |
| 9 | A BOY went on a crime spree after realising he could n't be locked up . |
| 10 | Those totems were my warning shot ; anybody who set foot on the island after seeing them should know what to expect . |
| 11 | And at the end of it , after eating what must have been at least half-a-dozen scrambled eggs , plus bacon , sausages and several buns , the couple got up to reload their plates … |
| 12 | Mr Norman Lamont takes a sip of his drink — rumoured to be whisky and water — after announcing there would be no rise in the duty on spirits . |
| 13 | After saying it would produce a £200 facsimile-transmission unit designed to bring electronic mail to the person in the street , the PTT has finally acknowledged that the project is a non-starter . |
| 14 | A DEPRESSED mum has vanished with her three mischievous sons after saying she could not cope with long school holidays and mounting debts . |
| 15 | ARTS centre staff are celebrating after hearing they will receive a £40,000 boost to improve facilities at their home in a former church . |
| 16 | A man who thought he 'd lost pension payments worth thirty-eight thousand pounds with the crash of the Maxwell empire is celebrating after hearing he WILL be paid . |
| 17 | A judge took pity on Nicola Lee , 19 , after hearing she will be haunted by the tragedy for the rest of her life . |
| 18 | WORLD-BEATING Merseyside high jumper Steve Smith leapt into a war of words with chief coach Frank Dick after learning he must jump off with rival Dalton Grant for a place in the British European Cup team . |
| 19 | Two days after insisting he would not be tempted out of international retirement , Kriss Akabusi was controversially named for the 400m hurdles , ahead of the new British champion Gary Cadogan . |
| 20 | After assessing what could be done , national park staff , together with local stone cleaner Peter McGuinness and the specialist , Chesterfield-based firm Can UK , set about sand-blasting the rock . |
| 21 | After freezing it will widen the cracks further and may rust steel reinforcements . |
| 22 | Instead of brushing your hair after setting which can cause splitting , gently run your fingers through it to create tousled waves . |
| 23 | After drying you can always apply a little more to ends that refuse to lie flat . |
| 24 | Keith Pringle and his girlfriend Leanne Rees had repeatedly split up but got back together after discovering they could n't live apart . |
| 25 | We have the power to create a welcoming , healthy space for living which will nurture others as well as ourselves . |
| 26 | The Flex Toothbrush has a unique flexible neck which has been created to actually absorb any excessive pressure during brushing which can help to avoid gum damage . |
| 27 | Here we shall look at the principles by which various methods of measuring velocity work ; the reader interested in the arrangements of a full working system and the procedures for operating it should follow up the references . |
| 28 | ‘ Once when all the chapels and the churches were thronged and full of singing I could have stayed because the flock was here , but now I have to go out seeking a flock . |
| 29 | Jeopardy was pleased , even to the point of suggesting they should perform the piece for Mandru together when the time came . |
| 30 | Your needs and the possible ways of helping you will then be discussed with you and your carer . |