Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further to our telephone conversation last week , I am writing to inform you of the changes of circumstances concerning the above policy , which I had completely forgotten to do , and for which I apologize . |
| 2 | I am writing to inform you of the new Government legislation concerning liability cover for medical staff working in the National Health Service . |
| 3 | The picture is obscured by the different public and private agencies seeking to divest themselves of the burden by distributing costs between one another . |
| 4 | It is believed senior executives of the company in Boston are aware of the strain on Scottish and Irish employees waiting to hear which of the plants will suffer as a result of Digital 's rationalisation of its European manufacturing operation , forced by world-wide recession and changes in the computer industry . |
| 5 | Anglo-Welsh is attempting to deprive you of the opportunity to benefit from our excellent prospects . |
| 6 | ( i ) Ballot At the start of each session , all Members wishing to promote legislation ( or , more realistically , wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of securing publicity for a cause ) may enter their names on a ballot . |
| 7 | Having considered something of the nature of aesthetic perception , it remains necessary to link this with education and with techniques stemming from Personal Construct theory which might well be used both for learning and for investigation in the area of artistic appraisal . |
| 8 | Having freed ourselves of the shackles of the classical conception of the company and its assertion that it is only the interest of the shareholders as property owners that the law should seek to protect , it becomes evident that a whole web of relationships of interdependence exist around and within the company . |
| 9 | Fabia went to bed that night having seen nothing of the man who had given her a lift , but with other more important issues rising to the surface . |
| 10 | — I believe I am anything but candid : in fact — I am naturally suspicious — & exceedingly reserved , the first good quality arises from my having seen plenty of the evil part of the world from my youth up — the second from being but very little used to company or society — for — excepting Mr. Yarrell — ( whom Mrs. Hewitson & Atkinson know , ) — to whom I go to study bones & muscles — I do n't know a single person in all London to visit intimately . ’ |
| 11 | Angelina had cheered up considerably , having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying . |
| 12 | So , too , had Hawke 's own navigating officer , who having warned him of the dangers was firmly told : ‘ You have done your duty in this remonstrance ; you are now to obey my orders . |
| 13 | For example , it could well have been that families of cave dwellers came to realise that it was possible that they could agree to respect the privacy and boundaries of their respective homes , and by so doing relieve themselves of the eternal vigilance likely to be necessary in the absence of such agreement . |
| 14 | ‘ What pains me is that you took the opportunity when I was sick unto death to steal Prince Edward 's heart from me , ’ she said to Joan , having informed her of the plan . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to assure himself of the adequacy of the funding arrangements for local management of smaller primary schools ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 16 | She leaned forward to address Simmons intending to remind him of the reason for her visit to the college , but he began to speak . |
| 17 | Nona looked about her with interest , trying to identify which of the young men in her vicinity could possibly be policemen . |
| 18 | As he stood at the door trying to persuade her of the importance of other more pressing political issues , one of her cats shot out of the door , into the road and under the wheels of a passing lorry . |
| 19 | So far we have been concerned with trying to understand something of the general reaction people have to various forms of loss , concentrating on the reactions people will discover in themselves when they or someone close to them is dying or has died . |
| 20 | German speakers have difficulty in distinguishing between " bring " and " take " in English as these are translated by one German word " bringen " , but the English speaker has difficulty trying to decide which of the two English words is meant in any statement containing the German word " bringen " . |
| 21 | On May 18th 60 members had a long session with Howard Pastor , the White House head of congressional liaison , trying to convince him of the need for further cuts . |
| 22 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
| 23 | So that morning I went to the College library and began trying to remind myself of the intricacies of French verbs . |
| 24 | While he talked with Atkins , writes Walker , ‘ Norma and Dulcie were symbolically , sitting at the stern , neither of the men thinking to tell them of the course they were plotting . ’ |