Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Connery is n't playing with politics or toying with a party allegiance ; he opinion is founded on his life experience . |
| 2 | Indeed , you have probably broken previous weight-loss diets because of social pressures , such as eating in a restaurant , or eating in a friend 's house , where their encouragement , " go on it wo n't hurt " , and your response , " just this once , " are the first fatal steps to weight gain . |
| 3 | For most of the period , from the first conquests in the fourteenth century until the rise of the South Slav nationalist movements in the nineteenth century , the empire was either preparing for a war against its Christian neighbours , fighting a war or recovering from a war . |
| 4 | Should be done by carefully dabbing or sponging with a wool — or silk-compatible cleaning solution for removing each specific substance ( wine , grease , coffee , etc. ) until as much as possible of the discolouring substance has been removed . |
| 5 | When she 's not having a drink or tucking into a bag of crisps , the five month old badger cub can usually be found on the snooker table . |
| 6 | ‘ New ideas are being stifled by bureaucracy ’ , is the standard grouse over a beer or gazing into a test tube , along with more detailed criticisms of why the system does n't work . |
| 7 | Cooking can be solved by eating out , raiding the chill cabinets or phoning for a pizza . |
| 8 | This complex behaviour requires mechanisms to register the presence of prey or danger and to decide on and make the appropriate response , attacking or contracting into a blob — sensory cells , secretory cells , muscle cells and above all a network of electrically connected cells running right across its surface which can coordinate the hydra 's responses . |
| 9 | Something interesting happened to me that I never really thought about , erm , but I used to get these dreams where I used to dream that I 'd be either falling off a cliff or driving a car and getting into an accident and like or driving off a cliff . |
| 10 | Have you ever been walking or driving towards a destination and completely missed your turning because your mind was somewhere else ? |
| 11 | ‘ For this reason , purchasing from brochures or purchasing from a system demonstration on-site is simply inadequate . |
| 12 | If this is the case we may be standing , sitting or walking in a way that is putting enormous stresses on our structure without us even being aware of it at all . |
| 13 | The way we speak about Wimpey and the impression we give may influence someone who is thinking of buying a Wimpey home , negotiating with Wimpey Construction , buying materials from Wimpey Minerals or applying for a course in one of our craft training centres . |
| 14 | A smaller building company may be asked to provide more detailed financial information than is contained in the modified company accounts when applying to join a list of approved contractors or applying for a tenancy of , say , a builder 's yard or offices . |
| 15 | Whilst this is a clear tax advantage to be considered when forming a company , there are tax advantages to sole trading or trading as a partnership . |
| 16 | Exemptions likely to be encountered include vehicles not exceeding 10 cwt unladen specially adapted for invalids ; vehicles brought from abroad for a temporary stay are exempt not exceeding one year from date of importation ; vehicles going to or returning from a vehicle test or being repaired etc. as a result of the test , provided in all cases prior arrangements have been made . |
| 17 | for proceeding to or returning from a place where it is to be or has been tested , or for proceeding to a place where it is to be broken up or otherwise dismantled . |
| 18 | for proceeding to or returning from a workshop in which a body or a special type of equipment or accessory is to be or has been fitted to it or in which it is to be or has been painted , valeted or repaired ; |
| 19 | This might be according to whether the client is new to the bureau or not , whether the enquiry is new or a continuing problem , or according to a client 's age , sex , origin , economic activity or area of residence . |
| 20 | This is true whether you are in a desert or a forest or swimming on a coral reef . |
| 21 | At the end of the decade it seems we 're either yearning for an American Fifties image or sinking into a nihilism of all-black clothes . |
| 22 | Second , either as a result of his or her independent actions , or acting as a result of an objection by a member of the public , the auditor can seek redress in the courts when an item of account is contrary to the law , or where money has not been brought to account or loss has been incurred through wilful misconduct . |
| 23 | Either unaided or acting upon a part bared by fire or other forms of human destructiveness , the wind starts to erode the dune . |
| 24 | This , Lukes argued , is the most insidious form of power in that we can be manipulated into a course of action or believing in a set of values without realising it . |
| 25 | The great spread of drug-taking among the young during this time can also be seen either as ‘ doing it for kicks ’ or looking for a road out of materialistic culture . |
| 26 | She looked forward rather selfishly to a quiet evening at home surrounded by familiar objects , perhaps reading or listening to a concert on the wireless . |
| 27 | But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles . |
| 28 | These may include information gathering , problem solving , participation in workshops , completing a task sheet , taking part in practical activities , creative work , handling and touching museum objects , looking at related documents or pictures , listening to music or participating in a tape recorded tour , or listening to a talk from an education officer . |
| 29 | Some groups appreciate a formal input in lecture form but other methods may be used e.g. asking participants to reflect on language they would need when holidaying or living in a country such as Greece or China , and then drawing out the theory from the discussion . |
| 30 | Finish off soaked filters by flushing with a hose or pressure jet or passing through a dishwasher . |