Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you think that there 's any scope for perhaps going down that road in the future ? |
| 2 | The test meal contained 12 ml lactulose and was eaten after overnight fasting by each subject within five minutes , again 20 minutes after insulin injection . |
| 3 | After barely moving for most of the 1980s , monthly rents on prime commercial properties in western Berlin suddenly leapt from DM28 at the end of 1989 to DM65 a year later , bubbling up on hopes — now dashed — that the Bundesbank would move to the city , and on speculation that it will eventually become Germany 's seat of government . |
| 4 | Might be worth just thinking about that for me , actually , have a a future negotiation . |
| 5 | In fact love has been defined as not looking at each other , but looking in the same direction . |
| 6 | We give value to a relationship through selflessly ministering to each other 's needs , and we reduce the cost by blending tastes and interests . |
| 7 | RICHARD GUEST ( Romany King ) : ‘ I 've had a bit of a rollicking [ For not riding with more restraint ] . |
| 8 | The reasons for not dealing with these cases in the previous chapter have already been given . |
| 9 | The penalty for not complying with these terms was £5 , of which half towards the relief of the poor of the parish . |
| 10 | What is their reason for not complying with these regulations ? |
| 11 | or , or alternatively because I have n't , I have made this clear throughout , I come to the conclusion that the , the questions as posed erm or posed in any court which any one has yet suggested really ca n't , ca n't be answered or , or there are reasons for not answering at this stage whatever it may be |
| 12 | The prospect of eventually arriving at such a gruesomely underwhelming destination makes me determined to enjoy every moment on the train . |
| 13 | But if weather conditions are really severe , or bad enough to put you off , there is a way of literally getting around this ‘ obstacle ’ . |
| 14 | 7.7.9.1 to rebuild and reinstate at its own expense the Premises or the part destroyed or damaged to the reasonable satisfaction and under the supervision of the Surveyor the Tenant being allowed towards the expenses of so doing upon such rebuilding and reinstatement being completed the amount ( if any ) actually received in respect of such destruction or damage under any such insurance policy or |
| 15 | He said that " the essence of the duty seems more likely to be that of not using without paying rather than of not using at all " . |
| 16 | That is the scheme er as as I see it and unless , unless I I thi , unless that is progressed quickly then as I say I am extremely pessimistic and let me just say Chairman the dangers of not going along that line the dangers of the present scheme which was at the last planning committee meeting or or or was it one of the social services committee anyway , where four were chosen or or it was said choose a small number . |
| 17 | Are you one of those people who despair of ever getting into some of their favourite clothes again ? |
| 18 | Cos she 's gone mad and they put it on her , right , and they , they 're holding her and they 're tapping out of the stage sidewards and she 's sort of like going like this , she , she , thinks all these nice men 'll love me and then like at the end of the show you see them , they 're tapping her out of the studio and putting her into a van and she 's still wearing a straight jacket and smiling at you . |
| 19 | He will be unable to discover possibilities of buying from those who underestimated the eagerness of potential buyers and of then selling to these eager buyers ( who might in turn have underestimated the eagerness of the sellers ) . |
| 20 | After all , there is a vast difference between deliberately stamping on another person 's toes and accidentally tripping over their foot . |
| 21 | It 's worth also noting at this point that if you are a tenant and renting and you lose your job you are eligible for housing benefit , erm if you if you were er buying your house , although you do get some er er you get the interest I believe on your mortgage paid , there are lots of other things that do not get paid but the thing is that if you have a reduction in your income which might happen where one partner say lost a job , er you s you 're eligible for housing benefit but you get nothing as far as company paid mortgage is concerned . |
| 22 | Having more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk compared with not smoking at all , and it takes about a year of non-smoking for that risk to return to normal . |
| 23 | The driver of the 10pm LMS passenger and mail train seemingly overran a home signal at danger and plunged into the rear of the 9.15pm Oxley sidings to Bristol GWR fitted goods before finally colliding with another freight , the 4.45 Westerleigh to Gloucester empties , that was passing on the opposite line . |
| 24 | He pushed Gustafsson to five sets — and led two sets to one at the traditional break — before finally succumbing in another classic . |
| 25 | But it 's important that they get abroad and see these because they also imbibe a lot of feeling from just walking around these places and seeing what the ladies are wearing so it 's very important for them to go to those places . |
| 26 | The logic of this view is that there is no harm in voting Labour or Liberal , or in not voting at all . |
| 27 | By 10.00am we realize our mistake in not pressing on all night . |
| 28 | I know that I will continue to get great pleasure from simply looking at this beautiful image . |
| 29 | Well then I certainly did n't see anybody in there looking like that . |
| 30 | The mother who speaks with obvious dread about a forthcoming visit to the dentist may be responsible for unintentionally passing on that fear to her child . |