Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though popular with patients , such a departure from traditional practice has been known to outrage consultants , demanding to know what the researcher is doing with their patients ! |
| 2 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |
| 3 | owing to the difficulty of forecasting [ … ] the less possible , and indeed , the less desirable it is for the person purchasing to specify what the other contracting party is expected to do [ … |
| 4 | Best probably knows he should have Cusworth on board and you have only to look at the magical ( and almost posthumous ) transformation that Best has wrought in Peter Winterbottom 's handling and passing to see what a course in sevens indoctrination can achieve . |
| 5 | The final barrier to its operation came after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union , when the North-Rhine Westphalia administration responded to intensified local concern by refusing to grant it the required license to operate . |
| 6 | Within a week he was a member , within a fortnight he 'd come out at home and within three weeks his father was at the CHE group wanting to know what the hell was going on . |
| 7 | She took the programme from his hand as if wanting to know what the song was , but her eyes were shut as she bent her head over it . |
| 8 | ‘ Wanting to know what the sheriff had to say to you , I suppose . |
| 9 | You rinse the media , and add one bag per 55 gallons to your filter ( or directly in path of water flow as it says on the packet ) remembering to replace it every 3 to 6 months . |
| 10 | If a giant has come to town the children will allow you to have your council meeting to discuss what the townspeople should do about it , but what they really want to do and what they will learn most from is dealing with the giant . |
| 11 | Starting with a fascinating selection of photos taken during Mosquito production at Hatfield ( UK ) , Downsview ( Canada ) and Bankstown ( Australia ) , further sections deal with the fighter and bomber variants of this maid-of-all-work , only serving to illustrate what an aesthetically pleasing aircraft the Mosquito was from all angles . |
| 12 | ‘ So how long have you been waiting ? ’ she enquired , refusing to give him the satisfaction of rising to his bait or confirming his accurate character diagnosis . |
| 13 | From one of the nightclub staff , probably , she decided , refusing to give him the satisfaction of probing further . |
| 14 | ‘ Like people refusing to give you a lift ? ’ she queried sweetly . |
| 15 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 16 | He looked at her now , sitting there like a bird with a broken wing , and was torn between wanting to give her a hug and a kiss , as he would with Anna when she 'd fallen and hurt her knee , and a rather more powerful instinct for self-preservation that urged him to climb into the airing cupboard and pull the door shut after him . |
| 17 | Eva would have had difficulty holding the reins , even for such a short time , without wanting to give them a short , sharp jerk occasionally . |
| 18 | And he 's not wanting flowers and he 's not wanting this , not wanting that , it 's really wanting to keep it a very , quiet small affair . |
| 19 | Refusing to allow herself the indulgence of looking in the mirror and repairing her make-up , she walked slowly back down the hall and opened the door again with trembling hands . |
| 20 | Dreading to think what the stuff on her face might be , she clawed at it with trembling fingers , trying to interpret the strong odour in the turquoise air around her . |
| 21 | The kid comes out hard , apparently wanting to make it a real fight . |
| 22 | It 's almost as if they were looking to make themselves the most hated and hunted men on earth . ’ |
| 23 | As with the other areas discussed above , style has achieved a certain autonomy in contemporary industrial society , going beyond its capacity for ordering to become itself the focus of concern . |
| 24 | … The prince going to see her every day . |
| 25 | I 've built up my career in an area where women are not generally accepted , and just being seen as your girlfriend is going to lose me a lot of respect ! ’ |
| 26 | She was going to enjoy it a lot . |
| 27 | For the colleges and polytechnics attempting to implement it the DipHE raised problems of ‘ interlock ’ with other programmes , and transferability to other institutions — with a need for considerable attention to student counselling . |
| 28 | I 'm going to drive you the rest of the way , if you wo n't come back with me . ’ |
| 29 | going to miss us a great opportunity to learn how to do it right |
| 30 | Yeah , I mean that 's not going to miss us a particular slot in the in the publication . |