Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's about building up a character till you know everything . |
| 2 | On this basis , no parents would consider abortion for ‘ Reason four ’ ( see Chapter five ) ; everything possible would be done to help the survival of the severely handicapped ; parents would in almost all cases wish to keep their child , and there would be no actual difference between bringing up a child who was mentally handicapped and one who was not , or one who was disabled or one who was not , unless the necessary support services were lacking . |
| 3 | Two of these scholars , Edward Foxe and Thomas Cranmer , who were both members of Anne Boleyn 's faction at court , were responsible for drawing up a document called the Collectanea satis copiosa , in which they advanced a claim of imperial sovereignty for the English monarchy . |
| 4 | Matthieu was also responsible for drawing up a plan of the New Town ( see p. 138 ) but he died in 1352 before completing more than four chapels in the cathedral choir . |
| 5 | Established by Congress on Aug. 2 , it was given responsibility for drawing up a plan within 150 days for the " pacification " of the country . |
| 6 | This system provides a mechanism for drawing together a cast of informal innovation players around ideas which are often not part of one 's assigned work ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1988 ) . |
| 7 | The Bulgarian Telecommunications Co , which last week gave contracts to Siemens AG , L M Ericsson Telefon AB , Alcatel NV and Northern Telecom Ltd under its $300m modernisation programme , says it will announce two more foreign investors shortly : ‘ We will announce soon our partners for building up a surface satellite station and for introduction of a new digital overlay network , ’ Antoni Slavinski , deputy chairman told Reuter ; and a joint venture between Bulgarian Telecommunications Co and US Sprint International Inc will start operating on April 15 ; Sprint Business Telecommunications Co will enable customers in Bulgaria to link host and personal computers with others around the world , and says it already has some 50 applications , mostly from foreign companies operating in Bulgaria . |
| 8 | The most common rates for building up a pension are 1/80th of earnings for each year you have been in the scheme , or l/60th . |
| 9 | The main problem about drawing up a will is that it means accepting the inevitability of death . |
| 10 | Egypt and Syria have a smaller stake in the war , but they also have sound pragmatic reasons for seeing off a rival . |
| 11 | I think some people do think that is selfish and that marriage is about bringing up a family and looking after the house . ’ |
| 12 | What was needed , and what perhaps lay behind its inauguration , was an atmosphere of mutual confidence among its members , and especially between France and West Germany , which was to be produced through tackling together a list of specific problems by stipulated deadlines . |
| 13 | She had no time to spare for embarrassment , due to shoes totally unsuitable for climbing down a cliff path . |
| 14 | Two huntsmen have been jailed for two months for knocking down a hunt saboteur with a four wheeled buggy . |
| 15 | But if you want to see the beauty of Corsica without worrying about driving over a cliff edge , try The Trembler . |
| 16 | RAUNCHY EX-MODEL , 17 YEARS , looking for a gorgeous , mad lad who enjoys a good laugh and good dance at a ’ wild ’ club ’ So how about checking out a club one night in Nottingham/Derby/Leicester area followed by ’ a coffee ’ ! ' |
| 17 | If a user undertakes any procedure which results in the movement of modules between locations , such as booking out a module or performing Quality Assurance activitites , the Cyclic Redundancy Check will be performed on each of the modules which have been moved . |
| 18 | Signor Fichera , whose vineyards and orchards were destroyed , left his cottage after hanging out a banner saying : ‘ Thanks to the government ’ , hinting at the anger among residents who say the authorities should have acted sooner to protect them . |
| 19 | The contrast between Wilkinson and Ivanisevic on court could hardly have been sharper the towering 6ft 5ins Croat against a relatively feeble-looking Briton , coughing regularly between points after picking up a cold . |
| 20 | Their problems intensified when wing ace Martin Offiah did n't appear for the second half after picking up a leg injury . |
| 21 | Baker , 33 , understudy to injured first-choice Craig Forrest , played through the pain barrier during Ipswich 's 2-2 draw with Coventry City last Saturday after picking up a groin injury . |
| 22 | McCoist , who has a phenomenal 34 goals already this season , is undergoing treatment after picking up a calf muscle injury at Dundee on Saturday . |
| 23 | Parker has not played in United 's last five matches after picking up a hamstring strain on March 14 . |
| 24 | Mooney has received a onematch suspension for reaching 21 disciplinary points this season after picking up a booking at Carlisle 12 days ago . |
| 25 | A DRUNKEN gunman was arrested after wandering round a hospital at the dead of night . |
| 26 | The Polish Parliament stood for a minute 's silence after approving unanimously a resolution which accused the Romanian authorities of ‘ exceptional brutality ’ leading to children being shot at and expressed solidarity with the ‘ victims of terror . ’ |
| 27 | Shields recorded their first win of the season on a greasy pitch after soaking up a lot of pressure . |
| 28 | Paul battered John after going on a night of ‘ louting ’ . |
| 29 | Among them was Carmen Azzopardi , who had been racked with guilt after turning down a request from Bernadette to mind Farrah . |
| 30 | After turning down a Melody Maker request on these grounds , editor Allan Jones asked Morrissey for a convenient alternative . |