Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus is perpetuated the unanswerable myth whereby all mysteries are explained away by the simple process of ascribing them to some remote and inaccessible ‘ god ’ who created everything . |
| 32 | Equally , the consequences of applying it to any old scrap of paper which any party cared to describe as an ‘ Act of Parliament ’ solely for purpose of denying jurisdiction would be absurd . |
| 33 | He quotes Occam 's razor but never dreams of applying it to most of the controversies he refers to , and , ironically over macroevolution , thinks that some of the recent speculations ‘ must inhibit the penchant for ‘ story-telling ’ and the glib explanation ’ , of the neo-Darwinists . |
| 34 | Erm , yeah Mrs she sort of has the power over level erm if she she sort of , it 's like she 's sort of keeping her on this level in the same household as her |
| 35 | Many hon. Members believe that the Secretary of State should immediately instruct the Director General of Fair Trading to review the position urgently and in detail , so that we can discover whether there is still some possibility of saving something from this awful mess . |
| 36 | People who are on intimate terms are incapable of expressing themselves to each other , ’ said the thin , melancholy Feiffer . |
| 37 | That this is the common apprehension of mankind with regard to perception is evident from the manner of expressing it in all languages . |
| 38 | If a new demand is short-lived , it may be possible to find a way of meeting it without any overall loss of performance . |
| 39 | There 's no mathematical way of defining it at that point . |
| 40 | This was the last day of these services , and there is talk of reviving them at some time in the future but using modern Sprinter units . |
| 41 | We know that in these cases we often do face a real choice of evils and we have to find some way of deciding which of these evils is the worst . |
| 42 | Clark Gable , James Cagney and Bogart developed peaceful ways of ridding themselves of these nuisances . |
| 43 | He was sitting just a matter of inches away , when he moved to reach for a coffee-cup she caught the smell of freshly washed hair , and her fingers itched with the memory of tangling themselves in those jet-black waves . |
| 44 | The effect of overcrowding was the disastrous one of turning you against all humanity . |
| 45 | ‘ Nahum Plunkett coming here to see Anna is probably the only chance anyone has of pulling her through this crisis , you know that really , do n't you , Seb ? ’ |
| 46 | It also provides the context in which to consider both the claim that for the later Foucault knowledge is absolutely determined , leaving him in the impossible situation of requiring something outside this for any prospect of critique , as well as the question of exactly how power and resistance are interdependent and to what extent they are separable . |
| 47 | Thus we agreed a way of phasing it in that reduced the cost of introduction but provided no disruption for those nearest retirement . |
| 48 | And therefore , if it can really come to this possibility of ministry a sort of , Young Farmers Club idea of getting themselves about that could be a a a a , a , a marvellous boost . |
| 49 | ‘ I would have written sooner , but I was afraid of getting you into some trouble . |
| 50 | We would never dream of beginning anything of this kind without gaining the views of local residents . |
| 51 | ‘ Yes , he had a habit of propping himself on that stool in front of a picture and it must have gone over with him . |
| 52 | With government provision , the good or service may be free or subsidized , so that the amount paid by the consumer will understate the true cost ( higher taxes , etc. ) of providing him with that good or service , thereby encouraging excessive consumption of the item . |
| 53 | Whatever the size of land or terrace you have at your disposal , a little lateral thinking will prove that there are always ways and means of providing yourself with enough plant material to experiment with the very enjoyable pastime of pressing flowers . |
| 54 | Jezrael hated being the only one there who wore a bodysuit but she would have hated more the embarrassment of displaying herself with all her imperfections to the crude and lumpen miners . |
| 55 | While Brunner naturally had not the remotest intention of supporting anything of this kind , his concern for his own kind of natural theology seemed to Barth to be wholly without adequate defences against it . |
| 56 | But dumb animals are incapable of considering themselves in this light ; which is not to imply that human beings always do , only that they can normally be expected to if required . |
| 57 | She relaxed , then became aware of disappointment from the knowledge that he had not had the slightest intention of kissing her after all . |
| 58 | I mentioned to Kirk that I had no intention of asking him about that part of the tour . |
| 59 | Even before he was consecrated , and perhaps as soon as he was elected , at a moment when , by ordinary rules of prudence , he should have been thinking of equipping himself with all the forms of expert knowledge required by his new position , he chose one of the group of English monks to be his closest and most constant companion . |
| 60 | If only Star would stop that agitated pacing , would only turn and look at her instead of questioning her in that cold , inquisitorial voice . |