Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | For all three junction types the mean value of B is lower than the 3.5 expected for unbiased responding despite the fact that overall subjects gave more ‘ No ’ responses than ‘ Yes ’ ones . |
| 2 | That might seem like a long time , but the issues have clearly been complex , and have been progressed as quickly as possible not least through vigourous prodding by the D O E , keen to see approval of a long term development strategy for Greater York and more importantly , a statutory definition of the York gre greenbelt . |
| 3 | ‘ There are different levels of alert depending on the seriousness of the fire , ’ he explained . |
| 4 | He adds that ‘ anyone who has knowledge of masonic working in the higher degrees , will mark a part of one ceremony which maintains a record of this in its ritual . ’ |
| 5 | In the roof space , check the thickness of the insulation ( the standard is now 100mm/4in ) ; look carefully for signs of woodworm , particularly around the hatch , and for any signs of damp entering through the roof covering , especially at the eaves . |
| 6 | Was Curle really worth that or was this the City of old paying over the odds ? |
| 7 | The conversation , the ‘ dinner of two complete courses , variety of wines and the regimental band of musick playing in the square ’ all enchanted Boswell , and according to him , Johnson too , whom he reports as saying , ‘ I shall always remember this fort with gratitude . ’ |
| 8 | An hour of easy plodding over the glacier found us on a hideously loose moraine which we climbed precariously , balancing on huge boulders held loosely in a matrix of soft cement . |
| 9 | Using a combination of Top-End working with the NCR Comten Communications Processor , customers gain the ability to use their in-place 3270 terminal networks , many of which are huge , to switch between IBM 3270 applications on the SNA host and block mode applications on the Unix host . |
| 10 | Two distinctive features of the cormorant are a patch of white feathers where the legs meet the body , and another area of white extending from the rear of one eye under the head to the rear of the other eye . |
| 11 | As frailty increases that kind of basic tending by the family may ease the terminal phase for everyone , practically and emotionally . |
| 12 | The sound of high-pitched wailing from the woods indicated that the village women were being held there , out of sight but close enough to hear what was going on . |
| 13 | In this chapter we consider of casual working in the hotels and catering sector . |
| 14 | Our investigations of casual working in the catering industry confirmed the impressions given by the data from the LFS that most casual workers did not want to work on a regular , continuous basis . |
| 15 | Hits are broken on the show and bands that have n't yet got a record deal are often booked to appear As a result of heavy plugging on The Hitman And Her , Virgin gave Sandra 's Everlasting Love a UK release , but as soon as it went top 40 the programme dropped it , claiming it was not about pop hits . |
| 16 | I was looking forward to a couple of hours of vigorous strolling in the company of what I assumed would be a garrulous , suitably eccentric English guide . |
| 17 | There is a lot of humorous reminiscing by the veterans about previous pilgrimages , about blisters , about the student who was cautioned for cooling his feet in a public reservoir , about the crippling last mile of the pilgrimage which , apparently ( who says we 're not living in the Middle Ages ? ) , we walk barefoot . |
| 18 | But erm er so I thought that was er so that was the only thing that I would actually pick up on there erm and the one thing I noticed this time , and you did n't , I mean this was n't the case when you did erm the role play this morning , but this time , and I do n't know whether it was because you had less confidence with what , with actual talking about the product , but you had very little eye contact with Maggie . |
| 19 | you made us with white quilting on the front , oh it sounds awful now , but |
| 20 | Using the RAIS software , based on Sun Microsystems Inc 's Open Network Computing distributed computing and with a Motif-based front-end , users can tie VAX/VMS , Unix workstations , MS-DOS and Macintosh client systems to pairs or groups of Concurrent servers , with automatic re-routing in the event of failure . |
| 21 | Using the RAIS software , based on Sun Microsystems ' ONC distributed computing and with a Motif-based front-end , users can tie VAX/VMS , Unix workstations , PC and Macintosh client systems to pairs or groups of Concurrent servers , with automatic re-routing in the event of failure . |
| 22 | So , if they are paddocked lower on a hillside , they frequently wear a track with restless pacing along the highest fence — rather than along any other . |
| 23 | He could only guess at where the angled metal of the sprung bolt might be , and hope that with sufficient working around the card would eventually ease it back . |
| 24 | was adapted from traditional preaching on the emptiness of human boasting . |
| 25 | One day , soon after our night outside the castle , Princess Flavia and I were riding through the town when we saw a group of people dressed in black going to the church . |
| 26 | The tiny lady in purple looking after the money , 78 years old and no bigger than twopennorth of copper , was Jess Wilson who turned out to have been a British clay pigeon champion many years ago . |
| 27 | In considering the attractions of this new discourse on culture , it is worth noting that , despite pressures to put a " vocational " gloss on arts education , the mood of the post-war intelligentsia was in general moving to the right , away from a concern with social issues . |
| 28 | Part of a proceeding , such as a motion , may not be transferred from a county court to the High Court with the proceedings in general remaining in the county court ( Re Kouyomdjian ( 1956 ) 2 All ER 286 ) . |
| 29 | Later the company joined enthusiastically in general dancing to the music of Fred Lewendon and his Harlequins dance band . ’ |
| 30 | Symptom : Larger fish , in particular gasping at the surface . |