Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the opposite side of the piazza from the Palazzo Arcivescovile is the Palazzo dei Tribunali , the imposing courts of justice , built in the late sixteenth-century and seeing service as both a jail and a courthouse . |
| 2 | They inhabit ponds , small lakes and river backwaters which have muddy substrates , slow moving water and only a few other fish species . |
| 3 | On the former even views from the European Commission were conflicting but the Committee eventually concluded that in future the definition of ‘ specific handicap ’ could be a physical one constraining agriculture but also a protective designation such as SSSI notification . |
| 4 | There was a fragment of ringing tone and then a voice . |
| 5 | Bagehot recognised that the party system in Westminster was the ‘ bone of its bone , breath of its breath ’ , emphasising that the function of parliament is to bring out differences of opinion into the open , offering parliament and public a real choice by so doing . |
| 6 | When land becomes available the agent will circulate the details of the site , including acreage , planning condition and possibly a photograph , together With the method of sale — auction , tender , offers or private treaty . |
| 7 | Boore ( 1979 ) investigated the effect of preoperative information about treatment and care , and teaching exercises to be performed postoperatively ; her study showed reduced stress in patients following surgery and also a reduced incidence of infection . |
| 8 | Our first port of call was the island of Whalsay which had a fine modern harbour , a fish processing plant and even a cooper 's shop where we watched fish barrels being made . |