Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later the same morning Luke asked Merrill to list the dates of some previous meetings with a particular client , and Merrill , leafing through last year 's desk diary , came upon Elise 's name and address . |
| 2 | The company says catering for first time buyers is boosting sales at a time when other builders are reporting big losses . |
| 3 | ‘ The show in the Village Troy was yabbering about last night , remember ? |
| 4 | Elsewhere in the capital , the Royal Lyceum claims it is recovering after last year 's £1.2 million debt crisis and ticket sales which were 10 to 15 per cent below target . |
| 5 | We 've gone from strength to strength from there qualifying for last year 's UK Team Chase Championships . |
| 6 | When we have achieved this we will consider applying for third party certification . |
| 7 | She lost 7–5 6–3 to Seles in the quarter-finals after disposing of last year 's finalist Jana Novotna , but she showed enough , as he has done before , to show the rest of the watching world that she is a major force waiting to erupt . |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello was the best of the Jordan drivers , qualifying in 16th place . |
| 9 | Negotiations are underway which , if all goes well , will result in one full , playable level of C64 Lemmings appearing on next month 's Megatapes . |
| 10 | Blonde Sara Dallin and sultry Keren Woodward , both 30 , will release Movin' On next week . |
| 11 | If the indemnifier is not a natural person , only the situation relating to third party claims can arise . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , such an indemnity , whether relating to third party claims based on death , personal injury or damage , still acts to shift liability for economic loss , thus acts as an exclusion clause , and should therefore be controlled under s 2(2) ( Phillips ) . |
| 13 | Producing three pages of detailed questions relating to last year 's accounts may entitle an interviewer to draw an adverse conclusion . |
| 14 | But Leeds looked set fair for the First Division , climbing to second place by the end of the year . |
| 15 | Leeds had a good start in the new competition , climbing to second place after a 7–1 win over Barnsley in October , in which Price got five of the goals . |
| 16 | He had talked of going home for years ; yet excuses came up for delaying till next year and the year after . |
| 17 | Yes yes , they 're not opening till next week are they ? |
| 18 | Sean Yates produced one of Britain 's best results with 13th place , after he cramped in the last 200 yards when sprinting for third place . |
| 19 | Well it might be worth looking through last year 's list in the day . |
| 20 | A post mortem examination on an Oxford University student , who collapsed while training for next month 's boat race , has revealed he died fron natural causes . |
| 21 | Halstead looking for fourth win |
| 22 | The Head of Humanities in a large comprehensive school commented in my hearing , in a staff meeting about 3rd year general discussion groups on controversial issues , that " in about half of such groups the question of God is brought in by some kid or other " and that he felt " put on the spot " . |
| 23 | Now if I 'm not mistaken , GM is vying for second place , Fiat , which at that point was tied neck and neck with VW for first place , has fallen like a rock . |
| 24 | Potential was developing for second guessing , waste and friction . ’ |
| 25 | Erm , we have a programme developing for next year , which we will discuss with your offices , to ensure that we use the time that we validated to your audit er , in an effective , efficient and economic manner . |
| 26 | New police warning after second night of blasts |
| 27 | SCOTLAND 's Colin McRae made an excellent start to the Swedish Rally yesterday , slotting into second place behind Didier Auriol . |
| 28 | ‘ Especially in countries where there are large rural populations still living under Third World conditions , the transistor is usually among the most prized of possessions . ’ |
| 29 | After buying me lunch in a new concrete hotel called , romantically , The Interflora , she drove me back at high Skoda speed through the centre of town — choke full out , engine howling in second gear as we skidded across wet cobblestones , clipping kerbs and narrowly avoiding the numerous potholes and dug-up sections where slow attempts were being made to repair the water mains , shattered by the minus-twenty-five February temperatures . |
| 30 | ( ellipted items : been swimming in second clause ) . |