Example sentences of "[indef pn] [v-ing] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that we know for certain about his coronation oath is that he promised to preserve the laws of the realm unimpaired and to do nothing touching the dignity of the crown without first obtaining the consent of his prelates and chief magnates . |
| 2 | Everyone using a Scanner who could not afford the high prices demanded by commercial Optical Character Recognition packages will be delighted with this . |
| 3 | It soon became obvious that almost everyone using the beach left the area via the 6ft wide path leading to the outdoor shower , and from there to the rear entrance of the resort . |
| 4 | We 've chosen to go it alone , but the net result is the same , that the computer store of information includes information on the authors and the titles of the books and , of course , now includes information on the books that are being borrowed , who 's got them , when they 're coming back , how many other copies we 've got , whether we 've got copies on order and all of that , all in one central store of information , a central store which can be shared by everyone using the library . |
| 5 | We 've chosen to go it alone , but the net result is the same , that the computer store of information includes information on the authors and the titles of the books and , of course , now includes information on the books that are being borrowed , who 's got them , when they 're coming back , how many other copies we 've got , whether we 've got copies on order , and all of that , all in one central store of information , a central store which can be shared by everyone using the library . |
| 6 | There was nothing explaining the makeup of the organisation which all of us were so desperately trying to join . |
| 7 | He could touch — he could caress — Meh'Lindi in this murderous alien guise like someone stroking a kitten , as though he was absolved from the normal punctilios of duty and common sense . |
| 8 | He would retain the right to appoint the Prime Minister , but with the proviso that he choose someone reflecting the majority in parliament . |
| 9 | I 'm too busy trying to make a tape of someone mowing the lawn who is also trying to watch the Cup Final , who is trying to get the rest of the family to shut up . |
| 10 | Quickly he led them to a table , produced menus and wine , but deep in her despairing heart Alex was convinced that it was the surprise of someone seeing a customer who had already been in once that evening . |
| 11 | Note the offence of obstructing someone assisting a constable . |
| 12 | Paul Barrow , chief executive of the hospital trust said the chances of someone catching the disease from him were ‘ a million to one . ’ |
| 13 | In China today you only very occasionally hear someone using a baby voice or baby language when speaking to a child . |
| 14 | Here a shot showing someone using the pen would be much more appropriate . |
| 15 | Perhaps , if Pascoe had n't arrived , she would have gone first to her knees , then sat down , her tongue out like dead meat , with Zeno kneeling up behind her using his hands like someone binding a bale . |
| 16 | At first it was n't too bad but soon his finger was prodding right inside her and that hurt , a sharp , squeaky sort of pain like someone drawing a fingernail across a sheet of plastic . |
| 17 | In order to reassure the House and the public , perhaps the Minister can explain what is the procedure when a police officer uses the powers given in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to stop someone in the street or someone driving a car . |
| 18 | Someone driving a laundry cart found him . |
| 19 | Sometimes you see someone painting a door or something and get that little bit done there and then they step back to make sure they have n't missed something cos they could be it could be so obvious to anyone who 's just standing , What 's he doing there he 's left a big piece in the corner there that |
| 20 | This arrangement is acceptable , but it depends on someone emptying the collection tray . |
| 21 | When he heard someone opening the bedroom door , he jumped out of the window and ran on to the roof . |
| 22 | It applies also to someone signing a document with the blanks for the particular transaction not filled in but agreeing to , or authorising , another to fill in those blanks later , United Dominions Trust v. Western ( 1975 C.A. ) . |
| 23 | If they do suspect someone or know someone fitting the description , speak to us in confidence and we will investigate it . |
| 24 | … The whole scene is in fact a kind of shorthand , since the film can not take ten real minutes to show someone smoking a cigarette to the last , which is the more natural behaviour of a worried man trying to think out a problem . |
| 25 | The kinetic treatment of crystallization from the melt is based on the radial growth of a front through space and can be likened to someone scattering a handful of gravel onto the surface of a pond . |
| 26 | We followed the tweed skirt into a kitchen where its owner motioned us to sit , in the manner of someone training a dog . |
| 27 | ‘ Is someone causing the accidents ? ’ asked Jack slowly , as an idea began to form in his mind . |
| 28 | Ideal , say , for a university library building up stock — particularly if secondhand wants lists were being compiled — though someone revising the history stock at a small public library service point would look for a more selective tool . |
| 29 | For someone espousing the virtues of fitness it is surprising to learn that she smokes between 15 and 20 cigarettes a day . |
| 30 | Otherwise information is filtered through other books : for example , an archaeologist studying the archaeology of a particular region might publish a book which includes a summary of the site information , and which in turn is used as a source by someone writing a school textbook . |