Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A follow-up study showed that very few of them ever had any higher ambition for using the money than buying a house or two for the family and perhaps a shop or pub . |
| 2 | In both cases , the companies were worried less about producing the goods than selling them . |
| 3 | ‘ But there is plenty of scope for drawing the crowds if we produce the right brand of football and the results . ’ |
| 4 | But we should certainly not mistrust or feel the need to apologise for pursuing the past because of the present . |
| 5 | When you remove the basin brackets from the wall , it is more likely that you will damage the plaster ( there may also be some wood there with an advanced case of wet rot ) ; Allow time in the schedule for repairing the plaster before you go any further — modern d-i-y plasters can be applied up to two inches thick . |
| 6 | Section II , in particular , makes a strong case for seeing the home as offering opportunities for personal development if management practices encourage the learning of skills , rather than a mini-institution where people are efficiently cared for . |
| 7 | And as Switzerland began to run riot , Gough was sent off in the 84th minute for handling the ball as Knup threatened to break through again . |
| 8 | Julia was half-way through assembling the bridle when she stopped short . |
| 9 | The implementation of the government 's proposals for reforming the NHS as outlined in the White Paper Working for Patients in January 1989 [ see pp. 36503 ; 37158 ] made significant advances in the early part of 1990 to ensure the creation of an internal market uniformly across the country by April 1991 . |
| 10 | The problem for the historian , however , is that sophisticated twentieth-century distinctions may not always be the most sensitive instruments for understanding the issues as they were formulated in the past . |
| 11 | She cheered up after writing the experiment because she had obviously done it rather well . |
| 12 | I had walked a short distance along the track after passing the bend when the kakar went dashing up the hill , barking hysterically . |
| 13 | So 28-year-old Neil had them removed and now has a false set after losing the rest while playing sport . |
| 14 | However , as was made clear by the Divisional Court , the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 15 | ‘ the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 16 | Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the alarm as they tried to break into Garforth 's off-licence in Burbank Street , Hartlepool . |
| 17 | Nonetheless , military pilots are still required to qualify for an Airline Transport Pilots Licence soon after joining the Branch if they do not already possess one , since much of their investigating career is going to be closely concerned with civil regulations and civil operating techniques as well as with the technicalities of flying . |
| 18 | In the last resort , however , the court will have the power , of its motion and after hearing the parties if they wish , to strike out a case , leaving it to the parties to resolve the matter themselves . |
| 19 | My delighted reaction to this CD is exactly the same after reading the notes as before : this music — like any really worthwhile music — explains itself without the assistance of mundane words . |
| 20 | I was not much wiser after reading the caption than 1 was re . |
| 21 | A WOMAN stole over £11,000 after fiddling the books while working as an accountant at The Bush Hotel , Farnham . |
| 22 | Nor is the fact that a document is biased a reason for dismissing the document as worthless or unreliable . |
| 23 | If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary . |
| 24 | It also frets that vendors will use COSE as an excuse for promoting the client as Unix' leading entry into the market , confusing the customer and diluting their own focus from the server , Unix' real opportunity . |
| 25 | Earlier this year , Frankë 's manager Jake Fior went to see Virgin about revitalising the cut after it had been sampled by Sweden 's Swemix crew under the Sound Factory banner and released to some success under its original title . |
| 26 | The time factor was obviously the most urgent one and my five months in England were used to forward the plans for operating the Department when once it got back to Burma . |
| 27 | The physiotherapist has to be encouraging at all times , but this stops short of praising the patient when he has not achieved a required movement . |
| 28 | Historians still have before them the difficult task of charting the area before they can properly explore its hidden riches . |
| 29 | I have no recollection of seeing the lorry until we actually hit it , ’ Taylor told Sheriff George Presslie . |
| 30 | When an audit showed money was missing from the hotel , 45-year-old Sandra Walker told police she knew but ‘ covered the loss ’ in the books ‘ in the hope of catching the thief when he stole again ’ , Guildford Brown Court heard on Friday . |