Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third , the Audit Commission recommended that for mentally ill people the NHS should continue as the main authority responsible for care , but the possibility should remain for developing a central budget similar to that proposed for elderly people ; alternatively , the NHS should have the ability to purchase local authority services on a contractual basis . |
| 2 | Elizabeth , dear , we 'll have to see about training a new cook . ’ |
| 3 | So who cared about having a too-honest face ? |
| 4 | He goes off having a certain amount of difficulty walking , the sharp little packets no doubt cutting into the delicate peachstone flesh of his testicles . |
| 5 | If you believe in cycle theories , you could be forgiven for thinking a big one is due about now : the last big quakes have occurred in 1633 , 1703 , 1782 , 1853 and 1923 . |
| 6 | Add to that the attempts by the Crown Estates to increase the river rent for the Lymington river and South Coast boat-owners could be forgiven for feeling a little shell-shocked . |
| 7 | PC computer users could be forgiven for feeling a little superior and more ‘ computer literate ’ than their Macintosh or Atari counterparts who use graphical representations of commands ( or icons ) to control their computer . |
| 8 | The government 's new arrangements for replacing the nice , simple Independent Living Fund are so complex that one could be forgiven for feeling a little bit confused . |
| 9 | I have spent most of my career in two specific areas and therefore I am sure I can be forgiven for saying a special thank you and farewell to Inroads and an extra special thank you and goodbye to Roadcare . |
| 10 | In a letter in the Gentleman 's Magazine of 1790 , ‘ Philippos ’ , identified by Pugh as Granville Penn , who was to play a central role in the foundation of the London Veterinary College , wrote that he ‘ had often lamented the failure of the plan which the late ingenious M Bourgelat had formed for establishing a veterinary school in England ’ . |
| 11 | If you answer yes to even one question , you should seriously think about buying a new bed . |
| 12 | If you yearn to watch the late-night movie in bed , or ca n't bear missing your favourite soap opera while cooking supper , then you might think about buying a portable TV . |
| 13 | On Dec. 1 , 1989 , Anatoli Ananev , editor of the Writers ' Union journal Oktyabr , was dismissed for publishing a satirical article about Pushkin ( by the exiled writer Andrei Sinyavsky ) and a novel which criticized Lenin . |
| 14 | The consultant engineer for the canal was William Jessop , and he suggested building flights of locks instead , to carry the canal over the hill , but James Barnes , the resident engineer , argued for starting a new tunnel on a different route , and in due course this was agreed . |
| 15 | I apoligise for putting a long list of questions to the Minister , but I gave him advance notice and I hope that he will answer most of them . |
| 16 | A statement issued by the politburo of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( DFLP ) on April 5 stated that the organization 's deputy secretary-general , Yassir Abd Rabbuh , had been dismissed after creating a breakaway faction in mid-January . |
| 17 | Milton 's Paradise Lost or Spenser 's Faerie Queene are applauded for bringing a sophisticated use of classical epic conventions into English , creating national works which stand comparison with those of antiquity . |
| 18 | All you need to know about creating a true cottage garden — including plants and shrubs , layouts and accessories . |
| 19 | Delinquent White youths were described as ‘ uncivilised ’ ; ‘ barbarians ’ who adopted unattractive clothing , listened to American-influenced music and ‘ savagely ’ attacked innocent victims ; they were also blamed for initiating a steady decline in sexual mores . |
| 20 | John Major and Chris Patten know that , if the Tories lose office , they will be blamed for fighting a negative campaign , for failing to create a Conservative vision for the nineties . |
| 21 | If the player tampers with those , he is blamed for hitting a sour note , not praised for a daring interpretation . |
| 22 | Any effective loft which a golfer may have enjoyed through using a flexible shaft can be restored by an adjustment of the clubface . |
| 23 | He has been fined for exposing a wrong that England and Pakistan seemed happier keeping under the carpet . |
| 24 | He 'd been fined for having a dangerous vehicle . |
| 25 | Well , if death can ever be glamorous , that , I suppose , is the glamorous side of war casualties , but I think we need to spend the rest of our time very much looking at what it was like for the ordinary people of St Aldate's. erm And here , I apologise for producing a modern slide of Carfax , but I think just to remind you that we are talking about a very busy crowded city area , and erm about a city whose whole aspect was changing during the war . |
| 26 | As a subscriber to Marxism Today , Robyn had suffered occasional qualms of guilt because she did n't cycle to work instead of driving , but she had never been attacked for owning a foreign car before . |
| 27 | As a chairman , I did n't have to worry about finding a particular part to put in a piece of kit to make it work . |
| 28 | Stiff Little Fingers was my life when I was younger and I jumped at the idea of being able to do a few gigs without spending months away from home and having to worry about recording a new album as soon as we finished . |
| 29 | Rugby League ref turned raconteur Billy Thompson was again the speaker , booked after making a big hit at Darlington Cricket Club 's do . |
| 30 | Midfielder Mick Tait is included after completing a four-match ban . |