Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For we have already seen that there is no reason why , along with the mature elements of the superego which serve the interests of adjustment to reality , immature , primitive elements should not also become externalized in those aspects of the state which represent it as nurturing , protecting and providing some measure of wish fulfilment for the most regressive desires . |
| 2 | ( 2 ) It is an obtaining of services where the other is induced to confer a benefit by doing some act , or causing or permitting some act to be done , on the understanding that the benefit has been or will be paid for . |
| 3 | This suggests a number of avenues which historical and aesthetic research might pursue , or at least it offers a way of organizing and disciplining some intuitions . |
| 4 | It is then not so much the distinction between names and descriptions as the distinction between the function of naming and the function of describing that gives some indication as to what is involved in positing something as an ontological existent . |
| 5 | Although he was a fully qualified pilot , he never to my knowledge ( certainly not whilst he was with No 7 Squadron ) was ever captain of an aircraft ; he had been second pilot , or flown as mid- upper , or rear gunner or had taken some other crew function , but at the same time he would be researching and demonstrating some aspect of a project that he was currently engaged with at the Institute . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll have to tell me missis about that trick , and tell her to get going and save some money … |
| 7 | The previous night I had got carried away , talking at length to the press and television when I should have been back in our quarters calming down , relaxing and getting some sleep . |
| 8 | I was wondering whether to put some fuchsia . |
| 9 | And can you join me for a bit of breaking and entering some time this evening ? " |
| 10 | Collecting and cleaning some types of plastic for recycling uses more energy than making new plastic . |
| 11 | The military involvement of England in continental war meant an unusually high concern for achieving and maintaining some measure of control of the sea . |
| 12 | That one line was an example of the writing and rewriting that made Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em such a success . |
| 13 | A general module which allows the student to build on basic skills in group music making and take some responsibility in rehearsal routines . |
| 14 | What , what he 's , what he 's had to say is , is , is to , is to get the ball rolling and get some money , and then we can start looking . |
| 15 | Less variable was the tendency to concentrate on reviewing and developing some subjects while neglecting others . |
| 16 | Because the state assumes that women are men 's natural dependants , widows benefits are reasonably generous , whereas widowers are expected to be earning or receiving some form of social security in their own right . |
| 17 | With the body and neck made of maple , a wide strap is almost essential , as the Artist weighs a ton , and lasting out a long gig without collapsing or gaining some kind of spinal disorder is something of an achievement . |