Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stolidly avoided reacting to the word ‘ murdered ’ . |
| 2 | By identifying cash deficits at the planning stage a firm will be in a good position to arrange financing for the deficit . |
| 3 | This job also involves assisting in the organisation of promotional events in the UK and overseas . |
| 4 | The section prohibits canvassing in the sense of the attempt of an applicant or of another person at his instigation to influence a member of a licensing board to support his application for a grant , renewal or permanent transfer of a licence , or for a regular extension of permitted hours before the application is considered by the board ( subs . |
| 5 | Meanwhile a carefree Madonna goes jogging on the beach with her personal trainer . |
| 6 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 7 | It had stopped raining by the time they drew into the courtyard at Headquarters . |
| 8 | ( Where sounds correspond aurally yet the concept differs depending on the context , further confusion can arise . |
| 9 | The tempo of speech differs depending on the urgency ( rapid ) or deliberation ( slow ) of the speech . |
| 10 | This dissonance is one of the most characteristic sounds of Bulgarian women 's traditional singing ; other striking features are the high-pitched yips which punctuate singing from the Shop and Pirin regions , and Pirin songs also feature strikingly beautiful na visoko ( high ) voices . |
| 11 | In addition , curriculum materials ( eg. , schoolbooks and broadcasts ) for use by pupils studying religious education and by teachers of religious education will be developed drawing on the project 's empirical research data and employing the project 's theoretical work in religious education . |
| 12 | The metal ball swung in a ponderous arc to go crashing into the front of The Haven . |
| 13 | Many teenagers feel embarrassed when asked to sing , and few adults are heard singing around the house or whistling on street corners . |
| 14 | It is an iterative process which involves trawling through the design space of possible configurations until the optimal solution is found . |
| 15 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 16 | 53 ( 1 ) ( c ) [ A ] disposition of an equitable interest or trust subsisting at the time of the disposition , must be in writing signed by the person disposing of the same , or by his agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing or by will . |
| 17 | Ms Fancourt was superb and Ms Coyne would make walking to the bus stop seem a provocative and elegant statement . |
| 18 | He 's gon na come in the car and she does n't fancy walking in the night . |
| 19 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |
| 20 | It landed six inches from my face and before it had stopped quivering in the ground , a red one slapped down next to it . |
| 21 | On the westward side of Heart o' Corrie a path is traced winding up the hill ; it is reached by fording the burn that flows through the glen . |
| 22 | NOW YOU 'VE stopped laughing at the idea of Kevin Costner in tights , you can have a chuckle at the cast rumoured to be lined up for his Robin Hood movie Prince Of Thieves — Danny DeVito ( above ) as Friar Tuck , either Patsy Kensit , Emily Lloyd or Imogen Stubbs as Maid Marian and as Robin 's big buddy Little John , John Goodman , who is reported to have been paid $750,000 just to stay interested in playing Fred Flintstone while the producers look for a script |
| 23 | The girls only stopped laughing by the time they had reached the convent gates . |
| 24 | From this they slide into ‘ Blinding Sun ’ , which has the mighty Mudhoney wallowing in a '60s psychedelic timewarp where the influence of the 13th Floor Elevators can be clearly heard wailing in the basement . |
| 25 | It is nearly always female and her voice is usually heard wailing near the family 's ancestral home just prior to a person 's death . |
| 26 | The three bassets were already in residence , draped snoring on the fireside rug , but they seemed to be used to Debbie because two of them sniffed her in a bored manner and the third merely cocked a sleepy eye at her before flopping back on the rich pile . |
| 27 | You 've got a limited number of slots to sell so you do n't need to go thrashing around the country |
| 28 | just about to go in his room erm Will 's study you know he said , you know , bit late to go knocking on the window , this is the boys ' area er er you know , you should n't be here at this time of night , this is the boys ' area . |
| 29 | The extension means the company will be able to continue trading until the end of the year at least . |
| 30 | After all , what better way is there to get to know the countryside and to become aware of the natural world than to go walking in the countryside ? |