Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had applied for an Adjournment debate on this subject , but I realised that the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) had a prior right , representing as he does the NLVA . |
| 2 | Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement . |
| 3 | I think he goes training because he knows the police can never find an Athletico training session . |
| 4 | The names and addresses of these bureaux are listed in Appendix I. A Green Card furnished at frontiers ensures smooth passage establishing as it does the existence of a country 's compulsory motor insurance . |
| 5 | They had to get rid of a leader before they could bring themselves to admit that the poll tax was a mistake and I ca n't see John Major going before he loses the next election . |
| 6 | Maybe not everything … but he 's lying when he says the Darkfall has passed . |
| 7 | Cats usually begin spraying when something upsets the fine balance of their day-to-day life . |
| 8 | It is then in the ideal position to attack from below.As the kite is pulled up , so the line is fast moving as it contacts the victim 's line and tension quickly severs the strands . |
| 9 | In any event , your Lordships ' decision in this case , re-establishing as it does the decision in Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 , renders the whole question of consent by the company irrelevant . |
| 10 | What he ca n't be saying if he understands the system is , " 1 want to vote effectively both for my first-preference candidate and for my second or any lower preference " . |
| 11 | The reduction in the intensity of the stimuli associated with the drive is as reinforcing as the actual reduction of the drive itself : thus food in the mouth does not reduce hunger , but it is reinforcing as it reduces the drive stimulus or craving for food . |
| 12 | A child rated as ‘ attached ’ to its mother at nine months ( crying when she leaves the room , for example ) may express its attachment to her again at 18 months but through a quite different behavioural repertoire ( leaving mother but repeatedly checking back ) . |
| 13 | By contrast , for example , the development of the heart is much more convoluted , involving as it does the complex folding and fusing of tubes . |
| 14 | Their surface syntax , it is argued , involving as it does the use of " existence predicates " , tends to obfuscate their true " logical grammar " . |
| 15 | The density of the development , achieving as it does the virtual replacement of existing static caravans practically one-for-one , is quite out of proportion with the density of surrounding settlements . |
| 16 | They 're leaving this place in the afternoon and we have another lot coming in , so Stella has arranged for Jean to attend to the chalets and bed changing while she does the barbecue at the end of the rafting . ’ |
| 17 | As you watch one tackling such a problem in a tank , you can detect the clicks of its discharges increasing as it identifies the outlines of the selected parking place behind it and slowly manoeuvres its great length into it without once touching the sides . |
| 18 | These problems are unsurprising when one considers the diversity of the national interests of the Member States : Denmark 's quasi-neutrality , Germany 's delicate constitutional problems , France 's dislike of fighting alongside the United States , Britain 's willingness to do so . |
| 19 | One comes and stands next to Tony , watching as he secures the last bit to his boat . |
| 20 | Unlike the essay on Gide , Nizan finds much that is positive in Friedmann 's analysis , particularly its historical dimension , stressing as it does the abject poverty of the masses and the arbitrary and oppressive power of orthodox religion prior to 1917 . |
| 21 | Medical negligence is not only a new speciality but the nature of the work , touching as it does the breakdown of the special relationship between patients and doctors as well as the trauma of the injury itself , means that lawyers dealing with the cases must have special experience and skills in handling clients in this field . |
| 22 | This driver is clearly central to the performance of the 103/2 , handling as it does the bulk of the frequency range , though there was certainly no gamble involved in its incorporation into the Reference range since KEF had already utilised another version of it with notable success in the baby model , the 101/2 . |
| 23 | This may seem to be a rather unsurprising observation , but I feel it has very important consequences for arts education , underlining as it does the unease teachers feel about examinations in these subjects . |
| 24 | Russia has welcomed the Korean contribution of experts , equipment and funds to finance the survey , expected to cost US$400,000 , but has said it will have to continue dumping because it lacks the facilities or funds to process the waste on shore . |
| 25 | The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest . |
| 26 | It is our view that this structure is an appropriate one for a project of this kind , following as it does the dictum that , " if you want something to happen you have to institutionalise it " . |
| 27 | ‘ His death concludes a very sad week for Granada , following as it does the deaths of Lord Bernstein and Bill Grundy . ’ |
| 28 | He ca n't stop himself smiling as he delivers the clich de grace : ‘ My hands are tied . ’ |
| 29 | His letter is worth quoting as it shows the depth of feeling and suspicion in the Services at that time . |
| 30 | This is precisely the degree of stylistic affinity which is missing when one compares the Orpheus mosaics of Withington and Newton St. Loe . |