Example sentences of "[prep] [coord] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The open day at the centre at St Catherine 's Hospital , Birkenhead , between 10am and 4pm , is aimed at people who have had a heart attack , are waiting for or recovering from surgery , or have a family history of heart disease . |
| 2 | According to section 15 of the 1982 Act , if the union is sued for inducing breach of or interfering with contract , or for intimidation by threats to interfere with contract , or for conspiracy to commit these torts , then the act in question shall be taken to have been done by the union only if it was authorised or endorsed by a ‘ responsible person , ’ which means the principal executive committee , any person authorised by the rules to endorse acts of the kind in question , the president or general secretary , any other employed official , or any committee to which an employed official reports , but an act by an official or a committee to which he reports shall not be taken as authorised or endorsed if the official or committee was prevented from authorising or endorsing the act by union rules or if the act has been repudiated by the president or general secretary . |
| 3 | Russell Barkley suggests , for example , that , for children aged four and five , three tokens are appropriate for jobs like getting dressed without a fuss , clearing up the table , putting away toys , getting ready for and staying in bed . |
| 4 | Yesterday I was in Salford in the metropolitan police area and I went to a crime prevention scheme that endeavours to divert youngsters from continuing with or getting into car crime . |
| 5 | Five million more motor cars on the roads since 1980 mean that there is bound to be more damage to , theft from and taking of motor vehicles . |
| 6 | Consider a salesman who has to visit each of n towns once , starting from and returning to town l . |
| 7 | Both stretching before and stretching after exercise have their merits , but it is important to consider the type of stretching involved . |
| 8 | o Damage to or resulting from movement of solid floor slabs unless the foundations beneath the exterior walls of the dwelling are damaged at the same time . |
| 9 | ‘ biblical standard , given for the well-being of society ... [ that ] fornication , adultery and homosexual acts are sinful in all circumstances ... [ and that ] Christian leaders are called on to be exemplary in all spheres of morality , including sexual morality , as a condition of being appointed to or remaining in office . |
| 10 | Ministers were invited to look at ways in which they could help people in responding to or coping with grief . |
| 11 | This distinction is important , as cooperative joint ventures aimed at or resulting in co-ordination of the competitive behaviour of the parent companies are outside the Merger Regulation and are governed by Article 85 or 86 ( see Chapters 5 and 6 ) . |