Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [v-ing] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michelle has an abundance of waist-length hair and although she was prepared for a radical cut , Patrick recommended keeping the length but blunt-cutting it to a clean , straight line : ‘ You do n't have to have mountains cut off to look different , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Bulmer admitted stealing the tools valued at £88 . |
| 3 | Edward stopped using the title and arms of France for eight years , and only resumed them when war began again after Charles V had taken advantage of the failure to carry out the renunciation clauses and heard appeals in his court from discontented subjects of the Black Prince in Aquitaine . |
| 4 | But after listening to Lord Ritchie Calder speaking about Pugwash , the committee of scientists to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons , and Steven Rose condemning the use of CS gas in Northern Ireland , I could never again retreat into the comforting vision of the scientist as an impartial observer . |
| 5 | Richard says winning the championship is everything … |
| 6 | Praxsys intends making the operating system-independent software generally available , with hopes of hopping on such vehicles as Destiny from Unix System Labs Inc and Univel Inc . |
| 7 | * Other words which carry presuppositions are the adverbial words and phrases which mean " again " ( ITERATIVES ) : Emily Brontë began writing the novel once more . |
| 8 | The service also proved a modest success , and Branson began exploring the possibility of flying to Dublin , and to Miami , on a route which had not been taken up by a British carrier since the collapse of Laker . |
| 9 | In desperation , Ari started marking the days off on a chart , just so she could see the rime they had left on the road diminishing . |
| 10 | His accomplished team started them off but with-drew support when O'Rourke started promot-ing the soap . |
| 11 | They will use a special joint session of Community farm and foreign ministers in Brussels to start undermining the accord , reached last month . |
| 12 | S'a bit boring the way it is , this room . ’ |
| 13 | Frere stood feeling the park sway around him as he panted , and when the dizzy motion stopped he was looking through the brilliant air at a thatched dwelling , snow-laden , secreted among the trees , its dark jetty seized in ice . |
| 14 | Back at Stuart Street I found Fenella and Lisabeth and Miranda and Doogie busy decorating the staircase with brightly coloured tinsel streamers which had clumps of real holly tied into them every eighteen inches or so . |
| 15 | Careers adviser Julie Bayley suggests structuring the CV so that your date of birth comes last and the interesting things you 've done recently up front — and that includes voluntary work . |
| 16 | In addition to the murder conspiracy Deane admitted joining the IRA when she was only 17 , and to possessing a number of firearms between January and June 1991 . |
| 17 | He comes back as Odd-Knut starts making the fire . |
| 18 | As they approached the curved horn of the dead bull , Nathaniel Sherman began pumping the hand of his eldest son in congratulation . |
| 19 | Jane dreaded broaching the subject to Christopher . |
| 20 | Pete finished putting the pieces out on the board and swivelled it around . |
| 21 | Eva remembers enjoying the music and playing the tambourine from when she was a small girl . |
| 22 | Only recently has British Telecom started modernising the equipment , introducing colour terminals for instance . |
| 23 | Gould remembers following the driver and lying down on the floor of the car face down , waiting for the ambush to pass . |
| 24 | As Simon did not answer his question Hugh lay watching the sunlight on the water through the open door . |
| 25 | They could listen to the pipe bands and Tina liked watching the Highland dancers on the raised platform . |
| 26 | However , one can accept the message and still wonder how Tolba proposes raising the money to buy peace . |
| 27 | Gingerly she lowered the sweet-tempered child into the cot , not taking her eyes from her exquisite face , Ruth stood gripping the sides of the cot with fingers whitened in an attempt at stopping them shaking . |
| 28 | BMW saleswoman Elaine Fountain at Cooper Reading says scrapping the tax has cut the price of an average BMW by around £700 . |
| 29 | Mr justifies abandoning the approach in and on the basis that the decision was arrived at in a different housing market , when it was reasonable to conclude that the plaintiff 's loss of interest on the capital employed would be exceeded by the increase in the value of the property . |
| 30 | Kaye enjoyed helping the group but found that it eroded her own identity . |