Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [coord] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | VM Batch Sub-system ( VMBATCH ) for submitting and controlling batch processes under CP |
| 2 | France is planning to set up a national system for recovering and recycling packaging waste similar to that being implemented in Germany [ see ED 49/50 ; 56 ] . |
| 3 | EC environment ministers have moved closer to agreeing targets for recovering and recycling waste . |
| 4 | Participant observations involves the observing of a phenomenon as an ‘ insider ’ , through contacting and gaining acceptance from the people or groups being studied . |
| 5 | Thus the complex administration necessary for repairing and extending city walls , channelling water supplies , ejecting waste , hearing legal cases , punishing offenders , policing the streets , could all be supplied . |
| 6 | An extremely ‘ permissive ’ parent , on the other hand , attempts to behave in a non-punitive , accepting and affirmative manner towards children 's impulses , desires and actions ; always to consult with them about policy decisions and give explanations for family rules ; to make few demands for household responsibility and orderly behaviour ; to present himself/herself to them as someone to call upon for help and company as they wish , rather than as an active ‘ disciplinary agent ’ responsible for shaping or altering behaviour . |
| 7 | With an unusual capacity for gathering and synthesising evidence relating to all three countries , he demonstrated the ways in which the fortunes of the respective Celtic languages reflected similar or divergent developments . |
| 8 | Most large corporations have dedicated staff responsible for organizing and controlling business travel and expenditure and most major travel companies have departments which deal exclusively with the business traveller . |
| 9 | It is then assumed that if the child demonstrates a knowledge of the rules for producing or comprehending language in one setting , that knowledge will be transported with the child to any other setting and will be available for deployment in communicative interaction . |
| 10 | ‘ The next step was to split the project into manageable categories where individuals could take specific responsibility for producing and getting acceptance for a group of procedures . ’ |
| 11 | HM Customs & Excise are to review the arrangements for producing and distributing VAT notices and leaflets . |
| 12 | Both media have differing advantages and disadvantages for generating and receiving sound waves , and cetaceans are designed to reap the best of both worlds . |
| 13 | The tent has a very large extended bellend which has plenty of room for cooking and storing equipment . |
| 14 | Cattle , especially buffaloes , were used for cultivating and threshing rice . |
| 15 | The stimulating article Some library costs and options by Brown ( an economist ) concludes ‘ it seems to be worth acquiring and providing storage for , books likely to be wanted more often than , once in about 1.7 years over a long period ’ . |
| 16 | Some patients experience difficulty when talking with nurses about activities such as eliminating and expressing sexuality . |
| 17 | For weaving and punch lace you can in theory have either the left or right light on , though most patterns have been designed with one or more in mind as indicated by the pattern sheets or books concerned . |
| 18 | The regular meetings of the Directors SEHE group have provided excellent opportunities for networking and sharing information . |
| 19 | We 've learnt an enormous amount because the microcapsule is such an ideal tool for simplifying and controlling food intake . ’ |
| 20 | Darkness and hairiness , especially noticeable in butterflies of the genera Boloria and Colias , are taken to be adaptations for absorbing and retaining heat during basking . |
| 21 | Heavy spikes can be useful in breaking a surface pan in grassland or in growing cereals , and for aerating and reducing moss in swards . |
| 22 | Many systems make background assumptions about enabling or preventing access . |
| 23 | Among the latest kitchen appliances on display will be revolutionary new cookers from British Gas , juice mills , double skillet cooking pans , ‘ Micro Crisp wrap ’ ( for browning and crisping pastry in the microwave ) , the latest range of Tupperware containers and the best non-stick bakeware . |
| 24 | With the ending of the BBC television 's long-running sailing soap opera , ‘ Howards ' Way ’ ( sighs of relief all round : the last few have been hardly a glowing advertisement for boating or boating business ) comes the announcement that Sadler International are to sell off the moulds and rights to build Barracuda , the prototype of which has been the opening and closing credits ' star of the series . |
| 25 | SIR , — Dr Lerman and colleagues ' report ( May 1 , p 1105 ) on circulating N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide as a marker for symptomless left-ventricular dysfunction , and your accompanying commentary by Professor Barnett on the diagnosis of symptomless left-ventricular dysfunction , prompt us to draw attention to another promising analyte for diagnosing and monitoring heart failure — cyclic guanosine monophosphate ( cGMP ) . |
| 26 | As the mines became deeper companies found themselves unable to provide the necessary capital for winding and pumping equipment . |
| 27 | They have identified ( Bruner , Jolly , and Sylva , 1976 , p.15 ) the basic function of play as ‘ the opportunity for assembling and reassembling behaviour sequences for skilled action ’ . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) In relation to each transaction effected during that month to close out a customer 's position , the resulting profit or loss to the customer after deducting or adding commission in respect of that transaction . |
| 29 | To prevent static in fine , flyaway hair , always use a conditioner after shampooing and avoid plastic brushes . |
| 30 | Three months after buying and taking delivery of a car , the purchaser discovered that it had not belonged to the seller and still belonged to its original owner . |