Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [n mass] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trench will need to be around 500mm wide and 600 to 700mm deep — allowing for 100mm of bedding material |
| 2 | Gristy had been trolling for mackerel since dawn , and had had one of his best catches ever . |
| 3 | One sometimes gets the impression that IBM Corp is more solicitous over the needs of its Stamford , Connecticut-based IBM Credit Corp subsidiary than it is over its own , and yesterday , in the wake of the parent 's big $285m loss , IBM Credit was able to announce that profits actually rose 0.3% at $58.3m ; the return on average equity was 20.2% , compared with 21.3% in the first quarter of 1992 and in the first three months of 1993 , IBM Credit originated financing for $1,700m of equipment , software and services for IBM 's customers and distribution channels , down 22% on the figure for the first quarter 1992 — financing for end users decreased by 45% to $600m while financing for distribution channels decreased by 1% to $1,100 , the company noted . |
| 4 | Although Liz 's body is disposing of alcohol at the rate of about one unit a hour , her last drink pushed her over the legal limit for driving of 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood . |
| 5 | Property price inflation lifted turnover and operating profits , but costs also increased steeply , with interest charges leaping from £1.236m to £3.94m , reducing the pre-tax result . |
| 6 | The rewards are just beginning to come through with Mercury 's contribution to C&W trading profit leaping from £4million to £14million in the six months to September 30 . |
| 7 | Make your own natural remedy by melting 40g of beeswax in a double boiler , blending in 30g of honey and then 55g of sesame oil . |
| 8 | Trading in works of art needs a deep purse and long-time backing . |
| 9 | Superbly sited south-facing slopes adjacent to Villedommange which deservedly earned a vital extra per cent in 1985 , climbing from 89% to 90% and thus premier cru status . |
| 10 | It has been revised and updated and now includes a simple summary of legislation relating to deer in Britain , and a county-by-county guide to distribution . |
| 11 | Another source of ambiguity is that task analysis is often used as a generic term covering any study and description relating to people at work . |
| 12 | A project team consisting of staff from AEA and Warren Spring will examine details of the merger , including the number of Warren Spring scientists who will relocate from Stevenage to AEA 's Harwell and Culham sites in Oxfordshire , and the timing of their move to take their places in a fully-integrated operation . |
| 13 | Successful completion of a complex exercise such as this upgrade requires team work and a project team consisting of people from Services Delivery , Technical Services Systems Development and IBM have spent a considerable amount of time over the last few weeks to ensure that the upgrade when ahead without impact on Technology 's customers . |
| 14 | The Indus River dolphin is a small , essentially blind creature , which swims on its side , hunting for fish by echolocation . |
| 15 | I 'd began hunting for data on phetam to see if it really was valuable as the Ardakkeans claimed , and if so , why . |
| 16 | The report , People and Poverty in the North East , says that the cost of living for people on income support is three times as high as it is for those on an average wage . |
| 17 | Well training for people for work . |
| 18 | Stockbroker UBS Phillips & Drew , looking for £530m against £417m pre-tax , says 1991–92 was not an easy year for the group but believes the current year will be better , given a lower wage award and more stabilised sales . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're looking for people with enthusiasm that see it as an exciting career and really want to do the job , ’ enthuses Mr Queen . |
| 20 | She has busied herself in the promotion of senior civil servants ( looking for people with energy and commitment ) and regularly badgered departments about progress on particular policies — ‘ like a dog after a bone ’ an adviser claims . |
| 21 | Kevin Feeny at Warburg Securities is looking for £242m against £183m with £650m pencilled in for the year . |
| 22 | Other winners of the award , sponsored by Reckitt and Colman , included Cherrill Hicks , a freelance journalist who works on The Independent 's health page , for her book Who Cares ; Looking After People at Home . |
| 23 | Looking after people with HIV or AIDS |
| 24 | I would be interested to hear from anyone who has developed other means of communicating with people with learning difficulties . |
| 25 | It will be training with staff from Cheshure County Council 's youth football development scheme at RAF Sealand today and the Kings School , Chester , tomorrow . |
| 26 | The present sale comprises 121 lots , with estimates ranging from £100–200 to £150,000–200,000 . |
| 27 | Croatia 's moveable heritage , ranging from works of art and archaeological finds of great European importance to folk art of only local value , are likely to appear on the art market . |
| 28 | Gilmour Thom , 51 , an institutional salesman with Bell Lawrie White , told the court that after Mackie had briefed him on his meeting with Mr Runciman , he had sold about 1.5 million Shanks & McEwan shares at prices ranging from 305p to 318p . |
| 29 | The charges relate to 24 separate mortgage advances , ranging from £61,750 to £17,500 , worth a combined £803,000 . |
| 30 | The charges relate to 24 separate mortgage advances ranging from £61,750 to £17,500 involving some of the country 's leading building societies . |