Example sentences of "[vb -s] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The third involves establishing a breach of that duty through the unauthorised use of the information . |
| 32 | Such courses have to develop an element of ‘ theory ’ or ‘ analysis ’ in order to acquire academic legitimacy ; which risks producing a counter-reaction from practitioners . |
| 33 | ’ Oh yeah , that 's a funny picture , ’ he says cracking a smile . |
| 34 | If you do n't and slalom continues to be so poorly attended it risks becoming a has-been sport . |
| 35 | It risks turning a triumph into an irrelevance . |
| 36 | He also describes attending a ceremony held by Croatian emigres at Bleiburg in 1985 , where he " spoke with many survivors of the event . |
| 37 | In a speech to the European Parliament on March 21 he declared : " It is in the West 's own interest to seek the integration of eastern and central Europe into the family of European democracy because otherwise it risks creating a zone of hopelessness , instability and chaos , which would threaten western Europe every bit as much as the Warsaw Pact tank divisions of old . " |
| 38 | Martin Dyer may soon have a lot more time to play with his daughter … he says following a maintenance order from the Child Support Agency he may not be able to afford to work . |
| 39 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 40 | Adding the constraint involves adding a row with no negative pivot , so the down-problem is infeasible . |
| 41 | These mathematical concepts are obviously rather well suited to represent the physical idea of superposition , which involves adding a bit of this to a bit of that . |
| 42 | But this is a plot development — the plot development — and , if it involves turning a couple of Aled Jones types into Oliver Reeds , why let logic get in the way ? |
| 43 | It is this procedure , which involves turning a reductionist methodology into a reductionist philosophy , that is the manoeuvre so popular among molecular biologists and some geneticists , but , fortunately , is rather rarer among psychologists or neurobiologists . |
| 44 | Marketing a school involves balancing a society 's needs for a cultured population against the immediate demands of parents , providers and consumers so as to maximise the school 's contribution to the well-being of society at large |
| 45 | One biologist recalls seeing a mother trying to lift a sick baby to its feet and screaming with frustration when she was unable to . |
| 46 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 47 | SMILE intends developing a family of Sparc-based library cells as the basis for a next-generation family of embedded microcontrollers aimed meant to give subscribers such as Philips Semiconductor of Philips Electronics NV and the French firm Matra MHS a leg up . |
| 48 | SMILE intends developing a family of Sparc-based library cells as the basis for a next-generation family of embedded microcontrollers , with the aim of giving subscribers such as the Philips Semiconductor arm of Philips Electronics NV and the French firm Matra MHS SA a leg-up . |
| 49 | Implementation includes establishing a structure and a sharing of responsibility between the head , other senior members of staff and individual teachers who carry out the tasks involved in identifying staff development needs , with formulating a programme and with evaluating its implementation . |
| 50 | At present the work of the Palaeontological Department staff in Scotland includes providing a service to the field staff related to long term field projects and site investigation enquiries , curating the extensive collections of Scottish fossils in their care and conducting specialist research . |
| 51 | Charles recalls kicking a hole in his bedroom door when he was sent to his room for no good reason . |
| 52 | Second Lieutenant Campana , whom we have seen earlier on the Mort Homme , recalls dispatching a ration party of eight men one night in March . |
| 53 | She also recalls reading a dictionary definition of " Clepsydra " , a " water-clock " or water-glass . |
| 54 | There are various means of inducing hypnosis — but not one of them includes swinging a watch on a chain before your eyes ! |
| 55 | His experience in retail and shopping centre management includes managing a number of shopping centres in New Zealand . |
| 56 | The company intends making a beta version of the NT software available next month . |
| 57 | The provision relates , however , only to the beginning of development and this apparently includes digging a trench or putting a peg in the ground . |
| 58 | Exhibitors must be members of the society and pay £1 for the privilege , which includes receiving a copy of the show register . |
| 59 | Yeats recalls receiving a letter from Lionel Johnson ‘ denouncing Wilde with great bitterness ’ ; Johnson believed that Wilde got a ‘ ‘ sense of triumph and power , at every dinner-table he dominated , from the knowledge that he was guilty of that sin which , more than any other possible to man , would turn all those people against him if they but knew'' ’ ( Yeats , Autobiographies , 285 ) . |
| 60 | Kenneth Baker , the Conservative Party chairman , has made it clear that he intends mounting an attack on the Labour leader 's personal qualities . |