Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried smaller hooks and baits ; lighter leads ; finer lines ; a lighter , or no bite indicator ; and opening the bale-arm of the reel and allowing them to take several yards of line before striking . |
| 2 | It aims to protect women by allowing them to SEE potential partners from the safety of their own telephone . |
| 3 | Small producers have provided larger companies with an important cushion against fluctuations in demand by allowing them to use outside suppliers as shock absorbers . |
| 4 | This helps them assess the effects of changing those structures by allowing them make such changes directly through the virtual reality interface . |
| 5 | The shanny and marine stickleback have five pigments in their eyes , allowing them to discern more hues than we can . |
| 6 | This chamber should be a nice treat for the adventurers , allowing them to gain some resources they will need for the harder and more dangerous encounters to come . |
| 7 | Both of the general SVQs in science are designed to provide students and trainees with a broad grounding in science , while allowing them to develop higher levels of competence in their chosen areas . |
| 8 | Again , the behaviour of predators may affect the pollinating activities of animals such as bats , encouraging them to make short visits repeatedly , rather than long ones . |
| 9 | Many processors are examining new packing materials and using them to produce complete meals , which contain potatoes and only need heating up before being ready to eat . |
| 10 | The Instruction Set has paired with the Computer Channel in the US to produce a series of TV programs and videos on open systems topics : Instruction Set already sells some Computer Channel videos , using them to supplement instructor-led curricula . |
| 11 | We provide rich sensory experiences — wrapping them in soft towels , letting them squelch in mud or helping them identify different tastes or the sound and smells of the countryside . |
| 12 | With , with regards to Camco 's Eastern European sales drive , does this have any er , implications in terms of er , working capital movements , in terms of helping them fund those acquisitions and what sort of er , provisions perhaps , are you taking on those sales ? |
| 13 | Nat West is to spend £1.5M on training branch managers and Small business Advisers with the aim of helping them understand small firms ' needs more clearly . |
| 14 | I 'd love eating I had roast parsnips , brussel sprouts , carrots , and boiled and baked alaska , and it was really nice . |
| 15 | If you have time , try painting them to match existing colours and designs . |
| 16 | In addition , large overseas banks , e.g. Standard Chartered Bank , also provide vital access to international capital and credit markets for LDCs so enabling them to tap external funds to finance economic development programmes . |
| 17 | Second , by pooling their financial resources , the merging companies may enjoy better creditworthiness and access to cheaper borrowing , enabling them to take more risks and finance larger research projects . |
| 18 | One common group of soil bacteria , the pseudomonads , carry plasmids enabling them to metabolise exotic chemicals such as toluene , camphor or oil hydrocarbons , as well as plasmids coding for drug resistance . |
| 19 | We must also consider the opportunity that some occupations have for deliberately restricting access to the acquisition of the skills needed to do the job , thereby keeping down their distribution amongst the population , and enabling them to claim higher rewards in the market place . |
| 20 | CBP offers two major products : its Integrated Trading System or dealer board , which provides traders with a telephone system enabling them to access multiple lines and conduct simultaneous conversations ; and its Open Trading System , a software package that enables financial institutions to take in live data feeds from a number of information vendors and exchanges . |
| 21 | The baroque carvers in Germany and France made extensive use of this type of gouge in the drapery of their ecclesiastical figures , enabling them to make difficult pipes and folds against the grain , whilst keeping a smooth flow . |
| 22 | But modern westerners ( and those inspired by European culture ) combine this way of looking at the world with advanced technology , enabling them to make huge changes , quickly . |
| 23 | Young Donald — his eyes were clear black-brown , like a lochan stained with peat , his hair was curly like a bull 's poll , and he had been a lovely lad until his father went away , clever with his hands , whittling pieces of wood and glueing them to make little windmills and watermills . |
| 24 | With further practice you will discover words that hold more than one meaning , that are themselves ambiguous , enabling you to represent contending realities at a single stroke . |
| 25 | There 's also a sound and vision fader linked to the trigger , enabling you to produce professional-looking transitions between sequences . |
| 26 | Staying so close to the palace will enhance your enjoyment , enabling you to make many mini-trips in between reading about the extraordinary life of its court . |
| 27 | It began at the 12th , with five successive birdies enabling her to finish two shots ahead of Miss Hall — and that though the Australian had a last round 69 . |
| 28 | If a government , using its majority in Parliament , passes appropriate laws empowering it to do specified acts , are its activities thereby rendered legitimate because they are done in accordance with the law , regardless of how oppressive or repugnant those laws might be ? |
| 29 | The tribe of a successful Warlord will tend to grow in size and power , enabling it to fight other tribes or invade the realms of Men . |
| 30 | Within the union , therefore , Scargill 's call was for solidarity , for those with more readily-guaranteed futures to support other miners ' prospects which were less bright , especially so if the NCB could capitalize on splits and other weaknesses within the NUM , thereby enabling it to isolate vulnerable areas . |