Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] " 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 | Attendance at these affairs , which involves queueing for the sandwiches , queueing for a glimpse of the Queen , queueing for the lavatories , queueing to leave , is potent evidence of the continuing talismanic influence of the monarchy . |
| 4 | In the config.sys file you will find many of the commands that need to be individually altered depending on the programs you are running . |
| 5 | This job also involves assisting in the organisation of promotional events in the UK and overseas . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Meanwhile a carefree Madonna goes jogging on the beach with her personal trainer . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Additional programmes can be developed depending on the needs and achievement profile of the student . |
| 10 | The only other comment I had in terms of the scale of settlement , which I think is just touching upon the next point , is that , I mean depending on the conclusions you reach as to the the amount of housing to be provided for in a new settlement , I take the point that Mr Brighton made that you 've got to have a longer term perspective I think that he f that in the ten year period ninety six to two thousand and six that the new settlements to be brought forward during , erm I think it 's really unrealistic to achieve more than twelve fifty , fourteen hundred houses in that period , if you say reach a conclusion there should be two thousand houses in that period in a new settlement , there might be some benefit in having two settlements , each of a capacity of say twelve fifty , f for erm twelve fifty to fifteen hundred that can have capacity for the next plan period , and in other words to assist in meeting the constraints that exist on York that are likely to exist into the future . |
| 11 | It had stopped raining by the time they drew into the courtyard at Headquarters . |
| 12 | ( Where sounds correspond aurally yet the concept differs depending on the context , further confusion can arise . |
| 13 | The tempo of speech differs depending on the urgency ( rapid ) or deliberation ( slow ) of the speech . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | During this time an overall strategy will be developed drawing on the experiences of the selected trial centres in order to provide a firm base for planning of the second phase which will begin in mid-1988 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The metal ball swung in a ponderous arc to go crashing into the front of The Haven . |
| 18 | In San Salvador , children have picked up a catchy radio tune about the Condor brand of condoms and can be heard singing in the streets : " Condor is your friend , — always take him with you ! " |
| 19 | Many teenagers feel embarrassed when asked to sing , and few adults are heard singing around the house or whistling on street corners . |
| 20 | It is an iterative process which involves trawling through the design space of possible configurations until the optimal solution is found . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | They advocate returning to the rates . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Ms Fancourt was superb and Ms Coyne would make walking to the bus stop seem a provocative and elegant statement . |
| 25 | He 's gon na come in the car and she does n't fancy walking in the night . |
| 26 | Most controversially , they recommended stronger police powers to search and arrest brothel-keepers and make soliciting on the streets illegal . |
| 27 | The farm has nine acres of land , including the ruins of an old British indigo factory — a long redbrick wall with trees and bushes growing on the old factory floor , weeds climbing along the bricks . |
| 28 | 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 ) . |
| 29 | It is therefore very pleasing to see appearing in the Ian Allan At War series , Jonathan Falconer 's Stirling At War . |
| 30 | It landed six inches from my face and before it had stopped quivering in the ground , a red one slapped down next to it . |