Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stone shook his head grimly , reminding Doyle about the cat the day before . |
| 2 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 3 | The advantage of using d'Compress as the launch pad for other programs is that you can use the facilities of d'Compress to gather the files together , a stage that would otherwise have to be done in the DOS window . |
| 4 | His general note was one of chiding MacDonald for the weakness of his control over his own extremists and suggesting that what the country needed was men of practical experience , breadth of view and lack of dogmatic commitment . |
| 5 | It came to me as a gift , a little black-faced lamb sent to me by the Batesons who were farming Briscoe at the time . |
| 6 | As she looked down , she saw Rourke helping Rebecca into the ambulance . |
| 7 | For Ashcroft Noble had never forbidden his study to children , and Helen later recalled seeing Edward at the end of a visit still standing by a bookcase and reluctant to leave . |
| 8 | He would not stop hitting , slapping Richard across the face . |
| 9 | Perhaps we should decline the invitation to join the forum and just keep a watching brief , but I thought I should let you know of its existence and purpose , I would be interested to know if you think there is a suitable person in your branch who would be able and interested in representing CPRW on the forum . |
| 10 | A sample of youth in north Germany interviewed in the late 1950s still revealed significant traces of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ : he had done much good in abolishing unemployment , punishing sexual criminals , constructing the motorways , introducing cheap radio sets , establishing the Labour Service , and reinstating Germany in the esteem of the world . |
| 11 | To run Windows 3.0 CompuAdd also includes a choice of Microsoft packages : Excel for Windows , the powerful , new-generation spreadsheet which takes over where Lotus 1-2-3 leaves off ; Word for Windows , now challenging WordPerfect for the number one word-processing slot , with its ability to import graphics and manage text ; and PowerPoint for Windows , for producing graphics-based slides , charts , overheads at new levels of professionalism . |
| 12 | PETER SHILTON gave his able deputy Ray Newland a vote of thanks last night for keeping Plymouth on the Cup trail after his most taxing week in management . |
| 13 | Chapman 's mind worked day and night on motivating not only his players but everyone involved with the club , on keeping Arsenal in the public eye , on planning their victories , and on improving the game in general . |
| 14 | ‘ If they ever have a cowards ’ trade union , I 'll be the man representing England at the World Congress . ’ |
| 15 | Bernie Grant , representing Tottenham in the borough of Haringey and one of the first black MPs , was unequivocal and unambiguous in his opposition from the very start . |
| 16 | In May Jim rounded off his season by representing Scotland in the World Championships . |
| 17 | Moire Rooney asked with a gentle smile , and Patrick immediately knew that she had been deliberately keeping Jane in the kitchen while Tom spoke his piece . |
| 18 | ‘ Ah 's takin' Luney to the bread man . |
| 19 | But applying QALYs to the allocation of resources is quite different because it involves a choice between the welfares of different people . |
| 20 | In so doing , he avenged a 16–13 defeat by Parrott at Preston a year ago and prevented the 28-year-old Liverpudlian from knocking Hendry off the top of the world rankings . |
| 21 | ‘ GE … is acquiring Tungsram with the aim of eventually integrating its management within its global empire . |
| 22 | It also had a more direct interest in keeping Malaysia in the sterling area . |
| 23 | I heard one say on Danny Baker 's Saturday night show : ‘ Dalglish is to blame for landing Souness in the mire . ’ |
| 24 | The best will be representing Britain in the Paralympics in the Summer . |
| 25 | I thought , well , they were trumpeting Ade for the gold medal . |
| 26 | Doctors are keeping Tim on the life support machine for 24 hours to make sure the drugs have worked out of his system and have not ruled out all hope . |
| 27 | The tabloids seemed hell-bent on knocking Diana off the pedestal they had put her on , determined to prove , or invent if necessary , that she had a roving eye . |
| 28 | This headstrong Top Ville colt was equipped with a net muzzle going to the start and Steve Cauthen was obviously intent on anchoring Glasgow towards the rear in order to teach the him to settle . |
| 29 | Lepus is a small but distinctive constellation , adjoining Orion to the south . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll leave you with young Hot-to-Trotsky here , then , ’ Clare says , patting Yvonne on the shoulder and winking at me as she sidles off through the cheering crowd . |