Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [prep] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 2 | But most cattle theft in this region was casual , and increased vigilance on the part of the authorities succeeded in reducing its level in the late nineteenth century . |
| 3 | The more liquid an asset is , the lower is likely to be the income earned from holding it . |
| 4 | Sure enough , the entire church was gutted by fire and the next day the Church authorities responded by saying they would now seek to demolish the church . |
| 5 | But she still had her eyes hidden against seeing her father thrown across the stage . |
| 6 | In addition , the Regional document was the resource on which most schools depended in preparing their own health education policies . |
| 7 | Warner Brothers responded by announcing it would bring Hollywood stars to Teddington Studios . |
| 8 | The US State Department responded by reiterating its rejection of any conditions for the release of hostages , and by emphasizing that US forces deployed in Saudi Arabia were for defensive purposes . |
| 9 | I would surmise that at adolescence such fears remain with girls , whereas boys are diverted towards other anxieties connected with proving themselves . |
| 10 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 11 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 12 | AN EMINENT scientist stands accused of stealing his former PhD student 's ideas and publishing them under his own name . |
| 13 | It pulls drug-takers into a world of filthy needles , poisoned doses and pushers bent upon selling them more addictive and dangerous fixes . |
| 14 | The viability of the new product at various sales and production levels can thus be visualized and its contribution to the planned income gap assessed by drawing its graph on top of the existing product income line in Figure 2.1 . |
| 15 | Until recently , the crucial question centred on the role schools played in determining which children rise socially ( Anthony Heath and John Ridge , ‘ Schools , examinations and occupational attainment ’ , reprinted in Achievement and Inequality in Education , ed . |
| 16 | And the irony entailed in starving myself in order to survive was not altogether lost on me . |
| 17 | Francis made it clear Wednesday were n't interested , even at £4 million or more , which is a new experience for Wednesday supporters accustomed to seeing their best players sold to more ambitious clubs . |
| 18 | Let me assure all you good citizens and voters of Riverbank that no stone shall remain unturned , no avenue unexplored , no expense spared in ridding our fair community of this dreadful menace . |
| 19 | The speed gained by operating her rotors from a paltry 45 kW source was the equivalent to that obtained had another Diesel of 370 kW been coupled in series to the existing two . |
| 20 | synthesis is part of the thinking involved in making something happen . |
| 21 | It is a text which explores the pain and grief caused by having one 's desires destroyed by the pressures of social convention and it is this set of emotions which has sustained its reputation in gay subcultures . |
| 22 | But it had taken Duncan Bradford 's vision to persuade his agent that James was gifted enough to be worthy of the expense involved in letting him study medicine . |
| 23 | Equally , there is a good case for holding that understanding should proceed in both directions , although , like all such compromises , that sets problems with the tension involved in combining them . |
| 24 | In June a major scandal began to emerge involving securities dealers who had made secret compensation payments to favoured clients for losses incurred through taking their advice . |
| 25 | The President left without buying it and headed back , with no sign of security or presidential pomp , towards the Elysee , the journalists and the ‘ ballet ’ of ministers that called and called again in a seemingly endless round of consultation . |
| 26 | Insisting that the Platform was not fighting against the party but rather for its " democratic renewal aimed at adapting it to a multiparty system " , Shostakovsky called on Platform supporters to remain inside the CPSU until after the congress ( a view endorsed on April 12 by leading radical Boris Yeltsin ) , and criticized a call made by fellow Democratic Platform leader Igor Chubais on April 11 for Platform supporters to resign their CPSU membership immediately . |
| 27 | Conservationists have expressed concern over the future of Britain 's peatlands because a deal aimed at preserving them agreed in January 1992 [ see ED 55 ] has still not been signed and could be abandoned . |
| 28 | Thus statutory removal of children was perceived as exceptional , and good practice aimed at minimizing it . |
| 29 | His talk was just that , talk aimed at intimidating her , but she would never give him the satisfaction of allowing him to succeed . |
| 30 | Your performance against your job description and progress made towards achieving your objectives will be reviewed on a regular basis . |