Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who is this strategy not fair and reasonable , reflecting political maturity and a finer sense of the political art than other communities have managed to achieve ? |
| 2 | The British Oxygen Company ( BOC ) has recently conducted trials using liquid nitrogen and a specially developed vacuum cleaner to kill house dust mites in carpets . |
| 3 | He could be working something out , but he may just be enjoying emotional relaxation and a purely sensory level of play . |
| 4 | Paul Gascoigne is also troubled by a cold , but he trained yesterday afternoon and , apart from Platt , it is only Batty and Dixon who are real concerns , and Taylor added : ‘ I know I may have to look at bringing another right-back and a midfielder , but I am keeping my fingers crossed about Dixon because there are no other right-backs around at the moment . ’ |
| 5 | In Britain , the home of strong government and political stability , the post-war years — or , at least , since 1964 — have been marked by an instability of policy , intensifying social conflict and a record of economic failure . |
| 6 | You 'll probably be better off just keeping one male and a group of females to prevent the problems of territoriality between rival males , which can sometimes occur with Platies and Swordtails . |
| 7 | He also warned Americans against expecting too much from their government , preaching personal responsibility and a smaller federal bureaucracy , even as he criticised the Republicans for refusing to harness the power of government to cure the nation 's domestic ills . |
| 8 | However , this is the product of a largely passive approach to rest and relaxation , seeing such time as a non-activity to recover from activity . |
| 9 | These included convening its general meetings since April 1990 , organising lectures on popular art theory and on the North Korean Juche ideology , organising meetings where slides of North Korean art were shown , and painting both a banner advocating Korean reunification and a mural about Im Su-Kyong , a student detained for illegally visiting North Korea in 1989 . |
| 10 | To admit that much is not to foreclose the question of defining that relationship since a nuanced understanding requires the command of historical detail that Kemp provides . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , John does suffer from a hearing defect which er causes him loss of hearing and apparently when he puts his hearing aid in the speakers are causing some interference and a whistle within his ear . |
| 12 | In both instances a worker , acting in his own self-interest , may choose to retain his benefits ( by refusing extra pay or a job ) , thereby perpetuating his dependency on the Welfare State . |
| 13 | ‘ He would be keener ’ , thought one young observer , ‘ upon reviving perishing literature than a perishing political party . |
| 14 | Deputy secretary Anthea Rose has stepped in as acting chief executive while a replacement is found . |
| 15 | This new Good Food Policy would avoid the over-production which has marred the CAP and serve the interest of the consumer : promoting more diversified crops , reducing pesticide use and ecological damage , limiting additives and wasteful packaging , and promoting effective labelling and a healthier diet . |
| 16 | Centre Thierry Lacroix had an unhappy day with the boot , slotting one conversion and a penalty for France while missing five other feasible kicks . |
| 17 | Enquiry will focus on the social processes by which such a community , whose original members will have selected themselves , carves itself from the mainstream society , establishing demographic stability and a cultural identity . |
| 18 | He opened one eye at 6.30 am the following morning and there stood that efficient individual dispensing bright conversation and a cup of steaming , over-sweet tea . |
| 19 | We are now 7 degrees within the tropics and if the trade winds in which we got off Madeira continue we may expect to cross the equator in a week or ten days , about which time our Captn. informs us that we may expect to fall in with some homeward bound vessels which will enable me as well as the rest of our passengers to forward letters to our friends … bad weather had the effect of making us all good sailors and now we are enjoying fine weather and a fair wind . |
| 20 | It had taken him half an hour to get his hands and nails clean , using white spirit and a nailbrush as well as soap and water . |
| 21 | Erm , the idea is that letters are uniquely sep specified by different combinations of features , but certain letters would share more features than others So the idea is that you might consider that the letter X is made up of two features line going that way , whoops , yeah , and a line going that way , which when they 're viewed together make the letter X. The letter Y is made up of a line going that way and a line going that way . |
| 22 | The air will bring sufficient bacteria eventually ; adding old water or a sponge from an existing set-up will accelerate the process . |
| 23 | As a conductor he is , in a sense , a ‘ new boy ’ , accustomed to directing contemporary music but a late-starter in broader repertory . |
| 24 | However , securing organizational change and a move to more entrepreneurial strategies demanded more than ever political skills and access to political resources , and this led to a reversion to earlier patterns with the appointment in 1985 of a chairman closely linked to the PSOE . |
| 25 | Its strength lies in transmitting factual information where a telephone call may disrupt a meeting or colleague 's thought processes or where you can not see if an office door is open or closed . |
| 26 | Speed of response , confidence that the centre will pick up local concerns , and that centralized constraints will be kept to a minimum are all important in maintaining good morale and a positive outlook by fields . |
| 27 | A spate of public protests and strikes by teachers and others , demanding better pay and a relaxation of government austerity measures , came to a head on May 6 when the National Confederation of Guinean Workers ( CNTG ) called an indefinite general strike . |
| 28 | The agreement followed Frelimo 's Nov. 30 introduction of a new Constitution embracing political pluralism and a market economy [ for accusations of ceasefire violations , February 1991 suspension of talks see p. 37993 ] . |
| 29 | He was in his late thirties with thinning brown hair and a rugged , weather beaten face . |
| 30 | Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth . |