Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These committees , most of which meet several times each term , are responsible under the Hebdomadal Council and the General Board for keeping under review all aspects of academic activity in their areas in the University as a whole and for scrutinising proposals for new developments and procedures , which must be submitted to them by faculty boards , departments , and other bodies . |
| 2 | On returning from Court some days later , Lady Elizabeth enquired the whereabouts of her son , William , having completely forgotten locking the child in before she left , and not telling the servants she had done so . |
| 3 | Returning to camp several days later with twelve horses laden with meat , they were met by a warrior named Two Moons , who announced that the war had started . |
| 4 | There are so many exciting things happening at church these days that it 's hard to keep up with events . |
| 5 | In looking for significance some critics took a sociological line but perhaps psychology was a better guide . |
| 6 | But going for gold these days is more down to money than motivation . |
| 7 | At 3.05pm she appeared barefoot , dressed in jeans and a cotton blouse on the doorstep to say she was going to post some letters . |
| 8 | In the long term production of serotonin is reduced , leading to depression most suicides have low serotonin levels . |
| 9 | In bringing into relation such personnel , the Association also brought together the cultural and institutional themes that have been detailed above . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought you always said kids spent far too much time running around and getting into mischief these days ? ’ |
| 11 | The one word which seems to be uppermost in every discussion , decision or political behind-the-scenes scheming in tennis these days , is MONEY . |
| 12 | The council had done its best , formulating a writ to all sheriffs to issue proclamations forbidding the spreading of lying rumours that Richard was alive , and committing to prison all culprits on whom they could lay hands . |
| 13 | In Ghani v. Jones ( C.A. , 1970 ) Lord Denning suggested ( obiter ) that whatever the initial justification for the investigation , if the police happen on evidence of a totally unrelated offence , it might be reasonable to seize it , taking into account such factors as : ( a ) the fact that the material was the fruit of crime , the instrument by which the crime was committed or otherwise material evidence ; ( b ) the seriousness of the crime ( c ) the unreasonableness of the refusal to hand over the evidence . |
| 14 | All quality standards require you to adopt selection criteria for experts , taking into account such factors as their expertise , speed of response , flexibility and value for money . |
| 15 | The figures for average amount and average percentage retained are slightly misleading because the average is arrived at by taking into account those cases where no monies are retained for the benefit of the fund . |
| 16 | The index can be seen as measuring the increase in gross taxable income required to compensate taxpayers for any increase in retail prices , taking into account any changes in direct taxation ( including employees ' National Insurance contributions ) which have occurred at the same time . |
| 17 | The remainder of this chapter , taking into account these uncertainties and the changing nature of MDC 's development role , will discuss the consequences of its past and future policy and practice on the central — and controversial — themes of accountability , housing and economic development . |
| 18 | ‘ After taking into account several factors , the committee have severely reprimanded him and warned him that any further misconduct would result in very harsh penalties being imposed . ’ |
| 19 | Tony Fenn says the City 's taking on board those recommendations , as a bug which has struck once , could strike twice . |
| 20 | However , most of what they say has been very constructive and it is taking on board these improvements where possible that give us a better service to our customers . |
| 21 | Emotionally you seem to be playing against time these days , and astounding loved ones . |
| 22 | The Standard , read by the better off , was considered the prestige paper , and when advertising in Swahili most firms preferred the Commercial Service of Radio Tanzania , with its mass audience . |
| 23 | I 've been thinking about convert these speakers this time |
| 24 | Suspension notice Under s14 of CPA 1987 , an enforcement authority which has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any safety provision relating to any goods has been contravened , is empowered to serve a notice prohibiting the person for up to six months from supplying , offering or exposing for supply those goods . |
| 25 | If he has the slightest doubt about his ability to launch safely , bearing in mind such hazards as swinging to one side or a cable break at any stage , then he must refuse the launch . |
| 26 | Bearing in mind some caveats below , it is possible to predict the relative difficulty of a writing task ( and of a language task more generally ) . |
| 27 | Bearing in mind these remarks you might try to prove here and now that the numerically largest common divisor d of a and b , as described above , is indeed their ( positive ) gcd . |
| 28 | Bearing in mind these limitations , however , the activity has potential for improving the coherence of student discourse . |
| 29 | However , bearing in mind these constraints ; what is the current evidence linking diabetic control and platelet function ? |
| 30 | Bearing in mind these caveats , of the 34 local authorities in our sample of 52 which mentioned care programming in their 1992/93 community care plans ( 63 per cent ) , about half ( 30 per cent ) appear , at the time of writing their 1992/93 community care plans , to have been actively developing care programming , devoting to it resources new and old , and in many cases using the extension of care programmes to all those eligible as one measure of success in the provision of mental health services . |