Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [subord] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As luck would have it , Stirling and GH-K meet at Bridgehaugh , and both were not finalising line-ups until after training last night . |
| 2 | Even the Dutch , who colonized the nation longer than any other Western power , were more interested in trading posts than in exploration , and vested their authority in the local chieftains who in turn vested theirs on down the line so that a great many Indonesians have still never seen a European . |
| 3 | I find that too many people are hung up in retaining the bureaucracy of organisations under the premiss that they are purchasing services when in fact they are funding activities that already exist — a referral , for example . |
| 4 | The SGA has no provisions implying warranties as to title or quiet possession into such contracts , but s 7 of the SGSA implies certain warranties as to the right to transfer possession into a " contract for the hire of goods " ( which under s 6 of the SGSA is defined as a contract of bailment by way of hire for a consideration of any nature ) . |
| 5 | Despite there being twice as much currency in circulation as in 1990 , the deputy chairman of Gosbank , the State Bank , warned that some enterprises might have difficulty paying wages because of cash shortages . |
| 6 | In GaAs chips arrays of gallium and arsenic atoms provide a weaker attraction for moving electrons than in silicon chips — the electrons have a small effective mass , travel faster >10 6 cm s -1 , and go further between collisions than electrons in silicon . |
| 7 | More people are occupied in providing services than in manufacturing . |
| 8 | An analysis by the age of the mother shows that out of all abortions , the proportion having abortions because of Reason Four increases with age ; 8% of women aged over 45 years , compared with 0.5% among under 19's . |
| 9 | Unionists also resisted Lloyd Georges attempt to go on running things as in wartime , insisting that the war cabinet should be wound up after peacemaking was completed . |
| 10 | There are inevitable difficulties in giving instructions as to cross-examination when those instructions must be settled before the examination-in-chief , and before other witnesses have been heard . |
| 11 | The preservation of the principle of ‘ insurance ’ was a clear throw-back to the days of Lloyd George and , as he explained in a radio broadcast , his ‘ Plan for Britain' was ‘ based on the contributory principle of giving not free allowances to all from the State , but giving benefits as of right in virtue of contributions made by the insured persons themselves ’ . |
| 12 | Is the Minister aware that not only juveniles but adults are committing crimes while on bail and that many crimes now being committed by adults while on bail involve firearms ? |
| 13 | Now the Government is taking action to stop offenders committing crimes whilst on bail . |
| 14 | Deictic function is pointing out something for the first time , often using demonstratives as in Look at that picture ! ; |
| 15 | As a route into Europe the Danube valley has been a funnel for migrating peoples since before history . |
| 16 | Whether it is that nowadays people are less interested in playing games as between author and reader , or whether it is that the human liking for games-playing has been transferred to other fields I do not know . |
| 17 | Whenever special committees were formed , they were to be ‘ in connection with the schools ’ and their duties were to include supervising conditions of labour , making recommendations as to continuation and technical education classes , forming ‘ a public opinion ’ against ‘ blind-alley ’ occupations , organizing apprenticeships , and caring for juveniles with special disabilities . |
| 18 | Stephen Gould , in his excellent essay on The Pan da " s Thumb , has made the point that evolution can be more strongly supported by evidence of telling imperfections than by evidence of perfection . |
| 19 | Counselling groups are not referring clients because of uncertainty about funding . |
| 20 | These three carry on the irresponsible practical jokes and illicit enterprises of their seniors , borrowing boats while in harbour and exploring themselves into danger , invariably rescued by improbably patient sailors . |