Example sentences of "[v-ing] this [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't matter to her , did it , so why , then , was she pursuing this like a dog with a bone ? |
| 2 | Perhaps I 'm not suggesting this as a sort of erm a definite wording just as a s sug as a suggestion erm to the effect that the settlement should best serve the development needs arising in Greater York rather than the demand generated from outside the area . |
| 3 | German officials noted Ukraine 's successes in dealing with national minorities on its territory , suggesting this as an example to other Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) member countries . |
| 4 | ‘ I wonder if we 're handling this in the right way , ’ he said cautiously . |
| 5 | As I was typing this on the computer ( my VDU is a television set ) , the screen went odd with flashing lines and all the words missing . |
| 6 | Streaming is appearing again and the government seem to be encouraging this with the creation of City Technology Colleges . |
| 7 | The Americans countered by accepting this for the first ten years , but adding an extra M per cent interest , bringing the annual figure to £40 million for the remaining fifty-two years . |
| 8 | Accepting this as a broad description of the current state , we now examine some real-time data in order to confirm the direction of change . |
| 9 | Added to this is the perpetual insecurity reserve police suffer as a result of the management 's control over the renewal of their contract : and sergeants are not averse to using this as a threat in parades . |
| 10 | I believe that in 100 years people will look back on the middle of the twentieth century as a nightmare period when mankind suddenly discovered the means to destroy itself , and was seriously considering using this as a preferable alternative to reconciling differing political views . |
| 11 | Moshe Gerstenhaber , chairman of Kall-Kwik Printing , has been using this as a promotional feature : ‘ If ever evidence was needed to prove the merits of franchising , the present difficult trading conditions have to be an example . ’ |
| 12 | Apart from that , the Empress had announced that if her husband went , she would accompany him — possibly using this as a means of persuading him not to go . |
| 13 | Greengross ( 1986 ) suggests , that using this as a basis , there should be a general power |
| 14 | Using this as a starting point , we would not expect the kinds of social pressure defined by anomie-type theories to force change from one finite state to the other . |
| 15 | I have n't actually got a , a poem for this , I was saying to you that I would use this , I intend using this as a writing exercise , because the , the colour of her mouth and the colour of the piece of boot in the background , just stands out to me , it says , its about to me hidden desire of some sort , either the artist 's or hers or mine I do n't know |
| 16 | you know , er briefly er a amend er on to using this as a backcloth as it were . |
| 17 | If our work with pupils is based on valuing what they bring to their lessons , and using this as a basis for development , then the element of chance can be minimised . |
| 18 | Mr Chairman , er , it 's an important point , but I 'm so fed up with hearing people using this as a political issue , erm , and , and , and I 'm a high critic of the government er , for many other reasons , but I would like to know where these people think the money would come from . |
| 19 | If you need to research or get further information , check that this is vital and that you 're not using this as an excuse . |
| 20 | And Jim 's point about you know gettin using this as an opportunity to er s |
| 21 | 7.3 The Personal Interview takes the reviewing process a step further by using this as an Instrument of Assessment . |
| 22 | We are using this as an opportunity to try an alternative method of staffing . |
| 23 | But rather than simply using this for the purpose of political comment in a static model of the communication process , the rationale behind its retention here is that there are real and important differences between these two groups and their relationships , and work , with the media . |
| 24 | I 'm not used to using this on a circle . |
| 25 | It 's awkward using this without a mouse . |
| 26 | I think the idea of using this in the foreground er , as I was saying , with landscapes , and the same thing applies to seascapes as well , it 's nice to have a bit of detail lower down , but I do n't think that the the background , the sort of , main part of the photograph is terribly strong . |
| 27 | They argued that enterprises would not reduce their prices but simply would accumulate stocks of finished goods , financing this by the issue of bills of exchange . |
| 28 | From school , Rudd joined Rolls-Royce in 1938 as an apprentice in the motor car division , seeing this as a stepping stone towards an ambition that was already formed . |
| 29 | However , do n't get carried away to the extent of seeing this as a purely legal problem . |
| 30 | The Patent Office also promoted the use of chemistry in soil analysis , seeing this as a means of preventing the exhaustion of nutrients . |