Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hospital emergency wards were struggling to cope with the injured as radio announcers read lists of victims and broadcast anguished appeals from those who had not heard from relatives in the area near the explosion . |
| 2 | Hospital emergency wards were struggling to cope with the injured as radio announcers read lists of victims and broadcast anguished appeals from those who had not heard from relatives in the area near the explosion . |
| 3 | There is a case for writing reports but the Profitboss prefers not to make it , preferring to profit from an accurate word of mouth . |
| 4 | Hakim had previously acted as the equivalent of a Foreign Minister of the Democratic Arab Saharan Republic ( SADR — which the armed movement Polisario had been struggling to establish in the Western Sahara since 1976 ) . |
| 5 | Even the Trade and Industry Select Committee , which produced a lengthy report on the investigation system during 1990 , almost totally ignored the very existence of the s 447 enquiries , preferring to concentrate on the public inspections . |
| 6 | Already people who cancelled in January and February are back in our shops booking to go within the next two or three weeks . |
| 7 | While Bayfield said he was disappointed with the results , he was pleased to see the London W company returning to profit after a small loss in the first half . |
| 8 | CUMMINS Engine , the U.S. diesel engine maker with a plant in Darlington , claims it should be returning to profit in the first quarter of this year . |
| 9 | The broad Firth of Clyde runs north from the island , with Goat Fell on the east shore appearing to fall in a sheer drop into the sea , making ideal conditions for commando training . |
| 10 | For example , the recent articles on minor surgery in general practice could be circulated to those on or applying to go on the minor surgery list . |
| 11 | They held conservative views , some of them very radical in their implications , but they remained realists endeavouring to work within the existing political system . |
| 12 | The remainder of the day had passed almost enjoyably , with Jake and Shiona and little Kirsty appearing to behave like a happy little family . |
| 13 | These birds , with now and then a solitary Rhynchops and frigate bird ( Tachypeles aquilus ) , were all of the feathered race that I observed in these heated latitudes , a part of the voyage which always hang heavily upon those destined to visit these distant regions ; by me , however , it was not so much felt , the monotony being relieved by the occasional occurrence of a whale , whose huge body rolled lazily by ; by a shoal of porpoises , which sometimes perform most amusing evolutions , throwing themselves completely out of the water , or gliding through it with astonishing velocity ; or by the occasional flight of the beautiful flying fish , when endeavouring to escape from the impetuous rush of the bonito or albacore . |
| 14 | Head twisting to look in the dark glass above the creaking bed . |
| 15 | Our eyes seek out the inhabitants fleeing distracted , or returning to look for the dead . |
| 16 | 1983 ) looked at 1255 step-families applying to adopt from the step-family population of 6150 in 1980 , and identified a major problem of variable treatment by courts of step-families seeking adoption . |
| 17 | Non-return valve ( check valve ) to prevent hot water returning to mix with the cold water in the mains |
| 18 | Oakes , bidding to build into a British title contender this season , found McGrath in resilient mood , but referee Keith Garner got it right when he scored 40-38 for Oakes , who did n't lose a round . |
| 19 | In view of that , we can recognize the possibility that as rational beings we fall under a system of law which we have somehow ourselves brought into being , and that it is our task while appearing to exist in the sensory world to live according to that law , in spite of the fact that what we appear to be is simply animals driven by sensory desire . |
| 20 | We live in a ‘ market economy ’ and many one time ‘ command economies ’ are endeavouring to change to the same arrangements . |
| 21 | ‘ Ratany plant , ’ he 'd say , dismounting to peer at the tiny , magenta petals . |
| 22 | Thus , I spent ten years working for Other Music Papers , never daring to aim for The Big One , editing Record Mirror and blooding young pups like Stuart Bailie and Roger Morton for greater things . |
| 23 | Trotting after her , Frankie automatically rubbed his hand on his trousers before daring to reach for the gloved hand she offered . |
| 24 | It quickly became apparent that the BMC Management Committee was antagonistic towards training initiatives and dismissive of the training committee , instead preferring to talk to the external advisory board SACOMT , which contained real climbers and not the self-interested educationalists infesting the training committee . |
| 25 | He was asked at the Dec. 30 meeting to continue for the two months while new structures were elaborated . |
| 26 | The dose equivalence tended to fall with increasing doses of salmeterol indicating that the responses were tending to plateau with the 200 µg dose . |
| 27 | By refusing to agree to the social chapter , is not he wanting to exclude British people from the provisions for equal status for 6 million part-time employees , many of whom are women ; for fair and equal treatment for women at work ; for proper protection for young people at work ; for rights to minimum holiday leave ; and for better information for employees ? |
| 28 | This will not materially affect the buyer unless he or she is seeking to continue with the unauthorised use . |
| 29 | So as less salty water comes into contact with more salty water , the two water masses shift ( the fresher mass tending to float on the saltier mass ) . |
| 30 | This no nonsense guide is good for those wanting to go on an interesting selection of gentle walks . |