Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , by the way , Blair , ’ I called , ‘ whilst you are there , would you mind bringing me the fish I caught in the stream ? |
| 2 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 3 | Seeing me the CFI said " Ah Mahaddie , I wanted to have a word with you , sit down " . |
| 4 | Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for . |
| 5 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 6 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 8 | With regard to intrauterine devices we suggest that in some women developing endometriosis while using them the disease goes unrecognised and they are treated by removal of the device . |
| 9 | As special deposits are compulsory , by using them the Bank can be sure of reducing the banks ' liquid assets , and they are equivalent to an open-market sale , in that they reduce the banks ' ability to increase credit ( and hence the money supply ) . |
| 10 | This way she could simply wash it each morning and let it dry naturally — start trying for styles and valuable minutes had to be wasted keeping them the way they were meant to be . |
| 11 | Proponents of voluntary aided status for certain independent denominational schools could argue that the obstruction of their proposals is compounding the difficulties as well as denying them the choice which is available to other groups . |
| 12 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 13 | The USSR Supreme Soviet , in a resolution of Feb. 25 , declared that the decision by republican authorities not to hold the referendum violated citizens ' civil rights by denying them the right to vote . |
| 14 | What kind of citizens charter is introduced on the back of denying you the right to even challenge the people who are providing the services , or could restrict the right of your family to be together , or the right for you to travel to the country where you 've been living ? |
| 15 | Aunt Maggie videoing you the re-match ? |
| 16 | She was furious with Isobel for preferring God to any man , and thus denying her the status of grandparenthood , and furious with her husband for dying before her . |
| 17 | The gods saw no solution and were steadfast in denying him the solace of their lies . |
| 18 | Cable & Wireless Plc says it does not accept those claims made against it by its local partners in Digitel Telecommunications Philippines Inc ( CI No 2,171 ) and will defend against the allegations : ‘ We have received no official notification of this claim and we do not accept the validity of the allegations as we understand them from the press , and would expect to defend our position robustly , ’ it said ; Reuter reports from Manila that the local Cable & Wireless office says that it advised the company last September that it could not invest further in the country until a court case involving another local affiliate , Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc , was resolved — Eastern is locked in a legal battle with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co and appealing a Supreme Court order denying it the right to operate an international gateway ; an industry source said Digitel is tapping another major local partner and British Telecommunications Plc as new shareholders in the company . |
| 19 | Well plus plus the fact that erm it 's not that you have n't got one , or it 's not that we 'd need you to drive it 's that you 're denying us the privilege of being able to send you . |
| 20 | and Macpherson of Cluny J. ) given on 18 January 1991 refusing them the relief claimed in their applications for judicial review of decisions made in relation to each of them by the Secretary of State for the Home Department . |
| 21 | I just wan na find out who was writing them the letters and then I can finish . |
| 22 | Their editorial resources are , however , limited , so the church will be welcomed if it can provide good story ‘ copy ’ and clear photographs , thus saving them the expense of sending their own paid staff along to the various functions . |
| 23 | This is saving me the trouble . ’ |
| 24 | Yes , they 're all trained in first aid , erm erm and in the use er we also carry the analgesic gas , now the ones that er nitric oxide which is used in er pregnant mothers for childbirth , they carry some of that now , er which they administer to people in pain and that takes away the pain erm for the time being anyway , until such time as you can extricate them or , or ease the pain or take away the problem away from them that 's causing them the pain . |
| 25 | ‘ Here you are , ’ he said , passing her the tiles while he took back his jacket . |
| 26 | Belinda wheeled the trolley over and helped Faye by passing her the lancet and reading the reagent strip for her . |
| 27 | Here 's a list of one or two things I 'd like you to get for me while you 're in Kirkby , if you do n't mind , ’ she said matter-of-factly , passing him the paper . |
| 28 | Because the 37-year-old peer is a civil prisoner , there is also a good chance he will be allocated to the jail 's C wing , where the cells have their own lavatories and wash basins , saving him the indignity of ‘ slopping out ’ . |
| 29 | He was being taken to a special boarding school when he gave teachers escorting him the slip . |
| 30 | On reviving him the man told the head ganger that he had been struck by a blow at the back of the head yet medical evidence revealed no sign of injury , furthermore his whistle , flags , and lamp were never found . |