Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thirdly , we ask you to affirm the call of Peter for praying for in the ministry . |
| 2 | This is a , a normal test x- ray the commonest manifestation of tuberculosis is the disease of des destructive regions in the upper poles of the lungs and pathologically the very nasty destructive lesions er , are appearing in in the area . |
| 3 | This meant that Crawford would ride it out , appearing from under the water ; divers with oxygen bottles enabled him to breathe . |
| 4 | Martin Chuzzlewit returning from across the Atlantic Ocean is like one returning from the dead , a ghost ( the allusion is to the drowning of Pharaoh 's host in the Red Sea as described in Exod. 14 . |
| 5 | Although the passengers were concealed by drawn curtains , an unpleasant thug dressed in a coachman 's uniform could be seen dismounting from behind the reins . |
| 6 | It is now known as a foetus , this term applying from about the end of the second month . |
| 7 | 7.4 shall use all reasonable endeavours to fill accepted orders for the Licensed Software with all reasonable despatch but shall not be liable in any way for any loss of trade or profit or any other loss occurring to in the event of delivery being frustrated or delayed . |
| 8 | With ‘ Laura Ashley ’ shops opening at about the rate of ten a year and Peter Revers ' avowed aim to have one in every state , the new factory was crucial . |
| 9 | Amidst worrying indicators that the US recovery may have stalled again — there was a disconcerting fall in capital goods orders in the first quarter , IBM Corp shares are on the slide again , and they were trading at around the $47 mark yesterday ; the 52-week low was $46.375 on January 21 , the lowest since 1975 . |
| 10 | Now for example , these three , I 've got three on this one , you can see the bottom right-hand corner , I have three specific business goals that I 'm us , that I want constant reminding of during the month . |
| 11 | Oh , yes , you 're just the sort of bloke we 're looking for for the guards . |
| 12 | Area health authorities up here which we 're not looking for at the moment and er because the Government is hashing them around and we 're a bit uncertain in that area . |
| 13 | That that 's all we 're looking for at the moment . |
| 14 | Get some movement out there we had a young , a young lady who er she name and she 's up front in the cabinet you know every opportunity she had she was looking for round the room , but not sort of in the round the outside all the time and it 's just that she wanted to be with a group of people all the time . |
| 15 | Floating voters tend to say things like ‘ Of course , being in carpets , what I 'm really looking for from the parties is a firm pledge on European weaving quotas , ’ and they tend to sound like Hurd and look like Gummer . |
| 16 | You simply have to weigh up your personal circumstances and what you are looking for from the job , keeping in mind any long-term plans that you may have for your future career development . |
| 17 | When you work with people and you communicate you listen to what they say and you make sure you say what you need to say then that trust is there and that trust builds and it fosters trust , and really that 's what we 've got ta be looking for in the work situation . |
| 18 | He remembers sitting on a hard seat , among a hundred other candidates in a large , impressively ancient room , scribbling a General Essay paper for three hours on EITHER Political Necessity OR ‘ Enrichissez-vous ! ’ not at all sure what the examiners would be looking for in the answers — their ideas or his ideas , or the former subtly disguised as the latter , or the latter masquerading as the former . |
| 19 | Police have released a description of the man they 're looking for in the Tewkesbury attack . |
| 20 | Erm literally training throughout throughout the year . |
| 21 | So one person will do the bandage on the elbow and the other person with the good looking knees , you 'll be the casualty for where you 've got to put the knee bandage on , cos you wo n't , if you do n't roll your trousers up a bit you 're not going to have much bandage to do much bandaging with on the knee , okay , so decide amongst yourselves who 's got the good looking knee |
| 22 | And there was the roaring of the dogs and shouting from across the compound and the Guard Room . |
| 23 | She had spotted the cigarette smoke from afar and now she could see his feet protruding from under the canvas . |
| 24 | The dark eyes were raking her from head to toe , appraising her — from the long , tousled russet hair to the bare feet protruding from beneath the hem of her wrap . |
| 25 | George Hirst would contribute in all three departments : his left-arm inswing from round the wicket would give variety to the attack , he could make runs quickly ( never mind that a large proportion would come from pull shots off the stumps ) , and was a superb mid-off fieldsman . |
| 26 | Officers stormed the elite regiment 's closely guarded HQ after complaints about music booming from behind the razor wire . |
| 27 | Escaping from under the pillow on the bed was the hem of a caftan , the soft kind he 'd slept in all the time I 'd known him . |
| 28 | Ronni carried them indoors and laid them on the kitchen table , scarcely able to bear the mouth-watering aromas that were escaping from beneath the tin foil . |
| 29 | These biting and critical words come from those writing from within the Church , and the fact they were written some twenty years ago has not , lamentably , altered their truth and pertinence . |
| 30 | Because they just do n't seem to be aware of the difficulties , people have of living on on the breadline and under the breadline . |