Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , this company also contributed to the Association 's efforts on behalf of the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal by helping to arrange a Royal Film Gala night at their Shaftsbury Avenue cinema . |
| 2 | He continued to serve on commissions and committees , notably helping to draft the New Model Army ordinance ( 1645 ) , chairing the committee on church government ( 1645–6 ) , and agreeing to try the king , although he did not sit on the trial commission ( 1648 ) . |
| 3 | The protesters were demanding to see a confidential document written by Anglian Water to the Scottish Office about the reorganisation of Scottish water . |
| 4 | As pressure intensified , Mr Hurd contacted UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali , demanding to see the Cambodian representative to the UN . |
| 5 | Sandy Seymour was among drivers , managers and police officers helping to publicise the latest aspect of Operation Blade , the campaign by Strathclyde Police to clamp down on knife crime . |
| 6 | The knowledge that you are personally helping to support the future development of Medau work and the training of our teachers |
| 7 | The paper should be left underneath until eating to support the creased fondant cloth . |
| 8 | You will play your part in helping to preserve a distinctive beer style for future generations to enjoy . |
| 9 | It remains to be seen to what extent the operation of the new mergers policy will prove successful in helping to preserve a competitive environment throughout the EC . |
| 10 | Moreover the reparations clauses of the Treaty , far from helping to restore the economic life of Europe , merely complicated the enormous problems of putting the world economy back together again . |
| 11 | You do n't look to me like someone desperately struggling to nurse a company-patient back to life . |
| 12 | With all these developments Macmillan was quite unconcerned , preferring to enjoy the quiet country life he was used to . |
| 13 | Each man tightened his grip or loosened it , pygmies struggling to coax a reluctant giant into a narrow cage . |
| 14 | My feeling is that Leeds are struggling to find a traditional centre-half , and until they do , will look in trouble whenever the ball is in their penalty box . |
| 15 | Are you struggling to find a particular product or feel you have a need which is n't being catered for ? |
| 16 | Opposition Members are desperately struggling to find every conceivable thing to carp at , because they know that the scheme will be relatively speedy to introduce and that it will work effectively . |
| 17 | Is your fiancé 's brother making your life difficult or are you struggling to find the perfect bridesmaid 's present ? |
| 18 | At Shortwood Farm at Pencombe in Herefordshire , Duchess the Shire horse is helping to revive an ancient tradition . |
| 19 | Cider makers and drinkers have been gathering to find the best farmhouse cider in Britain . |
| 20 | On training prisons such as Maidstone he found , generally , that most establishments were struggling to provide a basic level of regime activities . |
| 21 | Planting is chosen for ease of maintenance and it is particularly useful to use the two trees , birch and sorbus provide vertical emphasis , helping to counteract the steep slope . |
| 22 | The system is already helping to meet the other tow goals ; it is balancing the response rate with the risk in order to predict profitability . |
| 23 | This is then used to feed the rabbits which they are producing to provide a valuable source of protein . |
| 24 | Freddy Vasquez of the opposition party , the Gibraltar Social Democrats , is demanding to know the exact cost and who will pay . |
| 25 | The process of assessment incorporates a number of key elements and involves the assessors ( including users and carers ) in bringing to bear a wide range of observational , communication , interpersonal , cognitive , and analytic skills . |
| 26 | Professor Ferguson and I said that a routine clinical history and examination ( preferably in private ) were essential in helping to establish the correct diagnosis and treatment of all patients , particularly in people who might be under the mistaken impression that their symptoms were due to allergy . |
| 27 | This story concerns the sounds of footsteps walking in the ballast ; no one was seen but the sounds were very convincing and one respects the account of this mystery from Mr Leslie , who certainly did n't believe in the supernatural , preferring to find a logical explanation of this sort of thing . |
| 28 | Along with with Robin Harris , past director of Conservative research department , who is joining the Downing Street policy unit , John O'Sullivan , editor of the US National Review and Sir Ronald Millar , playwright , Mr Patten has been helping to write the Prime Minister 's speech for today 's keynote address . |
| 29 | The ‘ air diaphragm ’ of this port has an area equivalent to that of the midrange cone , thus matching its directional characteristics and helping to provide a seamless transition at the crossover . |
| 30 | The opening of this section of route was delayed until September , because the Board of Trade insisted upon street widening to accommodate the wider Company cars . |