Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As mentioned in paragraph twenty three of my proof , an appeal decision relating to land immediately east of D thirty nine referred to the unsuitability for development of that area , Since the character of the village would be seriously harmed . |
| 2 | We 're not saying the figure 's necessarily excessive , we 're simply looking to see how regeneration of West Yorkshire 's been taken into account , if at all . |
| 3 | In fact , the SDDR , upon which work has progressed well and speedily — it is all part of the relief road system round the city — has started to discharge traffic at a great rate on to the A6 at Oadby , which is seeking to percolate further south on the A6 or further east towards the A47 . |
| 4 | And so the Devil is quite happy as long as we dream our lives away , or become antiquarian , seeking to dredge up history in order that we can live out our lives in a museum of our own making . |
| 5 | Charles the Bald was presumably not seeking to stir up trouble in Corbie . |
| 6 | For those seeking to complete only part of the programme an MPhil can be awarded for a shorter period of study . |
| 7 | The energy and enthusiasm black youth have for certain sports and the disproportionately high number wanting to take up sport as a career provides at least the initial indication that they see in successful black sportsmen models for themselves . |
| 8 | Even a woman wanting to take on help with child-care may have to consider whether or not she will make the decision herself or whether her husband or even the child itself will become involved . |
| 9 | In the strict or dictionary sense The Lord of the Rings evades that concept totally , for according to the OED ‘ defeatism ’ is a straight borrowing from French défaitisme , recorded in English for the first time in 1918 and meaning ‘ Conduct tending to bring about acceptance of defeat , esp . |
| 10 | The first of these stages was much the most important , for despite the promulgation of the Nazimov Rescript a betting man would not have laid money , at the end of 1857 , on the proposition that peasants were going to acquire both freedom from manorial jurisdiction and some of the landlords ' property . |
| 11 | the Distributor ceasing to carry on business for any reason whatsoever |
| 12 | In the Wessex Dairies case , it was found that on the last day of his employment as a milkman the defendant , whilst on his round , informed customers that he would soon cease to be employed by the plaintiffs , that he was going to set up business on his own and could supply them with milk . |
| 13 | Attempting to run down RoboCop in a disused factory , Emil is immersed in toxic waste and emerges with his flesh dripping off . |
| 14 | At 14 he ran away , deciding to seek out help from his father 's family . |
| 15 | The survival of such a record can not be a unique event — there must be hundreds of account books , minute books , and such , waiting to yield up information on past activities . |
| 16 | More recent approaches are attempting to bring together knowledge about the language and its structures with the use of the language in real-life situations . |
| 17 | Expecting to see only derision in those clear , light eyes , she was surprised to find they held a flicker of unwilling respect , even admiration , but all he said was , ‘ Would you like another brandy ? ’ |
| 18 | In general terms , any group of people wishing to carry on business under English law has to make a choice between three distinct legal forms of organisation , the company , the partnership and a hybrid known as the limited partnership . |
| 19 | Within four or five minutes , yet seeming like an eternity , the line begins to peel off the open spool , slowly at first but beginning to pick up momentum as each second passes . |
| 20 | It was not all going to be wine and roses ; and Leonard again felt the sharp problem of the Canadian writer at that time — having a small home market , not wishing to become artistically part of the ‘ 53rd State ’ of America , and yet having nowhere else to go . |
| 21 | The group also condemns the Government for failing to carry out research into its effectiveness . |
| 22 | THE TRANSPORT Secretary was attacked yesterday for failing to bring in screening of passenger baggage to be stored in aircraft holds , and for putting commercial interests ahead of tighter security . |
| 23 | His battle with litter louts began when he joined the village car committee , and he regularly zooms around on his bicycle , stopping to pick up refuse with his hand-operated stick . |
| 24 | He added : ‘ I am concerned at the whole idea of trying to whip up custom with a free deal which automatically converts into a pay-as-you-go service charged on your phone bill — unless you contract out . |
| 25 | That 's the um general er consensus in most of the things I 've read in trying to find out stuff for this lecture . |
| 26 | It was the first time that the men 's and women 's championships had been combined and I think that Marea Hartmann , the Secretary , was trying to drum up publicity for her side of the event . |
| 27 | In face of spending cutbacks in the Japanese private sector , NEC Corp is trying to drum up business for its SX-3R supercomputers by cutting monthly rental rates on 10 models in the family by up to 38% : it says it sold only eight of the things last year , down from 14 in 1991 . |
| 28 | Now the organisers are hoping to drum up support from local businesses to beat the threat of closure and keep the Playday alive . |
| 29 | The pope was still trying to conjure up support for Otto . |
| 30 | In case you think I eat a lot I 'll reel you my standard excuse , which is that I 'm trying to put on weight for rugby . |