Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But settling a potential employment dispute tends to involve rather more than just signing a letter prepared by the company or initialling a few sheets of paper which explain the agreed terms . |
| 2 | They join the Army to get guns , and they 're always in trouble for possessing one illegally or swiping a few rounds of ammunition . |
| 3 | This ‘ tri-axial ’ feature makes sawing in tight corners or taking a few millimetres off the bottom of a fitted door very easy work . |
| 4 | Some day the boffins 'll make games with massive levels , innovative features , loads to see and do , much more than blasting a few planes and balloons . ’ |
| 5 | Preparing for this Assembly involves much more than booking a few halls and sending out invitations . |
| 6 | Her measures are simpler [ than Clare 's ] and she appears not to think of anything more audacious than writing a few forms skilfully and with point . |
| 7 | Earlier this year researchers learned that inserting a few atoms of potassium into a framework built of buckyball molecules makes the compound a superconductor : below a critical temperature of about 19 Kelvin — or 19 degrees above absolute zero — the material conducts electricity with no resistance . |
| 8 | We hope that as your Medau News — with its views , information and diary of events — comes through your letter box this September , you will agree that by receiving it by direct mail is a better system than sharing a few copies round from class member to class member . |
| 9 | ‘ You might enjoy that kind of thing , ’ he said with more than a touch of irritation , ‘ but I have other matters to see to , more important than shifting a few papers about . ’ |
| 10 | Young Jack thought he was hard , thought that having a few blondes and getting a few legs broken made you a man , but underneath it all he was soft , a little boy . |
| 11 | After casting on and knitting a few rows , you just need a couple of minutes from time to time to go back to the machine and change the punchcard or pattern number . |
| 12 | Among the " quick fix " solutions which have been proposed to counter global warming are : placing thousand of large mirrors in space to reflect sunlight ; making aircraft engines less efficient so that soot builds up in the stratosphere , with similar effect ; dumping iron filings into the oceans to stimulate the growth of plankton , which absorbs carbon dioxide ; using lasers to break up chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere ; and firing a million tons of dust into the upper atmosphere , also with a view to reflecting solar radiation . |
| 13 | One side of the sheet lists the children of Charles the Cheesemonger , starting with the birth of William Charles in 1772 and appending a few dates of death for good measure . |
| 14 | I 'm sure if founding a National Children 's Theatre was included in a political manifesto , that party would win-over Dahl fans the country through . |
| 15 | Howard looks down at his plate , grinning , and pressing a few crumbs of cheese on to his fingers to nibble . |
| 16 | If possible , either the hall porter or receptionist will escort the guests to their room offering to carry any hand luggage and walking a few steps ahead to open any doors . |
| 17 | Persona non grata in Hollywood , he moved to New York , appearing in plays and television , and becoming a well-respected stills photographer ; he would return later to make Nicholson a star . |
| 18 | It can never achieve anything but slowing people 's journeys and damaging a few buildings . |
| 19 | These included setting and monitoring performance standards , reacting to consumer needs , improving staff training so employees could communicate better with the public and developing a simple complaints procedure . |
| 20 | The methods of testing varies from kit to kit , but most consist of taking a sample of water and adding a few drops of the special reagent or tablet and giving it a shake . |
| 21 | And there 's loads of people just over er , getting a pension and getting a two pensions and tha they 're paying tax as well ! |
| 22 | Young Jack thought he was hard , thought that having a few blondes and getting a few legs broken made you a man , but underneath it all he was soft , a little boy . |
| 23 | Through its national resources centre , by collaboration with university departments and other academics , community-based and government bodies , in promoting conferences , workshops and seminars , and supporting a visiting fellows programme , CRER hopes to disseminate its research results as widely as possible . |
| 24 | After browsing in the local bookshop and buying a few necessities for the flat , I decided to leave for the course . |
| 25 | The Hunters moved with a distorted slow-motion gait through the corridors of the abandoned station , occasionally taking off and flying a few metres . |
| 26 | But after spending more than £2,500 on a facelift and suffering a few weeks of looking and feeling like she had gone 12 rounds with Lennox Lewis , Fiona found that few people noticed any difference . |
| 27 | John Ashenden , seated alone in the front nearside seat , debated with himself about reaching for the microphone and saying a few words about Somerville College , the Radcliffe Infirmary , the Tower of the Winds , the large , late nineteenth-century redbrick residences , St Edward 's School … |
| 28 | He spotted your sign , ’ Vitor said , with a nod towards it , ‘ so he 's been speaking to the locals and asking a few questions . ’ |
| 29 | Going and having a few meals with him did n't seem evil or furtive in any way . |
| 30 | If you want to spend your Sundays curled up on the sofa , watching television , and having a few drinks , why not ? |