Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] a new [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several wild song thrushes in different parts of Britain — and some blackbirds too — have been heard singing a new song that bears a striking resemblance to the distinctive electronic warble of British Telecom 's ‘ trimphones ’ . |
| 2 | You might think opening a new gentleman 's outfitters in Savile Row is like taking coal to Newcastle . |
| 3 | I suggest buying a new cone of yarn , unless you happen to have one in the cupboard that is untouched and which still has the price paid for it . |
| 4 | Divorce also affects your will and you should consider making a new will if you get divorced . |
| 5 | The three proposed drafting a new constitution for those republics which wished to stay in Yugoslavia as a " conferation of equal republics and peoples " and the signing of a " historic agreement " between the Serbian and Moslem communities in Bosnia . |
| 6 | On Jan. 10 the Federal Assembly had approved opening a new inquiry into those working in parliament , government and the president 's office in order to unmask former StB agents and collaborators . |
| 7 | He 'd been walking home after celebrating starting a new job after nine months on the dole when he was set upon . |
| 8 | To avoid creating a new problem I have had to shorten slightly the northward move of the Clerk Street stop . |
| 9 | We can envisage creating a new group of instructions by selecting one of the operations already met with , and producing an " iterated " version of it . |
| 10 | The only cause for rejoicing in Downing Street as a result of the new West German proposals — outlined in a letter sent to President Mitterrand this week - is that the Strasbourg summit will not now decide on a date when EC governments should begin negotiating a new treaty for monetary union . |
| 11 | If a lot of juggling and rearrangement of figures is necessary to transfer the information to the forms then it is worth considering adopting a new procedure for preparing the tax computation . |
| 12 | If the job requires re-running a new form will be submitted by the New OED computer group . |
| 13 | And that requires embracing a new ideal : collective entrepreneurship . |
| 14 | Cheatering putting a new label up ! |
| 15 | Battling with the hospital bureaucrats , he 's finally permission to experiment using a new drug aimed at sufferers of Parkinson disease called L Dopa . |
| 16 | He takes an active role in key planning and new model decisions — most recently to start manufacturing a new car in the US — while , say employees , being happy to let others take the credit . |
| 17 | Fortunately , while this project was under discussion , Dean at Leicester Aquatics started using a new supplier of unusual fish , and received a number of interesting species including several Synodontis . |
| 18 | Scientists want to start testing a new drug which could revolutionise the treatment of cancer . |
| 19 | In some ways , I suppose buying a new detector is much like buying a new car . |
| 20 | Would that be er a practical thing to do or would you have to start redesigning a new aircraft ? |
| 21 | Bootham Bar in York is to be closed to traffic from March 7–20 as British Gas workmen continue laying a new main . |
| 22 | An hour or so was spent drafting a new outline for this second approach on the mysteries of the Coniunctio and , when she was satisfied that its thread was strong enough to guide her through the maze , she took up again the pursuit of Mercurius through the bridal-chambers of the mind . |
| 23 | Both approaches therefore involved attributing a new meaning to the situation . |
| 24 | Every practical success is partial since a new problem always emerges demanding a new resolution . |
| 25 | Clearly ( as the employers were quick to point out ) keyboarding had nothing in common with what a man had learnt during his apprenticeship : it meant acquiring a new skill , But the men 's reluctance is still Surprising , and seems to be unique to Edinburgh . |
| 26 | But replacing the still popular linked rectangular sink and drainer that fit over a base unit will mean fitting a new worksurface , and perhaps even a new base unit as well — a much more difficult task . |
| 27 | A total refurbishment is planned for the foyer and front-of=house areas , which will mean adding a new floor level with its own bar , adding a cafe facility , improving wheelchair access , moving and expanding gallery space and refurbishing the studio . |
| 28 | To save installing a new Economy 7 hot water cylinder , the existing cylinder can be converted to direct or ( better still ) indirect operation by a wall-mounted gas circulator . |
| 29 | By Summer 1964 the decision had been made to extend Doctor Who 's life by another season , which meant having a new series ready to start screening by the autumn of that year . |
| 30 | It had meant starting a new drug , heparin , an anti-coagulant administered by self-injection . |