Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , this company also contributed to the Association 's efforts on behalf of the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal by helping to arrange a Royal Film Gala night at their Shaftsbury Avenue cinema . |
| 2 | The protesters were demanding to see a confidential document written by Anglian Water to the Scottish Office about the reorganisation of Scottish water . |
| 3 | You will play your part in helping to preserve a distinctive beer style for future generations to enjoy . |
| 4 | It remains to be seen to what extent the operation of the new mergers policy will prove successful in helping to preserve a competitive environment throughout the EC . |
| 5 | You do n't look to me like someone desperately struggling to nurse a company-patient back to life . |
| 6 | But since microwaving became a recognised method of cooking on catering students ' curricula , the level of microwave knowledge sits equally alongside that of steaming , frying and grill work alike . |
| 7 | Each man tightened his grip or loosened it , pygmies struggling to coax a reluctant giant into a narrow cage . |
| 8 | My feeling is that Leeds are struggling to find a traditional centre-half , and until they do , will look in trouble whenever the ball is in their penalty box . |
| 9 | Are you struggling to find a particular product or feel you have a need which is n't being catered for ? |
| 10 | On training prisons such as Maidstone he found , generally , that most establishments were struggling to provide a basic level of regime activities . |
| 11 | Considering he was four over par after the first three holes of the New Orleans tournament , Faldo 's 11 under for the remaining 69 on a course he found demanding looks a useful dress rehearsal for the first of the year 's majors . |
| 12 | This is then used to feed the rabbits which they are producing to provide a valuable source of protein . |
| 13 | The process of assessment incorporates a number of key elements and involves the assessors ( including users and carers ) in bringing to bear a wide range of observational , communication , interpersonal , cognitive , and analytic skills . |
| 14 | This story concerns the sounds of footsteps walking in the ballast ; no one was seen but the sounds were very convincing and one respects the account of this mystery from Mr Leslie , who certainly did n't believe in the supernatural , preferring to find a logical explanation of this sort of thing . |
| 15 | The ‘ air diaphragm ’ of this port has an area equivalent to that of the midrange cone , thus matching its directional characteristics and helping to provide a seamless transition at the crossover . |
| 16 | Ribotyping using a biotinylated cDNA probe prepared from 16S and 23S rRNA of H pylori NCTC 11638 was also used . |
| 17 | One day after her daughter 's death , she was driving to see a new house to which the family planned to move . |
| 18 | Carlisle Crown Court was told that the fighter ace — who was shot down over Italy — was spotted by police while driving to see a sick friend . |
| 19 | You should steam a pudding rather than microwaving it , as steaming produces a better flavour . |
| 20 | A general agreement to increase the volume of bilateral trade was signed as well as a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint fishing company . |
| 21 | The contract was extended for a third year and we shall be endeavouring to obtain a further extension beyond its current time limit ( October ) . |
| 22 | So what is happening to find a political solution ? |
| 23 | What Hollywood offered was ‘ a medley range of vague and variable impressions — a disconnected assemblage of ideas , feelings , vagaries and impulses ’ and it followed therefore that the movies were ‘ not endeavouring to provide a consistent philosophy of life ’ . |
| 24 | The d.c. supply voltage ( V5 ) is chosen so that it produces the rated winding current ( 1 ) when applied to the total phase circuit resistance , which is equal to the sum of the phase winding ( r ) and forcing ( R ) resistances : In general the phase winding has a considerable inductance , so its natural electrical time constant ( inductance/resistance ) is long . |
| 25 | Lewis claimed that this was tantamount to ‘ breathing a lie through silver ’ , a riposte which Tolkien felt sufficiently challenging to require a written reply . |
| 26 | Although they do lie outside the mainstream — indeed , because they lie outside it — authors such as B. S. Johnson have at the very least an important exemplary function , keeping open a wide spectrum of possibility , even for authors who may not always wish to go so far in such radical directions themselves . |
| 27 | This was regarded by some observers as a shift in position , with President F. W. de Klerk 's government appearing to surrender a central tenet of its policy of rejecting interference in internal affairs . |
| 28 | They treat such dissertations in an entirely different way from Ph D theses , generally appearing to put a lower value on them as contributions to the science . |
| 29 | Here Butcher 's union put up a spirited resistance against the " adventurer from Sunderland , doing his utmost to cause a separation or division , by endeavouring to form a rival association " . |
| 30 | And perhaps , sensing that matters have come full circle , some of that era 's pop idols are returning to host a new generation of adult oriented music shows . |