Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As to its effect on Heather , struggling to shake off nervous depression and come to terms with her sister 's loss , that could only be imagined . |
| 2 | THE USPCA is vowing to round up illegally-owned pit bull terriers being trained in Ulster for fights in Britain and the Republic . |
| 3 | The summer 's sprawl begins to be oppressive at this stage in the year and trigger fingers are itching to snip back overgrown mallows , clear out the mildewing foliage of golden rod and reduce the overpowering bulk of bullyboy ground cover . |
| 4 | Chris will state the legal position , helping to sort out individual problems and informing readers of their rights before they get into that sticky , embarrassing , sometimes costly and almost always avoidable involvement with solicitors and the courts . |
| 5 | Among the nominees attending the lunch , as recognition of their achievements , was Montgomeryshire nurse Sue Blower , who had returned specially from her work as a nurse tutor in Bucharest , Romania , where she is helping to set up that country 's first school of nursing for 40 years . |
| 6 | This project worked with existing community groups in the area , helping to set up new groups and acting as a resource for community action . |
| 7 | The polytechnic has also broken new ground in helping to set up this country 's first campus-based radio station — Wear FM . |
| 8 | Why is it that the Association does not enlist the services of former Wimbledon Champion , Virginia Wade , or Wimbledon singles semi-finalist , Roger Taylor not as paid employees , but as committee members helping to set out strategic plans for the future ? |
| 9 | A person who makes the task of the constable more difficult when he is seeking to carry out that duty is obstructing the constable in the execution of his duty . |
| 10 | From the outset it was envisaged that board members would require training to carry out these functions and a range of training materials was developed . |
| 11 | China retaliated by refusing to accept back illegal immigrants into Hong Kong . |
| 12 | Here the interviewer is basically looking to find out two things . |
| 13 | Then she remained in hiding , refusing to venture out all day . |
| 14 | The desperate moves emerged after a fraught Cabinet meeting to thrash out public spending plans . |
| 15 | Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business . |
| 16 | Dentists are refusing to take on new Health Service Patients . |
| 17 | Charge cards companies will not be looking to take on those customers with lower incomes who do not want to pay , or find it difficulty in paying , high credit-card interest rates . |
| 18 | Grace Hinkle loves to see me making like an executive and remembering to charge up all expenses . |
| 19 | Clark found that around half of his sample had travelled only 10 miles or less and only a tenth 40 miles or more , with women tending to move over shorter distances than men . |
| 20 | He fondly hopes that in the meantime talented managers wo n't be deterred from seeking to take on top jobs because of the greater demands . |
| 21 | The first is that in which movements such as the democratic movement and the labour movement in Europe , the women 's suffrage movement and independence movements in colonial territories at a later time , or present-day movements in autocratic states , provide the only effective means for expressing grievances and seeking to bring about political changes . |
| 22 | He claimed British Steel and ICI were refusing to hand over analytical information on their emissions to solicitors acting for 28 local , asthmatic families a refusal he claimed was ‘ a scandal ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ Us 'll 'ave to start wearin' shoes if we 're goin' to stick around these parts ! ’ |
| 24 | At 0840 patrolling Yellow Section of 808 Squadron , led by Lt. Tillard , was advised of a ‘ shadower ’ in the heavily clouded skies , the three Fulmars separating to carry out individual searches . |
| 25 | And there was plump , placid , erotically drained Stuart beside me , looking so fucking … blithe , pretending it was nice to be met at the airport , and probably thinking about how he was going to claim back some Danegeld on the unused half of their return billets from Gatwick to Victoria . |
| 26 | Changes in government have led to discontinuities in policy , but trends towards convergence have also occurred , despite the parties in office attempting to carry out different policies . |
| 27 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 28 | We may never fully understand the causal circumstances which produce this bizarre unpredictable relation between abrupt accidents and perceived pain because no one is going to carry out experimental manipulations . |
| 29 | I think they 're fantastic , even though they 're not going to go up this season . |
| 30 | I wonder if they 're going to go out this year ? |