Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It undeniably happens to be the case that these phenotypic effects have largely become bundled up into discrete vehicles , each with its genes disciplined and ordered by the prospect of a shared bottleneck of sperms or eggs funnelling them into the future . |
| 2 | Being in a noble house , they discussed inheritance of land by means of ‘ entails ’ , the settling of land upon members of a family in a predetermined order to prevent any one owner or inheritor bequeathing it outside the family . |
| 3 | She had to squat down to dodge the ancient fly-paper dangling from the light-flex , but it was better than Babs seeing her in her vest and school knickers , or anyone else for that matter ; Babs insisted on keeping the dressing-room door open . |
| 4 | Last year the Republic refused to extradite Mr Ryan to Britain to face terrorism charges , including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions , on the grounds that allegations in the Press and Parliament linking him with the IRA meant he would not receive a fair trial in Britain . |
| 5 | It is interesting , is n't it , that er I knew the road to Damascus was long , but I did n't realise it were that long cos on the second of July the Tories moved an amendment at P and R criticising us for spending money on the Lord Mayor 's car , but I 'm glad to see that you 've come back to the fold . |
| 6 | Brian Farrell , defending , said the action ‘ set the rot in ’ and as time went on she took larger sums of money , spending it on alcohol , cigarettes , clothing and bills leaving her with nothing tangible to show . |
| 7 | Seeing Thérèse and Léonie watching her from an upstairs window she straightened up , smiled , waved . |
| 8 | Merchants could buy safe-conducts and licences exempting them from the right of wreck from the Duke of Brittany . |
| 9 | As I began to serve more regularly I became more accepted amongst the older stalwarts of the service , my naval experience and general seamanship picked up on fishing craft and yachts standing me in good stead . |
| 10 | That means understanding the principles of communication and custom applying them to a campaign , not just throwing hardware at people and showing them the switches . |
| 11 | MIPS Computer Systems Inc vice president of software technology , and now its ACE liaison , Larry Weber , said that since last summer Intel was repeatedly approached by ACE members including Olivetti , Acer , Compaq and MIPS asking it to somehow endorse and participate in the Initiative . |
| 12 | With the prospect of William and Harry joining them for a holiday afterwards , Diana was in good heart . |
| 13 | She has endured house arrest , detentions without trial , continual harassment by the police and orders banning her from political activity , while , all the time , never shrinking from her duties of leadership in the thankless battle against apartheid . |
| 14 | It 's normally a place for quiet reflection in the midst of the commercial centre of Edinburgh , but this morning it 's full of books – boxes and boxes of them wherever you look – and people sorting them for the annual Christian Aid Book Sale . |
| 15 | By Thursday evening , errors and ommissions underwriters are due to remit £116 million to solicitor Richards Butler under the settlement reached last month between underwriter Richard Outhwaite and names suing him for negligence over £260 million of losses . |
| 16 | When Willis came out , England were 197 ahead with 151 minutes and twenty overs left and there can not have been many who doubted West Indies would win , but with Willis lunging his left leg forward and Willey protecting him from the strike as much as possible , they began to put together a remarkable stand . |
| 17 | We walked up the deserted street with me breathing deeply and Jamie holding me by one elbow . |
| 18 | It promises to be difficult enough without John and Kate treating me as if I 'm a sensitive convalescent . |
| 19 | Stephanie unwound it like a cocoon , stroked and spread its spiky boughs , spent time and effort stabilising it in a bucket of earth with the weight from the kitchen scales . |
| 20 | It also provided an opportunity for Course Leaders to discuss some of the crucial problems and issues facing them in their pivotal role as course leaders . |
| 21 | On 29th April , 1971 the Guerilla Art Action Group sent letters to Nixon , Agnew , and Kissinger exhorting them to ‘ Eat What You Kill ’ , and providing the market prices of brains , tongues , blood and heads . |
| 22 | Joan did the laundry , washing up , and housework holding her with one arm . |
| 23 | I slide out of my smooth new womanly skin , and slide in behind the russet freckles and bristles facing me across the office to check this analysis . |
| 24 | Cora-Beth had told him the night before that there were letters and cards awaiting him from England , all of which had ‘ Not To Be Opened Until 5 Jan. ’ on the envelopes , so she had extracted a promise from him to leave them on his bedside table until this morning . |
| 25 | The fourth book featured a scene in which a man planned to write a letter to his Father and Mother telling them of his new-found happiness , but he never could bring himself to write the letter . |
| 26 | A new sensitivity to the subject is suggested by the series of laws and practices concerning it in the nineteenth century . |
| 27 | She was admitted on a Tuesday , and her husband and son visiting her on the Friday found she 'd had no food in that time . |
| 28 | On the other hand , it may also be a sign of God 's hidden control and wisdom preparing us for the future . |
| 29 | Because of the extensive location work , Dustin , who disliked being away from his family for any length of time , insisted on Anne and Karina joining him at a house he had rented in Billings , Montana . |
| 30 | But doctors treating her near Tel Aviv , Israel , said there was no chance of all embryos surviving . |