Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [to-vb] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had opened the door to closer collaboration in the nuclear field , bringing substantial savings in research and development costs , and enabling Britain to retain and constantly modernize her independent nuclear deterrent in ways that otherwise would have been beyond her economic means . |
| 2 | In a field which is continually changing , the trainers have to keep their own interpreting skills up to date and their knowledge of the services in which they are training students to work and continually improve their understanding of the cognitive and linguistic processes which underpin those skills . |
| 3 | Derek Clark says that it will change sailing by forcing people to realise that sometimes championships are won by people who are the right weight and size rather than the best sailor … he says they 're hoping to examine the skill levels … it also means that more people can go racing … |
| 4 | Are you going to have stationary policemen guarding fields to ensure that only the fox can enter and not the , and not the hounds ? |
| 5 | Particularly this will show itself in the gift of availability to another , a conducive meeting-place , the courtesy of taking the phone off the hook , keeping confidences and having grace to forget as well as remember things people tell us . |
| 6 | I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes . |
| 7 | This leads to districts asking hospitals to do as before with the same money and little changes . |
| 8 | Ironically , it was a severe injury that first brought Carvill 's Hill to Martin Pipe 's stables in Somerset where , working closely with the Bristol vets , he has established an enviable reputation not only for helping horses to recover but also for avoiding the injuries that plague racehorses , especially jumpers . |
| 9 | And his fears were soon realised when Poland took advantage of a five-on-three power-play after Conway and Michael O'Connor were penalised for infringements , leaving Poland to score after just 13 minutes . |
| 10 | It seems to me to be straining language to say that only one computer is necessary when one looks to see the actual wording of the subsection : ‘ Causing a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer . ’ ’ |
| 11 | It seems to me to be straining language to say that only one computer is necessary when one looks to see the actual wording of the subsection ; ‘ causing a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer . ’ |