Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What it will not do of course , is reconcile needs competing for the same resources . |
| 2 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 3 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 4 | It wo n't be competing for the same resources . |
| 5 | They need a new identity , but in seeking it they find themselves competing for the same political space with social movements that share their radical vocation . |
| 6 | After allowing for a few thousand of natural increase , the Serb and Montenegrin population of Kosovo would have fallen from 237,000 in 1981 to about 220,000 in 1986 . |
| 7 | Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs , and allowing for a few notable exceptions ( usually older and more collectable items from different parts of the world ) , this assumption has generally held true . |
| 8 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 9 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 10 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 11 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 12 | Scarlet had thrown away all her old aluminium pans since she had learned that they might cause Alzheimer 's disease , and she never used tap water for cooking for the same reason . |
| 13 | The sightseers on the banks of the river , who , sensing something afoot , had been gathering for a few hours , dodged about , seeking a view between bushes . |
| 14 | Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life . |
| 15 | Newman had stopped walking for a few moments , his mind racing . |
| 16 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |
| 17 | It was strange now , walking through the same streets , to know that by then it had already happened . |
| 18 | It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is … |
| 19 | There have to be big spending cuts and bigger interest rate cuts , the latter compensating for the former . |
| 20 | When he came to the surface , by some obscure miracle his leash had held , and his board was bobbing about a few yards away . |
| 21 | It is challenging for the same leadership in applications software . |
| 22 | Heat the oil and gently fry the spring onions without browning for a few minutes . |
| 23 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 24 | This is particularly important if there are others bidding for the same house . |
| 25 | Newley and I have been bidding for the same things for years . ’ |
| 26 | Slater , of Redcar Road , Middlesbrough , admitted reckless driving , assault and criminal damage in April and was jailed for four months and banned from driving for the same period . |
| 27 | In addition , it is obvious that it can not be relied on until there has been a substantial amount of trading between the same parties . |
| 28 | The method is for , say , a West Indian to pretend to apply for an advertised job and then to be followed a little later by a white person applying for the same job . |
| 29 | Sometimes , of course , it can work the other way round ; I recall a woman , going through a difficult time with her husband , returning after a few days ' holiday to find that he had swept and cleaned the house from top to bottom . |
| 30 | When carrying out levelling operations in the garden always be sure to keep the fertile topsoil and infertile subsoil separate , if necessary disposing of the latter . |