Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [verb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reactions of clerical and managerial staff can range from non-cooperation to outright sabotage with employees deliberately distorting or destroying such data as time cards or production control information . |
| 2 | Such loans would provide lower interest rates for rebuilding or replacing older aircraft by the year 2000 , as required by law . |
| 3 | ABT is the archetypal small engineering company , employing and training local people . |
| 4 | I have had a lot of pleasure over the years keeping and breeding tropical fish , and cichlids in particular . |
| 5 | Q. I am interested in keeping and breeding ornamental goldfish , but I would like to broaden my interest by showing them . |
| 6 | After 1860 Prince led a quiet life at the Agapemone until his death , writing and publishing religious works , including The Man Christ Jesus ( 1886 ) and The Counsel of God in Judgement ( 1887 ) , which proclaims the withdrawal of the Holy Ghost from the church and the world into Prince and the Agapemone . |
| 7 | Although the highlights of the visits were to be commissions to write for the stage , the bulk of Mozart 's time was taken up writing and performing instrumental works for private performances . |
| 8 | If we imagine that the sheepdog is treating the shepherd as a fellow hunter , then circling and retrieving stray sheep both manifestly resemble the ancestral canine hunting behaviour . |
| 9 | Sentencing , Judge David Bryant told the gang : ‘ Dishonest people like you who choose to make your living out of stealing , transforming and selling other people 's motor cars can expect substantial sentences of imprisonment . ’ |
| 10 | Bernard Davies ( 1986 ) has argued that this amounts to a more effective means of disciplining and controlling young people , particularly working class young people , for this training ensures that they conform to the ‘ correct ’ kind of behaviour . |
| 11 | The chances of a 400mph aircraft at 250 feet seeing and avoiding other aircraft are slim . |
| 12 | George and Marie are very disappointed , especially as they have both been working around the clock since the expansion , managing the Brasserie and L'Auberge respectively , interviewing and training new staff ( labour turnover has been high at the Brasserie from the start and is now significantly higher at L'Auberge too ) and filling in whenever necessary at either establishment . |
| 13 | Up the Californian coast in San Francisco the LSD freak end of the underground was growing and pushing more people , and more pressure , on to Haight-Ashbury . |
| 14 | This means in practice that district medical officers are charged with preparing an annual report , presenting and interpreting epidemiological data , identifying local health problems and evaluating service outcomes . |
| 15 | This is not just a matter of showing that you are not stealing or plagiarising other people 's work . |
| 16 | Even if he or she does not answer to this title directly , there is usually one member of staff who has responsibility for supporting and assisting qualified staff with their continued professional education . |
| 17 | The end result of areal geological research is usually a geological map of an area , since the map is the primary method of recording , displaying and publishing geological data . |
| 18 | Men are more high-powered and enjoy selling , persuading and changing other people 's opinions . |
| 19 | ‘ I heard glass breaking and saw three people heading for the door , ’ said 37-year-old Dean , a modern art lover . |
| 20 | This evening is a time for partying and meeting new people away from your home base . |
| 21 | This evening is a time for partying and meeting new people away from your home base . |
| 22 | Evening is a time for partying and meeting new people away from your home base . |
| 23 | These barriers must be recognised and taken account of by service-providers if they are serious about consulting and involving disabled people in the planning of services . |
| 24 | I liked the last chapter on ‘ Some applied problems ’ in which the importance of a thorough knowledge of mammal biology for controlling or conserving particular species is outlined . |
| 25 | Diversity can only be increased through a body set up with the specific task of creating and sustaining new media . |
| 26 | Students will therefore need courses that will equip them for observing , collecting and analysing linguistic data . |
| 27 | Despite the importance for labour training and manpower planning , information about career patterns is extremely rare in Britain , because of the problems of collecting and analysing longitudinal data . |
| 28 | Not surprisingly , in view of the public pressure , the police responded by adopting routine tactics of stopping and searching black people in the street , especially in areas where muggings were thought to be commonplace . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've always seen dealing as making other people look at what I 'm enthusiastic about . |
| 30 | This process will include retrieving and checking existing data , accessing designs from differing workstations if the domains intersect and consequently relating and checking company standards . |