Example sentences of "[v-ing] part [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Omitting part of sentences on the assumption that an earlier sentence or the context will make the meaning clear is known as ellipsis . |
| 2 | I was crouched in the entrance to a large German dug-out shaped like a frying pan as a second salvo roared overhead shaking the ground violently , the explosion causing parts of trees and other heavy objects to fall onto the roof of the dug-out . |
| 3 | Plotting functions encourage experimentation , allowing not only trials of equations other than that selected as optimum , but also zooming parts of plots to amplify relevance of the fit and resizing the graph to judge extrapolation effects . |
| 4 | His thesis project involved experiments that had been anticipated by his exhibition model from school : he spent many months during his studies taking part in experiments at the world 's largest ( and working ! ) electron accelerator in Stanford , California , receiving his PhD in 1978 . |
| 5 | In 1981 he joined the South African Defence Force , surviving the pathfinder training with 44 Para Bde. , and taking part in operations deep in Angola . |
| 6 | Stan was an in-flight engineer on Halifax bombers , taking part in operations over Germany , Italy , and occupied France . |
| 7 | Taking part in games is largely an enjoyable pursuit and , in the classroom , brings variety and helps students to get to know each other and their teacher ; games can thus help to create a relaxed , friendly atmosphere . |
| 8 | His work as a paid negotiator caused him to travel through most of New South Wales arbitrating in disputes , taking part in conciliations and talking , talking , talking as industries grew up in the prospering state and workers flooded in from Britain , mostly from Ireland , to claim their share of what were meagre wages . |
| 9 | The interdict prohibited four officials from organising or taking part in pickets of more than six people . |
| 10 | CA is taking part in discussions with Edinburgh University regarding finance for MSc computer facilities . |
| 11 | ‘ I enjoy both compiling all sorts of quizzes and taking part in competitions and league events . |
| 12 | For example , the case of an actor ( Marbé v Edwardes ( George ) Daly 's Theatre [ 1929 ] 1 KB 269 ; Herbert Clayton and Jack Waller Ltd v Oliver [ 1930 ] AC 209 ; the claims in these cases were for breach of contract but the same principle applies in tort ) and the case of a professional golfer who had been prevented from taking part in competitions by his injury ( Mulvaine v Joseph ( 1968 ) 112 SJ 927 ) . |
| 13 | HUNDREDS of Tibetans have been imprisoned since late 1987 for taking part in demonstrations in favour of Tibetan independence from China or for their peaceful expression of dissent from Government policies in Tibet . |
| 14 | Political participation is being interpreted to include not only voting but also contacting MPs or councillors , taking part in demonstrations , signing petitions and joining pressure groups . |
| 15 | At the same time , firms not taking part in takeovers took on more debt , either gradually or in so-called ‘ leveraged recapitalisations ’ — in effect self-takeovers in which firms ' existing shareholders swapped some of their equity into debt . |
| 16 | Educational technology and systems thinking is therefore a controversial approach involving elements of many previous educational trends and taking part in arguments beyond its own orbits . |
| 17 | This stopped banks in the bond-underwriting syndicate run by the country 's big three — Union Bank of Switzerland ( UBS ) , Swiss Bank Corporation ( SBC ) and Crédit Suisse — from taking part in issues organised by other banks . |
| 18 | Erm but yes , lots of people from the flats , either taking part in terms of sitting on the committee and doing all the planning and getting all the various permissions that you needed to do all sorts of things . |
| 19 | John described it to many interviewers as if the free lessons were a concession in return for taking part in performances , but it would be more realistic to regard the performances by the University of Cape Town Ballet as a valuable part of his ballet education . |
| 20 | Studies of students taking part in seminars suggest that posture is also used to indicate a desire to enter the discussion . |
| 21 | The horses , Nelson , Regent , and Baron are part of a world record winning team from Bath , more used to taking part in displays . |
| 22 | Cecilia Taylor first tried a Medau class about 19 years ago and has been ‘ hooked ’ on it ever since ; regularly taking part in displays , rallies and courses . |
| 23 | Taking part in moots will help you in these respects , and also give you experience in the art of persuasion , and of putting a case succinctly and intelligibly . |
| 24 | This section ( 1 ) disqualifies persons in certain trades from acting in any way as a member of a board , ( 2 ) disqualifies a person holding a disqualifying interest in a company from taking part in proceedings in which the company is an applicant or an objector , ( 3 ) disqualifies an employee of a licence holder under the Act , and any person engaged in a business dealing with alcoholic liquor , including the directors , officers and employees of companies engaged in such businesses from acting as a member of a licensing board , ( 4 ) disqualifies a member of a board , who is the owner or tenant of premises , from acting in the granting of a certificate in respect of those premises , ( 5 ) makes it an offence to contravene the section , ( 6 ) declares , subject to the proviso ( that the grant of a new licence is not liable to objection on the ground that one or more of the members of the board who granted it were not qualified to act ) , anything done in contravention of the section void , and ( 7 ) exempts members of a committee to determine the distribution of licences in a new town from disqualification for being members of a board by reason of their membership of the committee . |
| 25 | More people are taking part in sports . |
| 26 | Taking part in protests could jeopardise any existing opportunities of securing a decent employment position for those coming up to graduation . |
| 27 | During the war they both worked in the local Heathcoat factory making parts for aeroplanes — he was Chairman ; she was on the factory floor — then in 1946 they began to plant the garden in earnest . |
| 28 | It could even be of benefit by exposing parts of leaves that would normally be hidden . |
| 29 | Herbally-based remedies of old , using parts of plants fresh or dried in simple infusions , poultices or decoctions , have been found to have great health benefits but , though their method of application is simple , their prescribing is not , since they have to be tailored not only to a given malady , but to the person concerned . |