Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They drove along the empty country roads , then passed through a couple of small , sleepy villages , the soft golden stone of the houses reflecting the warm sunlight . |
| 2 | As well as Redbridge , WCUK has six schemes under way at present bringing the total value of its work in this sector to £60 million . |
| 3 | Since the Bölkow is designed to go places — Nigel had returned from Cannes only a few days before my flight — this is a most useful addition allowing the relaxed study of maps , approach plates etc , without the constant monitoring of the aeroplane . |
| 4 | With respect to the other products covered by the agreement , the Commission considered that no competition issues have arisen and the Commission adopted a decision allowing the proposed concentration with respect to these aspects of the transactions . |
| 5 | The 3 dB angle of the detector was reduced to 20° using the new collimator . |
| 6 | La Belle Noiseuse ( 15 ) Now offered in two versions — the full , four-hour marathon or the two hour ‘ Divertimento ’ — Jacques Rivette 's luminous film explores the tensions generated when an elderly artist essays a final masterpiece using the beautiful girlfriend of a younger painter as his model . |
| 7 | Draw a pie chart using the following figures : |
| 8 | The next stage is to translate this into actual artwork , ready for exposure using the ultra-violet system . |
| 9 | Simply cross over Scarth Gap from Buttermere using the old packhorse route . |
| 10 | The main purpose of the discussion is to establish that parents understand behaviour good and bad is learned , that children can be ‘ untaught ’ the bad and taught the good , and that it is the parents who do the teaching using the simple methods and techniques you have demonstrated . |
| 11 | So he 'd rushed to the field , catching a sun-dazed pony , scrambling onto the broad back , hair and scurf whitening the new trousers , cantering over the paddocks and clattering into the yard where Peter and Andrew were almost ready . |
| 12 | The lines are perfectly straight , their whiteness defying the ochre ant soil . |
| 13 | It is a complex chart underlining the essential interlinking between the trainees for whom he has responsibility and other departments and personnel . |
| 14 | But the downside is that Pinatubo — which had been dormant for 600 years — may have been the reason we have all been reaching for our brollies and in some cases sandbagging the front door over the past few weeks . |
| 15 | Cos it comprises a checklist encompassing the major requirements necessary to complete and the project and it helps to identify the processes involved , and the stage to which are to be taken , for the s for the successful completion of the project . |
| 16 | FIGURE 5 : Changing direction using the French technique , placing the feet in a ‘ V ’ shape , turned uphill . |
| 17 | It is something altogether stronger to assert that the unemployment rate can only deviate from U * ; as a result of the monetary ( and fiscal ? ) authorities catching the private sector unawares . |
| 18 | On June 17 European Community ( EC ) industry ministers approved proposals allowing the German government to subsidize eastern German shipbuilding yards until December 1993 by up to 36 per cent of estimated turnover after restructuring ( the usual EC maximum being 9 per cent ) . |
| 19 | For example , we have some wonderful cast chimney-piece ornaments reflecting the popular taste of the time — Dick Turpin , Uncle Tom and Babes in the Wood . |
| 20 | This authority accounts using the following funds : |
| 21 | The patients with adenomatous polyps were assigned to one of four study groups using the random sampling quota technique allowing for 10 subjects in each study group . |
| 22 | Finally , it may be mentioned that Hassan , Feinstein and Manko ( 1990 ) have recently obtained another particular solution describing the non-colinear case using the generating technique of Gutsunaev and Manko ( 1988 ) as described here in ( 12.56 ) and ( 15.57 ) . |
| 23 | Each locus was analysed in pairwise combinations for recombination frequencies using the additional data . |
| 24 | Each locus was analysed in pairwise combinations for recombination frequencies using the additional data . |
| 25 | Count the number of words in this sentence using the –1 key . |
| 26 | God — sniff — he dashed down and burnt his fingers yanking the smoking toast from under the grill . |
| 27 | And rules prohibiting the commercial use of some products that the plant was designed to produce have not been rescinded . |
| 28 | Ian then set Jo 's hair using the Pin-curl technique and styled it using products from the Schwarzkopf Silhouette professional range . |
| 29 | Glorious curls by Stephen Way and Jeanne Braa using the luxury Paul Mitchell styling range |
| 30 | People who have a sense of humour are regarded as being balanced and stable compared to people who are depressed and anxious and have difficulty seeing the funny side of life . |