Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should also be remembered that anyone , married or single , who is maintaining or accommodating a dependent relative over 65 ( or a mother or mother-in-law on her own ) is entitled to claim a tax allowance . |
| 2 | It 's not worth dying or having a slashed face . ’ |
| 3 | It concentrates the mind when you find yourself walking or driving a final few yards round a bend , up a driveway , not knowing whether your house is up or down . |
| 4 | Nerves were a problem he always found difficult to combat and the full glare of the spotlight made walking and singing a tall order that day . |
| 5 | We were ordinary seafaring men and founding and running a national union was , to say the least , a job for which we had had no training . |
| 6 | Yassin , arrested in May 1989 , had confessed to founding and directing a hostile organization , as well as to homicide , incitement and the possession of firearms . |
| 7 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 8 | Mandy was sitting at a table with other staff , all of them laughing and having a wonderful time . |
| 9 | I am suggesting that to formulate a generic curriculum , we must attempt to separate the core outline from its interpretation or implementation ( in a similar manner to SGML ) . |
| 10 | This process , whilst seemingly disruptive , is more akin to unravelling or undoing a complex structure in order to better understand its make-up , but in doing so to express differences in terms of juxtapositions or comparisons , rather than seeking a unitary , univocal dimension based on hierarchical values . |
| 11 | Thus it is often erroneously supposed that a provision of the Convention which merely prevents it from displacing or affecting a particular legal right thereby effectuates that right , whereas in truth the sole consequence of the provision is to leave the matter to be determined under the applicable national law . |
| 12 | This might include offering a verbal report to a staff meeting or circulating a short written report , asking pupils to identify any pieces of information they would like brought back from the secondment , or giving a talk to a tutor group . |
| 13 | I 'm currently making frequent trips to Poland , and there one sees a type of early capitalism developing that has a certain charm like Visconti 's movies of the Fifties . |
| 14 | — Promoting and planning a coordinated and structured approach to the use of available resources in the propagation of the prophetic Church and its values ; |
| 15 | He glanced around to make sure everyone was listening and had a good view , and then he continued . |
| 16 | ‘ Now they can stop pretending and make a clean break and a clean start . |
| 17 | Contribute to and respond constructively in discussion or debate , advocating and justifying a particular point of view . |
| 18 | John Bowlby , the man who pioneered what has become known as ‘ attachment theory ’ , drew a military analogy to underline the importance of establishing and maintaining a secure base in handling unfamiliar and threatening situations : |
| 19 | One highly important way in which capital gains an advantage in this conflict is , they claim , through capital establishing and maintaining a dominant ideology which legitimates the status quo . |
| 20 | This allows the flashing material to be easily applied without dressing and provides a discreet and weatherproof method of ventilating the apex of a lean-to roof . |
| 21 | Upon the Palace being accepted into the 1st Division of the Southern League , Woodger continued to progress as a valuable goalscorer , as well as developing and displaying a full range of skills . |
| 22 | Shortly before that , I had gone into business with Mrs Edna Kirby , trading as KB Enterprises ( John Birch ) Ltd. , developing and producing a new type of UVA Sunbed . |
| 23 | Within education there has been the long standing view that the individual teacher is the key resource to developing and delivering a high quality service . |
| 24 | A proposal for developing and exploiting a medium scale macromodel of the UK |
| 25 | In summary , communication , whether between a person and the physical world or between people , involves each person in developing and manipulating a mental model by interacting with the situation . |
| 26 | Actually we were n't married at the time , so we had to get married straight away and find some money to buy a house and so on , and Daddy had to give up acting and find a real job , one that brought in a regular income . |
| 27 | This is also the way Paolozzi works , continually reordering and reformulating a whole battery of shapes [ in wood , plaster and on paper ] that he has himself created , altered or found . |
| 28 | ‘ If you 're caught trying to help him escape you 'll be charged with aiding and abetting a wanted criminal . |
| 29 | Hilary Henson , sometime most dour frontperson , deserves high praise for writing and producing a superb Horizon . |
| 30 | Now he is known best for writing and talking a good match . |