Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need a firm base allowing for about 30mm of sand plus the thickness of the slabs so your path will lie flush with the lawn soil level . |
| 2 | if they have been sniffing for so e time , arrange a health check |
| 3 | Considering Renault 's pioneering work in turbocharging for both road and track , it comes as little surprise that the power delivery is so smooth and strong though even Renault engineers have been unable to iron out the last fraction of a second of lag between the throttle being floored and the turbo-pressure rising . |
| 4 | He argues that AT&T 's $90-a-share bid is ‘ grossly inadequate ’ : strong language for shares that were trading for only $48 before AT&T 's interest became public . |
| 5 | He could easily be presented as a modest example of Samuel Smiles 's self-help — the illegitimate son of a farm-servant and a weaver , totally lacking in formal education , who advanced from Oldham textile-worker to foreman in an engineering works , until in 1861 he set up independently as a dentist , dying worth almost £15,000 , which was by no means negligible : a lifelong radical Liberal and temperance advocate . |
| 6 | There is a difficulty , however , if the seller is disposing of only part of his holding represented by a certificate or if he is disposing of all his holding but to several buyers . |
| 7 | The exemption will not apply to a mere agreement for the sale of specific assets or where the vendor is disposing of only part of his interest in the business . |
| 8 | Helped by a couple of purchases north of the Border , the chain has grown from 130 at the beginning of 1992 to 209 now , with operating profits leaping from just £700,000 in 1991 to £4.9 million last year . |
| 9 | He said that licensing justices at Flint , Mold and Hawarden were endeavouring to only grant licences to experienced people and those who had completed various licensing training courses and had passed the British Institute of Inn Keeping examination . |
| 10 | However , at no point was there any discernable discipline relating to either theatre or common sense . |
| 11 | This does little to enhance the status of the woman teacher and nothing towards meeting an important educational need of young people — that of relating to both men and women in the early years of childhood . |
| 12 | Once any treatment has been completed , partial water changes should be carried out every three days on three consecutive occasions , before returning to fortnightly changes of about 20% , with water that must be as near as possible to that already in the aquarium , ( but hopefully that goes without saying these days ) . |
| 13 | The £7 applicant 's fee ( or £14 if applying to both UCCA and PCAS ) must be sent to UCCA/PCAS with the completed application form . |
| 14 | The shares trading at around 10p , should gain 50% in value on the back of figures due in December 1987 . |
| 15 | It is not worth bothering trying to sell the warrants either , as they are currently trading at around ¼p each . |
| 16 | There is no CGT on the difference between the purchase and sale/redemption price ( provided that they are held as investments and not on trading account ) , and this can enhance the after-tax yield of low coupon gilts near to maturity if they are trading at below par . |
| 17 | Smaller energy firms did better still , climbing by almost 20% . |
| 18 | We do not buy live poultry from the local market and carry it home squawking and then wring its neck , nor do we insist that the fish we order in a restaurant should have been swimming about only moments before . |
| 19 | Not a bad idea to remind them of this more than once during the development of an estate ; and remember , acting for either seller or buyer , that on the granting of a long lease of a flat a plan is essential . |
| 20 | Purchases with credit cards and shop accounts were distributed fairly evenly through all price ranges up to about £500 , but HP ( in the widest , popular sense ) was used most for things costing between about £ 1 00 and £500 ( see Appendix I , Table 17 ) . |
| 21 | The effect has been to leave DGIV acting as both prosecutor and judge in competition cases , which is unacceptable . |
| 22 | The relations between Christianity and science have indeed been complex , with religious motives acting as both catalyst and inhibitor , sometimes simultaneously . |
| 23 | Well what what I 'm looking for there Rod obviously is a response to this letter I have sent to . |
| 24 | In 1989–90 it took in £5 billion and paid out £9 billion , the following year 's net outflow was £1 billion but for the year just ended there was a £1 billion inflow and now that the government really needs cash , it is probably looking for about £5 billion this year . |
| 25 | Our requirements are fairly modest ; we are looking for about £700 per annum . |
| 26 | Our requirements are fairly modest ; we are looking for about £700 per annum . |
| 27 | Our requirements are fairly modest ; we are looking for about £700 per annum . |
| 28 | But coming back , even with the baskets empty , they looked ahead not down , knowing that the sight of the water surging past only inches below their feet would have cost them their balance . |
| 29 | What 's it looking like today Lloyd ? |
| 30 | Binocular dissecting microscopes ( e.g. Model MS Wild Heerbrugg ) with magnification ranging from approximately X 6 to X 50 are essential . |