Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will demand that the Syrians stop arming the rebels and allowing them to penetrate Turkey across their border , and is also expected to ask them to hand over Damascus-based Mr Abdullah Ocalan , leader of the Marxist PKK . |
| 2 | He agreed to the clause allowing them to release records elsewhere , after giving RCA the first option , because he say it as common sense . |
| 3 | The sounds they produce in their larynx may reach as far up the ultrasonic scale as 200 000 hertz , allowing them to detect objects as tiny as a midget 20 metres away . |
| 4 | But it 's possible to go way beyond these limited , obvious exercises , and impro can be immensely exciting for young actors , allowing them to grasp situations and emotions imaginatively , perhaps for the first time . |
| 5 | The cash would have been used to fuel their vehicles , allowing them to move west . |
| 6 | There is a good account of the way in which the TPLF tried to improve the conditions of women by allowing them to form associations such as the Adi Hageray Women 's Association . |
| 7 | Ideas include allowing them to issue shares up to 49% of capital , to turn non-voting certificuts d'investissement into full shares , to sell subsidiaries or create cross-holdings with non-French European companies . |
| 8 | Finally , we can reverse the terms of the argument , insisting that women 's difference from men is not the cause of sexism but an effect of sexism ; social practices like not hiring women in certain positions or allowing them to become leaders have the effect , over time , of producing the very differences which are then used to justify the original discrimination . |
| 9 | But this brings with it the potential for change , allowing them to become agents instead of passively relying on Oa . |
| 10 | Some in the polytechnics fear the changes , allowing them to become universities , will amount to a takeover , and in a second dispute , they have accused one of the universities ' ruling bodies of poaching senior staff . |
| 11 | We will encourage parents on income support to claim maintenance by allowing them to keep part of it before benefit is cut . |
| 12 | Computer simulation provides project engineers with graphic descriptions of the principal elements of plant in action at factory sites allowing them to study manufacturing process operations in detail . |
| 13 | The best he could hope for was to give his thoughts free rein , to recapture phrases , images , notions , and play with them , allowing them to make patterns in his mind . |
| 14 | ( There are young people , functionally illiterate , whose involvement in educational pursuits has been greatly stimulated by allowing them to make slide-sequences or videotapes ; the acquisition of reading skills sometimes comes after the motivation has been established by other communication experiences . ) |
| 15 | Encourage regular visits to the lavatory , help the person take their mind off their depression by encouraging them to take part in the activities of the Home . |
| 16 | A LEADING independent accountant has warned funeral directors against misleading claims encouraging them to take advantage of a tax loophole which could see them reclaiming up to 7,200 per year in VAT . |
| 17 | And you may find that instead of making antiracism the rational choice for trade union officials and other bureaucrats , you are encouraging them to see immigration as dysfunctional , rather than racism ! |
| 18 | write to manufacturers informing them of your choice and encouraging them to sell goods packaged in recyclable materials |
| 19 | Well , I 'm basically interested in the way in which education , or formal schooling , has attempted to prepare girls for their lives in the future , whether it prepares them for a life of , say , motherhood and working in the family , or whether it 's encouraging them to do work outside the home and try and achieve in the areas that men traditionally achieve . |
| 20 | A council in rural Hampshire , where the uniform business rate averages £1,250 , is hoping to save village shops and sub post-offices by encouraging them to claim rebates of up to 80 per cent . |
| 21 | But it dealt only with wordings addressed to trustees , requesting them or otherwise encouraging them to pass property on to beneficiaries . |
| 22 | The way to change the situation is by harnessing staff expertise and encouraging them to become part of the process of customer service . ’ |
| 23 | They can help the mentally ill , encouraging them to seek treatment when necessary , supporting them in the trying period after hospitalization , and encouraging their efforts to find work , lodgings and companionship despite their disabilities . |
| 24 | Established by a commercial company , Freewheeling , the scheme seeks to match prospective travellers making the same journey in different cars , with a view to encouraging them to share vehicles . |
| 25 | I told her that what she said was a load of bollocks , and one thing led to another and my mum told me she was n't allowing me to take Natasha with me . |
| 26 | I am much indebted to the Commission staff , in particular to Mr Collin Bowen , for allowing me to show plans in advance of publication of this , and of the other sites in the county . |
| 27 | In compiling this book I am extremely grateful to Butterworth & Co Ltd for allowing me to reproduce precedents and text from Volume 22 of the Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents ( 5th edn ) . |
| 28 | Typically a dybbuk was not satisfied with life beyond the grave and would return to take possession of another person , changing their character and using them to wreak havoc . |
| 29 | The Chinese took a more practical line by using them to tip drills for perforating jade , anticipating their use in modern industry to fulfil a number of different roles from drilling steel components to drawing filaments . |
| 30 | For years these beautiful grey shires were a familiar sight in the City of London where the Whitbread Brewery upheld the tradition of using them to deliver beer . |