Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun pl] in [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 In 1922 he published his first book , Le Dragon de bambou , ridiculing the reforms in Annam .
2 He travelled in northern Italy after completing The Chimes in Nov. 1844 , and in Jan. -Apr. 1845 journeyed south , staying in Rome and Naples .
3 THE United States and Soviet Union will be invited to take part directly in resolving the conflicts in El Salvador and Nicaragua , under proposals worked out by the foreign ministers of the five Central American peace plan countries in a pre-summit meeting here .
4 THE United States and Soviet Union will be invited to take part directly in resolving the conflicts in El Salvador and Nicaragua , under proposals worked out by the foreign ministers of the five Central American peace plan countries in a pre-summit meeting here .
5 Even laundering the figures in Warlow 's favour , only one out of every 28 newborn planets will have any effect on us , so planets must be popping out from somewhere every century or so .
6 This view was echoed in a statement from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Douglas Hurd in which he insisted that the South African government bore full responsibility for keeping the troops in Ciskei and the other bantustans under control .
7 Killion found the pilots in the armourer 's stores , silent and resentful , checking the rounds in Lewis drums .
8 In my view , the Revenue 's contention is much less tenable with regard to the payment of dividends by a group 's existing subsidiaries , even though the Revenue argues that an abnormal dividend is itself a ‘ transaction in securities ’ , applying the dicta in Greenberg v CIR ( 1971 ) 47 TC 240 .
9 Now it has launched a series of competitions to select the best ways of filling the gaps in Britain 's armoury .
10 Bill , 76 , asked Street chiefs to investigate and they discovered that episodes of the popular show screened in Britain five years ago are now topping the ratings in Thailand and they have made Percy a national hero .
11 It proved a certain hit and shot to number two in the UK before topping the charts in Belgium , Australia , Hong Kong and Finland , and storming top tens all across Europe .
12 On 27 May , after a private meeting with Pflimlin , he issued a communiqué declaring that he had begun " the proper process necessary for the establishment of a republican government " , and urging the troops in Algeria to remain " exemplary , under the command of their leaders " .
13 By far the most useful evidence from the standpoint of fixing the events in Molla Yegan 's life , however , comes from his involvement with Molla Gurani .
14 We used to start paying the rates in May .
15 One story going the rounds in Havana recently has Fidel visiting his barber .
16 Researching the Police in Easton
17 Khrushchev initially claimed ( in a report to the Supreme Soviet on 12 December 1962 ) that by installing the missiles in Cuba he acted in response to a Cuban request ; this has been contradicted not only by statements from Castro , but also by Khrushchev himself .
18 His son is standing near the main entrance , ready for the journey , carrying a stick , a spear and a small leather bottle , similar to the sort of thing drunken youths use to squirt wine down their throats before braving the bulls in Pamplona .
19 Inset top Braving the elements in Snowdonia , the line-up of cameras tested : ( clockwise from top )
20 The cigar-shaped belemnoids ( 'belemnites ' ) are common fossils accompanying the ammonoids in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks .
21 One of the joys of riding the subways in New York is noticing the many ornamental tile decorations which enliven stops throughout Manhattan .
22 The Social Services committee on Wiltshire County Council is being asked to consider closing the workshops in Swindon and Salisbury , saving around £400,000 a year .
23 These would be my iron rations for a hard day 's cruising the streets in Armstrong .
24 In 1921 he became general officer commanding the troops in Malaya .
25 A glum joke is doing the rounds in Kaliningrad : ‘ The pessimists here are learning Lithuanian .
26 THE STONE ROSES have not signed to CBS Records , despite rumours currently doing the rounds in Manchester that they have signed for £5 million .
27 THE STONE ROSES have not signed to CBS Records , despite rumours currently doing the rounds in Manchester that they have signed for £5 million .
28 THE government 's emergency food programme , according to a joke doing the rounds in Havana , is like God ; everyone talks about it but nobody can see it .
29 And that chap , you know the chap that 's doing the doors in Paula 's school ?
30 ‘ Still as tight as ever , Barak , ’ Graham said , indicating the notes in Barak 's hand .
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