Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can adapt the menus for eating away from home , i.e. at work or even in a restaurant . |
| 2 | perceiving through reflecting all as will . |
| 3 | With commercial considerations about patenting strongly in mind , they pursued unfamiliar compounds , not related to the barbiturates or other sedatives or tranquillizers then known . |
| 4 | In the case of Owen and Huxley there was a complex relationship , for Owen had been almost his father-in-science ; but Owen had other serious reasons for seeing little in Darwinism . |
| 5 | Good buys : Any duty free goods are worth purchasing either on board or in port . |
| 6 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 7 | His blue Vauxhall Astra car was on the drive where Mr Miles had parked it after driving home for lunch yesterday . |
| 8 | After nibbling away at piece after piece of mahala and making a large hole in the harees dish , I said my Alhamdulillah — Thanks be to God . |
| 9 | After travelling extensively at home ( and becoming the first Romanov to see Siberia ) , in 1838 and 1839 he toured Europe . |
| 10 | Some people study best for a couple of hours straight after coming home from work or college . |
| 11 | After delving deep through Control key codes you can specify the range of the spreadsheet you wish to link to — support is limited to Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2. x and Excel Version 2. x spreadsheets , which is a trifle ancient . |
| 12 | After butting away through scrum and old-fashioned maul for some five minutes England spread the ball wide to their backs , the defence pounced , England conceded a pile-up penalty in midfield , the New Zealanders cleared and England still only had their modest half-time lead of 10–8 as insurance . |
| 13 | Ian Evans first came to the Palace in September 1974 as The Eagles sought to adjust to life in the 3rd Division , after plummeting straight through Division Two in 1973–74 , and he quickly established himself as a favourite among the fans at Selhurst Park with his wholehearted displays at the centre of our defence . |
| 14 | Anyone born on February 29 has a special reason for looking forward to Leap Years . |
| 15 | The switch of tactics on the part of the war-tax resistance movement which can be dated back to 1977 is potentially of great significance because it provided the conditions in which a broad-based political campaign may be mounted , calling for a statutory right of tax diversion and relying on litigation as an auxiliary and subordinate weapon , instead of depending exclusively on litigation to try to bring about a change in the law directly . |
| 16 | It offers the exciting possibilities of drawing directly with paint , but also much more , as Oilbar can be modified and manipulated in all sorts of interesting ways . |
| 17 | Most of the big names since then — including Clint Black , Alan Jackson , Trisha Yearwood , Reba McEntire and , especially , Garth Brooks — have made a virtue of sticking close to country 's roots . |
| 18 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 19 | Attempts by both India and China to open their economies in the 1980s have resulted in a tug-of-war between their economic liberals and economic conservatives , which shows every sign of ending either in stalemate or in a victory for the conservatives . |
| 20 | The police now hope to broadcast their video nationally to ram home the dangers of driving fast in fog . |
| 21 | MPs are allowed to claim all costs of living away from home , whether hotel accommodation or the full charge of running a private flat in the capital . |
| 22 | After the cottage had been bought the Canadian 's wife had heard graphic accounts of spilt brains and blood-spattered walls and had declared that she had no intention of living there in summer or at any other time . |
| 23 | In a critical discussion of Carol Gilligan 's work in moral development ( Gilligan , 1982 ) , she notes that Gilligan 's methodological principles , in particular the aim of listening responsively with receptiveness and humility , supply an example of the kind of approach that might fulfil this aim . |
| 24 | After many hours of listening solely to CD , I was also surprised at the sound quality of records played on decent equipment . |
| 25 | If this notion of looking ahead in order to see behind is understood temporally , it can be recognized as the constitutive structure of narrative itself , which Genette describes as a series of ‘ déterminations rétrogrades ’ in that the action of a story is a function of its outcome ( 1969:94 ) . |
| 26 | But the 5Os was also a time of the Festival of Britain , and of looking forward with hope and determination to bury the roots of hatred and grow the fruits of love . |
| 27 | We also have links with Lothian Region Careers Service who come to the Careers Convention and who also interview pupils who are considering going straight into employment when they leave school . |
| 28 | The walls give the appearance of inclining inwards from floor level . |
| 29 | Many people are put off by the thought of heading abroad to backpack , but with a bit of careful planning , it 's within anyone 's reach . |
| 30 | — A submissive spirit might be patient , a strong understanding would supply resolution , but here was something more ; here was that elasticity of mind , that disposition to be comforted , that power of turning readily from evil to good , and of finding employment which carried her out of herself , which was from Nature alone . |