Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quarrelling might well increase in frequency if each child observes the other being reprimanded or getting the parent even temporarily — to take his or her side . |
| 2 | A vital part of family welfare involves help with housing by social workers taking a client 's part in helping them get an application for council housing considered or encouraging the formation of community housing associations . |
| 3 | He had never considered that tightening the girth to the tightest hole the first time the saddle was put on the horse 's back could hurt and frighten the horse and make it ‘ girth shy ’ forever . |
| 4 | In the years before 1945 children with visual defects , especially high myopes ( children with severe short sight ) , were admitted to ‘ sight-saving ’ classes , as it was then considered that restricting the use of vision would help to conserve it . |
| 5 | Our small friendly Hotel centrally located and overlooking the sea in Regency Square has recently been totally refurbished and offers superior accommodation with easy parking . |
| 6 | Suddenly his voice dropped and tapping the doctor 's arm , his face hardening , he said , ‘ D' you see what I see ? |
| 7 | Under Ord 37 , r9 the defendant can make a written offer to the plaintiff tendering a sum in satisfaction of the plaintiff 's claim on the basis that he will not suffer the disease or deterioration claimed and identifying the disease or deterioration in question and agreeing to the court making an award of provisional damages . |
| 8 | Sympathetic typifications of Catholics do little to lessen the obvious problem of being attacked while walking the beat . |
| 9 | Dundee himself was fatally wounded while leading the final victorious charge , thereby becoming a legend , one of 600 casualties among the Jacobites . |
| 10 | More than 20 journalists were killed or wounded while covering the horrific conflict between the Serbian and Croatian republics , according to the 1991 World Press Freedom Review . |
| 11 | These foods are strictly forbidden whilst following the diet . |
| 12 | Charlemagne 's baggage train is attacked whilst crossing the Alps on one of his campaigns . |
| 13 | However , the chairwoman of the Scottish Labour Party , Johann Lamont , ruled out support for a Scottish parliamentary council and was heckled when criticising the SNP 's action in voting with the Government last week . |
| 14 | The particular business can be briefly summarized as filling the vacant patriarchate of Constantinople , hearing the primatial claims of the archbishop of Toledo and dealing with the heresy in the lands of the count of Toulouse . |
| 15 | The mother is reported as believing the separation is in Matthew 's best interests . |
| 16 | The referendum result was reported as approving the proposal by a margin of 62 per cent to 33 per cent ( 5 per cent spoiled votes ) , and the proposal was carried in 14 of the 16 states . |
| 17 | Thatcher was reported as wanting the CSCE to set out the conditions for free elections , provide observers to monitor their observance , define the rule of law and human rights , set out the essential principles for sound legal systems and help to resolve minority rights issues . |
| 18 | Lancashire was reported as asking the ministry to ‘ prescribe it under the Weeds Act 1959 ’ . |
| 19 | The Treasury Chief Secretary , Michael Portillo , is reported as saying the Government has a ‘ presentational problem ’ . |
| 20 | The choices noted in Sections 11.3 and 11.4 , which must be resolved when implementing the B & B scheme for ILPs are also relevant when using SOSs . |
| 21 | Obviously entrepreneurs will seek to pay the cheapest possible rent in order to minimize costs ; moreover , they will seek to establish a fixed rent for the duration of the lease , so that the money paid in rent can easily be forecast when planning the business . |
| 22 | By changing the amount of clay included when firing the graphite , pencils could be graded according to softness . |
| 23 | Lastly , they point out that although transactions costs are taken into account when unit trusts returns are calculated , they are omitted when estimating the returns on the market portfolio . |
| 24 | In fact , Abbey National was voted as offering the Best First- time Buyers ' Product on the basis of the good value of this good facility . |
| 25 | A number of factors have to be considered when determining the overall efficiency of a process and expected yield is only one of them . |
| 26 | Direct effects of increasing CO 2 on plants must be considered when modelling the global carbon cycle and effects of climate change on vegetation . |
| 27 | The Module Development Group would welcome any comment or suggestions which will be considered when reviewing the module descriptors . |
| 28 | Another matter to be considered when formulating the offer letter is that of fees . |
| 29 | Two aspects to be considered when assessing the risks of giving credit are how much and how long . |
| 30 | Consequently only short range variations and perturbations in the field need be considered when studying the behaviour of a particle . |