Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In principle , any reasonably dry biomass can be gasified ; but the practical problems of using fuels with a high ash content or of low density are quite severe . |
| 2 | The capacity to use young leaves with a high protein content may have permitted the emergence of large primates in the first place , but primates capable of remembering the sites and fruiting and leafing patterns of a wide variety of plants , could move more directly to such food , when and where available , more efficiently than those searching randomly . |
| 3 | A proposal by the BAPU parliamentary group to repeal Paragraph 1 , defining Bulgaria as a " People 's Republic " and as " a socialist state of the working people from town and country , headed by a working class " , was rejected on procedural grounds after a heated debate , but it was decided to set up a working group of government and opposition representatives to examine this and other possible constitutional amendments , with a view to submitting proposals to a forthcoming National Assembly session . |
| 4 | Well , one couple are so determined that as many people as possible should at least have the CHANCE to read it that they 're producing copies at a quarter of the official price . |
| 5 | SOME Northern Ireland construction companies are so desperate for business they are building houses at a loss , a report reveals today . |
| 6 | SOME Northern Ireland construction companies are so desperate for business they are building houses at a loss , a report reveals today . |
| 7 | He was eating sweetmeats from a silver dish and , whilst Benjamin and I knelt before him , he kept popping them into his mouth , watching us impassively . |
| 8 | At the regional level , by relating material to demographic and socio-economic statistics and deriving projections as a guide to strategic forward planning . |
| 9 | There is a branch in your local area , reflecting programmes from a satellite . |
| 10 | They are also finalising plans for a European tour later this year — which is going to mean fewer dates back home — including Farnham . |
| 11 | The University has recently opened its first child care nursery and is actively pursuing plans for a second . |
| 12 | But after seeing signs of a pick-up in American demand , he says the hotel industry might get a boost around September , on the basis that recovery here lags America by about four months . |
| 13 | To compensate hunters , many of them peasants and Indians , for loss of income from the illegal trade , the government is allowing exports of a few species not in danger of extinction , such as the Teyu Guazu iguana , whose skin is used for handbags and belts . |
| 14 | While many people are aware that meat pies are extremely high in fat — around half the calories in some pork pies come from fat — few realise that modern chicken-rearing is producing birds with a higher fat content . |
| 15 | But it should be clear that while one or two methods may be the most important for attributing coins to a mint or dating them , almost any other consideration can be important , depending on its relevance or on the accidents of survival . |
| 16 | It was n't just that copies of knitting patterns in a popular British magazine were regarded as subersive , or even that the border guards had strict rules about the permitted length of visitors ' hair . |
| 17 | Between pillars and columns — across a subterranean plain of debris — the expedition was soon catching glimpses of a tarnished wall curving gradually away to right and left . |
| 18 | The principle of including words of a former age in a modern rite is well established through the use of anthems . |
| 19 | Perhaps we should all start using words with a more accurate yet emotive appeal to describe what we are producing . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm going to feel like an idiot if someone comes and opens that door right now , ’ she muttered , using words like a shield to try and hide her real distress , the real reason she was feeling like an idiot . |
| 21 | Using funds from a variety of sources — notably Scottish Homes , Historic Scotland , Edinburgh District Council and Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Ltd — the Lister Co-operative has created 50 flats at affordable rents out of former dereliction . |
| 22 | ‘ I remember seeing pictures of a fish like that at school , but I 'm damned if I can remember what it was , ’ said Yanto , thoughtfully . |
| 23 | AFTER viewing the frequent unsuccessful lbw appeals during the Headingley Test , I think it is worth reminding umpires of a rarely considered yet obvious fact . |
| 24 | It was the last straw for teachers at Faringdon School this morning , when contractors began lopping branches from a row of beech trees . |
| 25 | He defined the need for special forces in the area : first as troops for post-occupational duties in captured territories ; second , as ‘ small raiding parties of the thug variety , for which we have L Detachment S.A.S. Brigade and the Special Boat Section ’ ; and finally as raiding parties on a larger scale which was the original purpose in retaining the old Middle East Commando . |
| 26 | Introductory notes give tips on tension swatches , measurements and knitting methods with a list of suggestions on how to use the designs to create individual and personalised garments . |
| 27 | Around 100 15-year-olds were combining the excitement of a French experience with the reality of the hotel and catering trades in a novel combination designed to boost their success in school exams . |
| 28 | Around 100 15-year-olds were combining the excitement of a French experience with the reality of the hotel and catering trades in a novel combination designed to boost their success in school exams . |
| 29 | Using animals as a substitute for humans is a far from straightforward business . |
| 30 | Possibly this is a more extensive version of the system applicable to the Sancton-Baston pottery , reflecting branches of a much larger family or clan , spread over eastern England . |