Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ceremonies were overshadowed by disagreements between the federal and Slovak authorities , reflecting tension surrounding the imminent dissolution of the federation " a development which Dubcek had strongly opposed . |
| 2 | It is a good idea to make a BOOT disk in case you ever have problems when you first turn the machine on and it has difficulty reading the hard drive . |
| 3 | James said , getting up but still hunched over , ‘ a friend indeed ! ’ then noticing blood staining the white shirt cuff : ‘ Your knuckles , man … ’ |
| 4 | The extremely utilitarian front end of the Sprinters is displayed against the massive ironwork of the Forth Bridge by No 150284 as it heads south working the 13.40 Dundee to Edinburgh train on 29 August 1988 . |
| 5 | Recent absurdities of the tort litigation system have included the parents ofa teenager who had committed suicide suing the Catholic church because a priest allegedly gave their son poor advice , and a series of bankrupt borrowers suing their banks for lending them too much money . |
| 6 | the reason for the dog 's sadness was the tightly wound wire netting the stupid kennel woman had wrapped around his jaws as a makeshift muzzle . |
| 7 | She 'd never seen Ace showing the slightest sign of domesticity in either his London flat or the Monaco apartment . |
| 8 | How do we prevent learning becoming the educational equivalent of driving up a motorway ? |
| 9 | Moreover , MDC 's relatively modest housing programme for the initial area , its mixture of public and private provision and the fact that it has not displaced existing residents prevented housing becoming the political minefield for MDC that it was for LDDC . |
| 10 | This brief has been fulfilled with distinction , and every three or four months for the past 20 years the office has produced an objective , well-documented , literate , and attractively presented booklet encapsulating the known facts about subjects ranging from suicide , rabies and heart disease , to the cost of running hospitals and what the public expects from the NHS , always adding a few percipient comments and conclusions of its own for good measure . |
| 11 | Perhaps she even got Grandma thinking the same , not realizing that Grandma was a person who needed the near-replica of her childhood to make a background for her life ; and that although she gave , she also received . |
| 12 | PCR was used to amplify DNA encoding the putative visceral isoform from adult rabbit stomach RNA . |
| 13 | It is a well preserved arch using the Composite Order . |
| 14 | On Feb. 26 the government banned journalists from East Timor , seeking to pre-empt publicity surrounding the expected arrival , from Lisbon , of a " peace ship " , the Lusitania Expreso , carrying some 100 overseas Timorese and reporters intending to lay a wreath at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili , where the November massacre took place . |
| 15 | The excellent organisation , the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture , collected evidence showing the psychological condition in which people arrive in this country . |
| 16 | Smith 's was a well-taken goal as well , Peter Murray 's perfectly timed pass springing the offside trap to send the striker through to put Portadown 2–1 up in 27 minutes . |
| 17 | HIT THE NORTH , a celebration of Scandinavian bands , takes place at London 's Marquee with Eggstone , Poverty Stinks and Sharing Patrol playing the first night and Bel Canto , SS Sol and Inferno 5 playing the second night . |
| 18 | Every new Northern Ireland Secretary takes office bearing the slender hopes of the British people that he will at last prove the man who can draw forth the sword from the stone , and translate into reality the ritual expressions of faith about restoring peace to the province . |
| 19 | Otherwise he was forced to waste time giving the whole paper a wash of flat tone each time . |
| 20 | Once the system has established what is being asked of it , the request is stored so that the next time it comes up there is no need to waste time asking the same questions over again . |
| 21 | Yesterday Barry was back at work but said he had considered giving up his job and moving house following the horrific incident . |
| 22 | At Sadler 's Wells , he mounted Morceaux enfantins for the Theatre Ballet and , having no new ballet to work on , spent time preparing the new cast for its public premiere on 6 April 1948 . |
| 23 | Luibeilt is a junction of tracks on the Abhainn Rath stream — this route takes the one running west following the right bank . |
| 24 | First day for me , because I was in the farming was doing afternoon milking the first few days . |
| 25 | However , many agreements included provision covering the possible effects of technological change on working conditions and the quality of working life . |
| 26 | You may have difficulty getting the third side to join the other two sides and still be 5cm long . |
| 27 | For example , National & Provincial Building Society offered a mortgage helpline and hints for those who might have difficulty meeting the new level of payments . |
| 28 | It appeared unlikely , however , that de Klerk would have difficulty steering the proposed legislation through the Parliament , where the ruling National Party together with the pro-reform Democratic Party controlled almost three-quarters of the seats . |
| 29 | The department undertakes highly focused research addressing the current needs of industry . |
| 30 | Both produce syn-gas using the same chemical reactions used to make water gas . |