Example sentences of "[v-ing] some [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having researched extensively into critical writings on Thomas since the publication of the first edition , Anstey has retained seven of the original essays , adding a further seven to give a comprehensive collection reflecting some reappraisal of Thomas 's writings and also responses to new work over the past ten years . |
| 2 | The price would only be fixed at the end of the selling period , generating some uncertainty for the issuer . |
| 3 | During his visit Hammadi reportedly attempted to persuade Iran to press SAIRI into accepting some form of power-sharing deal . |
| 4 | What price seeing some cricket at the Olympics ? |
| 5 | Indeed , a single success if it is too costly in terms of time , commitment , motivation or any other resource , may be at the expense of future changes — and we may be seeing some evidence of this at the moment in terms of the reactive stance of large parts of the service . |
| 6 | Your mind became numbed to everything about human beings except that they pressed close around you all the time , that they slept above or below you , that you could never turn your head without seeing some evidence of their closeness — their clothes or their books or their photographs — that they made it impossible for you ever to be alone . |
| 7 | About 200 people reported seeing some kind of craft landing near the base in 1980 . |
| 8 | Unfortunately it is often the case that writers do not allow themselves to be so free in autobiographical disclosures as to say exactly how they felt on seeing some work of art . |
| 9 | ‘ For the first time since the start of the recession , ’ said Mr Hayward we may be seeing some glimmer of light , particularly as the figures tie in with the slight decrease in receiverships this quarter and with recent reports of an increase in business optimism . |
| 10 | I feel that somewhere over my head is hanging some kind of spirituality . |
| 11 | I feel that somewhere over my head is hanging some kind of spirituality-ometer , and that I have been found wanting . |
| 12 | The younger age group have taken up conspicuous consumption , presumably as a means of recouping some esteem in terms of the apparently dominant and universalistic class criteria . |
| 13 | The first is to provide a Scottish dimension to the study as a whole , allowing some assessment of the significance of historical , cultural and institutional differences , north and south of the border . |
| 14 | However , assuming that basic needs have been met , self-esteem and self-actualisation can be assisted by allowing some measure of independence , and some place for family members to contribute . |
| 15 | There is general agreement about the principle of allowing some measure of independence to the province . |
| 16 | But I still think you should try allowing some credibility on my side too . ’ |
| 17 | Finding a comfortable emotional distance , encouraging and allowing some penetration without being taken over completely , is the task of all relationships . |
| 18 | The brothers Pereire , those dynamic industrialisers inspired by the ideas of Saint-Simon and enjoying some backing from Napoleon III , developed the prototype model of this device . |
| 19 | He in the meantime had taken off in his Jungmann and , together with a visiting Jodel , was enjoying some circuit-bashing at Breighton whilst awaiting my return . |
| 20 | Drawing some inspiration from the American system of neighbourhood law firms but adapting themselves to local conditions and the rules of the legal profession in this country , the law centres now provide a local base for the dissemination of legal services outside the private profession . |
| 21 | But no news is good news , and Mr Clarke has been drawing some comfort from the fact that he has n't heard from his own local family doctor . |
| 22 | With a careful movement , as though handling some instrument of rare delicacy , the woman drew a slim black dagger from her belt and stabbed downward . |
| 23 | Fran read on , deriving some measure of comfort from the less than flattering assessment , although in truth she knew that she was deliberately glossing over the more attractive aspects of the sign . |
| 24 | This will lead to even greater problems when there are errors in scoring or labelling some portion of the lattice . |
| 25 | Some estimates say that up to 9.5 million people are now using some type of dBase , yet the three main variants are not cross-compatible . |
| 26 | This is most effectively done using some variant of the ‘ whistle-a-happy-tune ’ strategy . |
| 27 | Evidence for an association between unemployment and imprisonment has , however , been presented in , various studies from different countries ( Braithwaite 1980 ; Inverarity and Grattet 1987 ; Inverarity and McCarthy 1988 ; Montgomery 1985 ; Laffargue and Godefroy 1987 ) and has been most strongly supported by time series data analysed using some variant of least squares regression . |
| 28 | It was a heroic effort to try to evaluate business units using some notion of market valuation . |
| 29 | Since you can not pronounce any utterance without using some kind of tune and rhythm , you will undoubtedly use your own familiar patterns unless you consciously focus on these features in the new language from the beginning of your language study . |
| 30 | For if you are not exercising aerobically using some form of whole body continuous movement ( brisk walking , jogging , cycling ) for 30 minutes at least three to four times a week , then by definition , you are sedentary . |