Example sentences of "[vb -s] [v-ing] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Predicating a theme involves using an it-structure ( also called a cleft structure ) to place an element near the beginning of the clause , as in It was the book that received a great deal of publicity in China , it was a great deal of publicity that the book received in China , or It was in China that the book received a great deal of publicity . |
| 2 | Thus if the coursework involves using an EP system called X , then X source files should be in a form that other tools can read . |
| 3 | This involves gaining an idea of villagers ' senses of their past and future fates , their senses of history , and their identities with others sharing or differences from those not sharing their fates . |
| 4 | Yeah , well he is the one that needs keeping an eye on |
| 5 | We are proposing , along with Cotte , that let evokes much more than merely the speech act of giving permission : it signifies giving an event access to existence , permitting something by not intervening to obstruct its being accomplished . |
| 6 | It covers choosing an enterprise , identifying customers and the sort of holiday they like , finance , publicity , marketing , legal requirements and using fresh farm produce . |
| 7 | Kenneth Baker , the Conservative Party chairman , has made it clear that he intends mounting an attack on the Labour leader 's personal qualities . |
| 8 | More often that not it merely involves holding an arm still . |
| 9 | In the case of both decision-making and monitoring , therefore , Williamson argues that realizing gains from comparative advantage requires forming an elite , and therefore a hierarchy . |
| 10 | One of partners is Stores who are implementing a strategic store-based application which involves having an R S six thousand in every single shop with a SQL Server on every single box . |
| 11 | Those torches generate tremendous heat and I should also imagine that anyone who even contemplates using an oxyacetylene torch on an atom bomb is an obvious candidate for the loony-bin . ’ |
| 12 | The many criticisms that have been made of this body of work will be recognised , but again we will be arguing that it has much to teach us , especially as regards incorporating an understanding of instinctive behaviour into an understanding of social relations and moral careers . |
| 13 | The process of recovery involves making an inventory of one 's previous wrongs and defects of characters , admitting them to one 's self , to God and to another human being and making amends to those one has harmed , except when to do so would injure them or others . |
| 14 | In practice that means keeping an eye out for leadership qualities and sometimes selecting on that basis and , at the same time , encouraging the absorption of certain leadership precepts by those who do not seem to possess them in a natural way . |
| 15 | Whether it means buying an alarm clock , making packed lunches the night before or ironing while watching television , method and routine , knowing what you have to do and finding the best way to do it will overcome most problems . |
| 16 | This means running an earth wire ( 4mm 2 , or 2.5mm 2 if run in conduit ) from the main earthing point and linking it to the hot and cold pipes , the taps and any metal fittings such as metal sinks . |
| 17 | Delivering economic development means creating an environment of enterprise and capability within which success can bloom . |
| 18 | That means reaching an agreement with Denmark on the Maastricht treaty which is acceptable to all the other member states as well . |
| 19 | That means taking an interest in little things as well as big ones . |
| 20 | It means inflicting an injury which would be severely punished by a court of law if it was inflicted during an argument . |
| 21 | Here we may formally write the ground-state as , in which case the spin and orbitally allowed transition involves transferring an electron from one ligand to the metal , giving as the upper state . |
| 22 | For thirdly he is careful not to reveal how much he dislikes losing an argument . |
| 23 | ‘ No politician likes leaving an election campaign in full swing , but Britain 's farmers and fishermen expect me to do the job I was appointed for and I am not prepared to take the risk of measures hostile to the UK getting through because I am not there , ’ said Mr Curry , who is defending a 17,000 Conservative majority . |
| 24 | Its best role is the diplomatic and peacekeeping one — which is quite different from peace-enforcing , since that involves imposing an end to fighting . |
| 25 | She makes painting an oil look so easy that the student will automatically start believing he will be capable of the same . |
| 26 | Archer ( 1987 ) suggests adopting an approach which assumes the influence of all social categorizations , rather than simply gender , on psychological subjects . |
| 27 | He claims keeping an eye on statistics , no less , helped him realise what was required of him . |
| 28 | It also proposes an environment charter setting out the Institute 's environment strategy and even suggests establishing an Environment Faculty in the longer term . |