Example sentences of "[vb base] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's at such times , as you sit eating a damp sandwich as water drips from your nose , as you scour the map for all the things you ca n't see , that you wonder why the hell you do it . |
| 2 | If you intend using a small cast will it consist of the most fluent readers — those with the strongest voices — the best dancers — the top recorder group ? |
| 3 | By mid-afternoon , with DeFreitas absent nursing a sore groin , and after Botham and Lawrence had shared a fruitless new-ball partnership , Gooch 's men were looking right down the barrel . |
| 4 | Two teachers using a system called Hwarang-do applying a combined neck strangulation and head twisting technique . |
| 5 | I suggest encouraging a limited number of effectively managed centres , selected in part on a geographical basis , and in part for their value and interest to more than one of the association 's panels . |
| 6 | A subsequent pregnancy and child may require the midwife or health visitor to talk with the mother about any unresolved grief , to provide practical information about tracing and suggest contacting a self-help group for information or expert counselling . |
| 7 | Fig 71 Stuart Sawyer carve gybing a short board at speed . |
| 8 | I suggest buying a new cone of yarn , unless you happen to have one in the cupboard that is untouched and which still has the price paid for it . |
| 9 | Most laboratory and field studies of human behaviour involve taking a situational snap-shot at a given time in a given place . |
| 10 | Some focus on a particular joint-venture subsidiary company ; some involve the sharing of research and development ; some are an alliance of production capacity with marketing strength ; some involve putting a foreign product under a domestic label ; some alliances are intended to promote a new standard or form of compatibility ( and to defeat a rival standard ) . |
| 11 | I am afraid that the local production — certainly at this early stage — is only in low numbers , so there wo n't be any massive sums involved , but in view of this , and to settle the negotiations as soon as possible , I suggest setting a flat rate of 7% on all three titles involved . |
| 12 | And with Speak overcoming a nervous start -he took 33 minutes to get off the mark to hit a string of boundaries , the pair put on 141 in less than 30 overs . |
| 13 | Imagine doing a shitty job like that ! ’ |
| 14 | And executives say they will decide by the end of March whether to ground up to 25 DC-10s or stop leasing a similar number of Airbus A300s . |
| 15 | Although these methods are fairly simple , very thorough and no doubt excellent for those who make interviewing a large part of their life 's work they are not particularly useful for those who may not need to exercise interviewing skills often but who want to use the interview to good effect when they do . |
| 16 | As a student social worker , I recall accepting a depressed client 's statement that ‘ if I did n't drink , I would go mad ’ as a rationale for his continued drinking . |
| 17 | Overall , the Calibra has to be the safer choice , but the more seductive charms of the Corrado G60 will woo the hearts of those who appreciate driving a great-handling car . |
| 18 | Both activities can be very enjoyable But neither activity will get you very far in your quest for fitness , and to be honest they give walking a bad name . |
| 19 | Ebensten drew special attention to a ‘ dance of lament of the four maidens amongst the dead bodies of the soldiers , who lie forming a great star with their feet as its centre . ’ |
| 20 | Consider fitting a thermostatic valve ( page 51 ) or upgrading to fully-pumped operation ( see Part Three ) , which will also improve heat-up time . |
| 21 | Keen pond owners enjoy growing a good selection of aquatic plants especially waterlilies — given the facilities why not try experimenting with tropical waterlilies ? |
| 22 | The starting material is a polyether comprising a random copolymer of ethylene oxide and tetrahydrofuran — a copolymer is used to avoid the crystallinity that would result from homopolymer . |
| 23 | But because he turned down an out of court settlement of £10,000 in August , his financial backers , the RCN , now face paying a large share of a costs bill of around £25,000 . |
| 24 | If , for whatever justifiable reason , you consider buying a container-grown rose , or any other plant for that matter , turn it on its side , and look for fresh root action around the drainage holes . |
| 25 | Consider having a non-approved list . |
| 26 | Does the Prime Minister recall saying a short time ago in his personal statement — in this document from the Conservative party — that ’ if ’ Government ’ borrowing takes the strain , taxes have to go up ’ |
| 27 | Consider taking a cheap base in the area before term starts from which you can study the area and the vacancies , and be ready to pounce from close at hand . |
| 28 | For this purpose T2 transfectants were tested with an HLA-A2.1-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte ( CTL ) clone recognizing a minor histocompatibility antigen ( HA-2 ) . |
| 29 | Consider preparing a short form profile for C ranked targets . |
| 30 | But we just you know like Saturday night we really enjoy making a nice meal and having a nice bottle of wine or something and doing something |