Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He pays tribute to his treatment at Gartree prison , he apologises to the bomb victims ' families that they have had to keep reminding them of their loss : ‘ But we had to fight for our freedom . ’ |
2 | Each such pupil also receives a personalised letter reminding them of their entitlement to education and training , and guaranteeing them both an interview with an officer of the Careers Service and an offer of a place on a training scheme , in a job or in continued education . |
3 | Perhaps one day an Ayrshire school or other organisation will pursue the theme and bring the peoples of the old and new worlds closer to each other by reminding them of their common bonds . |
4 | Efforts were made to send Jewish teachers with Jewish evacuees ( British and refugee ) , and a letter went out to all RCM children who had been uprooted reminding them of their faith and upbringing . |
5 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
6 | but the unflappable soul gradually argues its way in past Peter , Thomas , Paul and finally God , nonplussing the saints by reminding them of their faults in life , but making a moral and liturgical claim on God 's final grace . |
7 | The ever-cautious Margaret Beckett is no longer on the left by any definition but her own , but she knows that she can not win the votes of a majority of MPs , let alone constituency members , without reminding them of her leftwing roots . |
8 | This sense of wariness and unease permeates our society , and will remain a barrier both to parents accepting mentally handicapped children , and to the public at large accepting them within our society . |
9 | We will be working alongside the base staff , encouraging them and assisting them in their work with local churches , ministering to the homeless in Hyderabad and working among a gypsy group in the country . |
10 | His steps were slow , moving to the kennels where the lurchers lived , fastening them to their leads , shouting at them as they leapt up at him in excitement . |
11 | She was in fact very thin but had this huge wire frame around her ’ It turned out that she 'd been coming in a couple of times a week , stealing hundreds of pounds worth of clothes , hanging them on her frame then walking out . |
12 | Oxford researchers have found that males of this species frequently suck such objects , sometimes even wetting a dry brick with excretions and then sucking them with their proboscises . |
13 | The older tendency to classify muscles according to their probable functions is giving way to a system of naming them from their positions , origins and insertions . |
14 | Toolbars are also customizable ; you can construct your own by dragging tools from existing bars and attaching them to your own . |
15 | ‘ By parading me before your friends as a woman who 'll let a virtual stranger kiss her passionately , ’ she said accusingly . |
16 | Sarah had become aware of her looks , which were improving daily , and she began using them to her advantage . |
17 | Once the laws are introduced , the coaches and the players will try to devise means of using them to their own advantage . |
18 | Are you using them to their best advantage ? |
19 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
20 | By taking V2s from here , from the mountains , shipping them back and using them for their own experiments . |
21 | Using them for their filthy business . |
22 | Nor did the Flemings feel that he was really supporting them ; he had appeared to be using them for his own ends . |
23 | On the other hand , the independence of the Tariff Reform League was a positive advantage : after January 1913 the party supported the tariff policy but was not including them in its immediate programme , so that Central Office could continue to distribute tariff propaganda from the TRL without compromising party policy . |
24 | Oriental dragons were not bloodthirsty like the Worms in England , and a pretty story tells us that the beautiful colours of autumn leaves are a result of a nearby dragon yawning and tinging them with his warm breath , before settling down to his winter hibernation . |
25 | The group , at No. 1 with Ebeneezer Goode , are sending a consignment of albums , tapes and relief aid to the country after receiving letters from fans saying Shamen music is helping them through their troubles . |
26 | Years of listening to students and helping them through their undergraduate years have taught us how varied those needs can be . |
27 | The abundance of physical work prevented Madrichim from spending enough time with the children , let alone helping them with their education . |
28 | Margaret Flynn has enjoyed meeting electors , learning their views , and helping them with their problems . |
29 | Order Code : 9350 Total Disks : 1 This program is ideal for introducing children to computers and helping them with their spelling . |
30 | I did a two-week placement at Epicraft , a local centre for people with epilepsy , helping them with their crafts . |