Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next , check that the pins are clean and bright ; clean any that show signs of discolouration or charring with wire wool ( an old Brillo pad is ideal ) . |
| 2 | The old classification of manslaughter was into voluntary and involuntary , the former being when the accused had the mens rea for murder but there is some mitigating factor , which could be provocation , diminished responsibility or killing in pursuance of a suicide pact . |
| 3 | With all the main meals listed , limit yourself to a very tiny amount of polyunsaturated fat for any cooking or spreading on bread . |
| 4 | ( 21 ) Performing or listening to period music . |
| 5 | The ideal working dress would , therefore , be one in which you could reach up high to bring down the best china , bend down low to pick up the dropped toy , feel comfortable in for walking around the park and pushing a pram or playing ball , not worry about if baby food was deposited on it , move around in easily with a baby on your hip and cover up totally for rolling out pastry or helping with painting . |
| 6 | Both parents were able to devote a great deal of time to their son , walking with him in the park or going for carriage drives , sometimes as far as La Malmaison , for which Napoleon III had a special affection because of its links with his mother and grandmother . |
| 7 | But in poor families , many youngsters spend Saturdays earning money or helping at home , which prevents them attending such classes . |
| 8 | It is a security device for banking or shopping by telephone . |
| 9 | However carefully you are prepared , buying a farm can be an exciting and hectic experience , and there is always the danger of making a subjective judgement or acting on impulse ; it is here that experienced friends are invaluable . |
| 10 | The practice is widespread in Cyprus , with an estimated 25 million birds killed every year by shooting or trapping in mist nets and on limesticks . |
| 11 | There had been no buying or selling at Seamer for very many years , but in 1987 hundreds of gypsies arrived with the intention of reviving the horse trading which used to take place . |
| 12 | Women and men in this group carry out different tasks within the home and they pursue different leisure pursuits ( men , for example , are more likely to be tinkering with the car or engaging in DIY ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Horology is the study or measuring of time or making of clocks ’ — that 's what our dictionary says and the latter is what we do ; we make clocks for a large company called the London Clock Company , but we had very humble beginnings … . |
| 14 | Nor do they wish to condone the use of fighting or bullying by default , which means inaction . |
| 15 | Speaking on implementing the guidelines laid down by the fifth plenum , government spokesperson Yuan Mu said on Nov. 22 : " The main problem behind the many mistakes which have occurred in China in the past lies within the party and it is therefore necessary first to focus attention on the party itself in solving the problem " ( of " dilution and weakening of party leadership , neglect of ideological and political work , and neglect of the building of party style " ) . |
| 16 | Communist fractions , of course , remained in being but they did not breach the basic principle of British trade unionism that there should be no separate organizations based on ideology or religion and standing in opposition to the TUC . |
| 17 | She reflected on the reasons why people in modern society have difficulty in expressing and ritualizing grief and responding to loss and bereavement experienced by others . |
| 18 | Anyone who became insolvent by keeping no books , never taking stock and going on year after year without knowing how their affairs stood , was like a child at school who found to his surprise that he had but one halfpenny left in his pocket . |
| 19 | Nextdoor are 10 year-olds who also spent the previous day at Home farm — looking at wildlife in hedgerows and a pond and checking for pollution . |
| 20 | We gave chase using extra boost and climbing to height of 16000 . |
| 21 | When asked to explain this the boy remarked ‘ my father called me an ear'ole [ a ‘ crawler ’ or conformist ] once , in the second year , for playing football and coming to school ’ . |
| 22 | In his relentless meeting , greeting and speaking on behalf of GE he gained experience directly relevant to politics . |
| 23 | Loks like granules , but add a pint or so of water and it swells , filling up a vase with solid squishiness and looking like crystal . |
| 24 | Previous convictions : several as a juvenile for theft and taking without consent : conditionally discharged on each occasion . |
| 25 | In this fashion there is virtually a total overlap between theft and obtaining by deception . |
| 26 | which would be capable of sweeping away the Kuomintang and putting into power the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party . |
| 27 | ‘ That was a reverse of the journey we made so many times to council planning meetings , ’ said Steve Clarke , chairman of the Supporters ' Club and standing for election to the board . |
| 28 | By clearing out this mind and asking for help from our mentor with our intuitive self , which is hidden inside us , we can progressively strengthen ourselves . |
| 29 | His energetic commitment to the idea of openness and cutting through bureaucracy to give employees more responsibility will be an enduring legacy . |
| 30 | Communication links sensing and perceiving into action in a never-ending exchange of signals . |