Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] to an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And Bob 's your uncle , so to speak ? ’ said the inspector , paying unconscious tribute to an old nepotism . |
| 2 | In a development that highlighted Rosyth 's struggle to survive , the MoD last night confirmed it was giving serious consideration to an attempt by Devonport to poach a £28 million ship refitting contract already awarded to the Fife yard . |
| 3 | A number of arts professional development teachers reported that their involvement in schools was often initiated by primary headteachers feeling that staff were giving inadequate time to an area of the curriculum vital to the personal development of the pupils . |
| 4 | If thinking is internalized argumentative dialogue , then there is a cognitive implication : theorists should be cautious lest they consider a single cognitive process , such as anchoring , without giving equal weight to an opposing counter-process . |
| 5 | On the contrary , Koltun et al concluded that a diagnosis of indeterminate colitis predisposed patients having restorative proctocolectomy to an increased risk of perineal complications and pouch failure . |
| 6 | ‘ See-er , see-er , see-er , ’ it sang , descending leisurely back to an adjacent tree perch . |
| 7 | The role of Treasurer over the years has grown from overseeing simple book-keeping to an extensive involvement and the contributions of Leslie Wise , A.J. Chapman , Albert ( Bert ) Ford and currently Jim Grey , have been valuable indeed and it is not surprising that Arthur Chapman felt the work was too demanding for an Honorary Treasurer , although what each does might vary depending on what bias the secretary brings to his post . |
| 8 | Police at football matches are not seen as the immediate enemy in the way that they might be , say , in dealing with trespassers or others laying false claim to an essentially public area . |
| 9 | A fine illustration of Althusser 's conception of ‘ differential temporality ’ , and the impossibility of reducing historical time to an ‘ essential section ’ ! |