Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spokesmen for the insurance companies seeking to justify this practice have wheeled out a few explanations which include ‘ the client understood that by settling for a poor return on death his ultimate retirement fund would be higher . ’ |
| 2 | Reservoir rocks for the coalification gases deriving from the Westphalian are mainly sandstones of the Rotliegend ( Lower Permian ) . |
| 3 | For the MOH personnel providing the information , they are often a waste of time . |
| 4 | Paramount made a bid for the film rights following publication of Fatima Meer 's book , and a film treatment has gone to Mandela via Meer . |
| 5 | Having once decried ‘ commercialism ’ in all its forms , Oldfield now embraced it : he recorded a disco song , ‘ Not Guilty ’ , and , for reasons that were not altogether clear , was photographed for the music papers posing naked as Rodin 's Thinker . |
| 6 | With this intention firmly planted in her mind , she headed for the back stairs leading down into the kitchens . |
| 7 | The draft prospectus was accompanied by balance sheets for the water authorities projecting their finances 10 years ahead . |
| 8 | Now the job is done by vast machines , which , with their great bulk and ponderous gait , resemble elephants travelling in reverse , the chute for the reject stalks hanging at the back like a canvas trunk . |
| 9 | I went home for the summer holidays weighing seven stone six pounds . |
| 10 | And , imagine all that loose change brought in for the gambling machines bouncing high like metal sparks . |
| 11 | Seminar for the parish councillors planning law and procedures . |
| 12 | Plans are well in hand for the lecture demonstrations taking place in the south west during September ; everyone is working hard to promote ‘ Weston-super-Medau ! ’ |
| 13 | Who is going to be the experienced head for the youth memebers coming thru ? ? |
| 14 | Particles of identical composition and diameter settle at greatly differing velocities if their shapes or surface textures differ , for the drag coefficients resisting passage through the water vary with both of these properties . |
| 15 | During the week OAPs travelling in either direction will be eligible for substantial travel concessions agreed with the major travel companies . |
| 16 | If you go in the loo there 's well for months or during the summer hours counting how many moths was on the window sill and flies , you know , they sort of got more each week when you went and the cobwebs it 's wonderful ! |
| 17 | During the summer months climbing charges rose considerably and it was rumoured that climbing access would be curtailed , due , in part , to malicious damage to gates and fencing ( although there was no proof that this was done by climbers ) . |
| 18 | This was obviously anathema to Ricardou , in particular , and a fairly acrimonious exchange erupted during the conference sessions surrounding this question of referentiality . |
| 19 | He described in detail the amazing story of strange sightings of vast armies of people seen at Midsummer 's Eve at midnight often referred to as the Ghost Troops marching on Souter Fell . |
| 20 | This can be a very traumatic experience as the leader risks looking stupid when things ( as he fears ) may go wrong . |
| 21 | Originally known as the Accounting Standards Steering Committee , it was established by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in January 1970 . |
| 22 | Any inferences regarding the applic-ability of the assessment information to other settings will be based upon the notion of generalisation — that is , an analysis of the inferred or observed similarities between the stimulus conditions obtaining in the assessment procedure and those which are present in other naturally occurring settings . |
| 23 | Certainly , he can enjoy the outcome for a day or two , but there is still a question mark over dealings in the longer term on the all-important economy , with the rivalry between the trading blocs dictating how ‘ special ’ the ‘ relationship ’ is likely to remain . |
| 24 | The particles of resin act as an acid resist , the acid attacks the plate between the resin granules producing minute irregular dots bitten into the plate , the tone of which can be controlled by the length of time the plate is allowed to remain in the acid . |
| 25 | Passing between the granite houses lining the main street of Moretonhampstead , he drove on , his headlights picking out the bends in the serpentine road . |
| 26 | Between the redwood tops carrying away |
| 27 | The meetings came after the publication in February of a report by American lawyers which contained further allegations about the circum stances surrounding the UDA murder of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane at his home in 1989 . |
| 28 | about the army helicopters heading for the clouds ? |
| 29 | In 1967 , when Mr Ceausescu had only been in power two years , he complained about the security forces taking unjustified measures against the people . |
| 30 | Nor had he had any reason to complain about the security measures surrounding visitors to the base . |