Example sentences of "[v-ing] [indef pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal . |
| 2 | The hidden costs of being in hospital — lost income , the cost of employing someone to look after the children , the cost of having someone to look after the home if your partner works , even your partner 's lost income — can soon add up to become a severe financial burden during an already difficult time . |
| 3 | But even if we did have some such reason — even if we thought it slightly more natural for right-handed people , who form the majority , to drive on the right — our reasons for wanting everyone to drive on the same side would still be much stronger . |
| 4 | Now , finally , Taylor is urging someone to climb above the heap . |
| 5 | Police and medical advisers are urging anyone caught in the cloud to consult their doctors as the chemicals can cause severe irritation to the eyes and throat . |
| 6 | She frowned , not wanting anything to intrude on the peacefulness . |
| 7 | Should they stop because the people out front were drowning everything coming from the stage ? |
| 8 | Getting nothing done in the recording studio on a Wednesday . |
| 9 | Of these , the slowest moving one corresponds to the covalent DNA / protein adduct , as evident from its position in the gel ( compare lanes 1 and 2 , which again display the product of the reaction illustrated in Figure 5 ) and also by the effect of sinefungin addition ( compare lanes 3 and 4 ) . |
| 10 | The real problem is getting something done about the cheap imports . ’ |
| 11 | of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand . |
| 12 | Scientists take their side in the battle for reasons having nothing to do with the merits or lack of them of the issues but rather because of their politics . |
| 13 | The 18th-century mountain traveller John Macculloch described Sutherlands as containing ‘ mountains which seem as if they had tumbled from the clouds , having nothing to do with the country or each other . ’ |
| 14 | This incident , despite having nothing to do with the operation of tribunals led to the establishment in 1955 of the Committee on Administrative Tribunals and Enquiries under the chairmanship of Sir Oliver Franks ( as he then was ) . |
| 15 | It is often seen as having nothing to do with the ‘ real ’ world — that is , as a reflection of one 's experiences and perceptions quite independent of those of the dominant group . |
| 16 | To repeat , portfolio matrices imply nothing to contradict this , but , if they are viewed by non-financially oriented people as models of cash-balancing having nothing to do with the financial market , they will be used in a way that the theory of finance would judge inappropriate . |
| 17 | The hidden costs of being in hospital — lost income , the cost of employing someone to look after the children , the cost of having someone to look after the home if your partner works , even your partner 's lost income — can soon add up to become a severe financial burden during an already difficult time . |
| 18 | Clearing having someone brought before the courts is sufficient in itself . |
| 19 | ‘ You can dry Sammy with that ole towel , ’ said Tom , indicating one lying on the armchair . |
| 20 | Sarah understood instinctively the romantic feel of the product , coupled with Laura 's personal philosophy of being true to oneself as a woman and letting everything revolve around the home . |
| 21 | They may say , Oh wow no we 're just having something done at the surgery rebuilt . |
| 22 | Zeinab had no great love of Copts but she was n't having anyone attacked in the entrance of her building and pitched into the youths with such fury that they ran off . |
| 23 | Eventually he was banned from having anything to do with the Bookman and all his plans were ignored . |
| 24 | He could not have borne a mirror in the room with him now , for fear of what he might see ; in his heart he knew that it would be unrecognisable , as he failed to recognise the turmoil of his own feelings as having anything to do with the self he had always known . |
| 25 | At first both denied having anything to do with the abduction and murder but later changed their stories when presented with police evidence . |
| 26 | Alternatively , there would be great benefit in choosing someone working in the pupils ' locality e.g. a youth worker , a nurse , a pupil involved in the provision of a soup kitchen or the organisation of a pro-life cell . |
| 27 | Witnesses have reported hearing someone running from the scene . |
| 28 | Unfortunately we have had to make some slight changes to the programme today , but hope you will like the idea of all learning something to perform for the final part of the Reunion in November . |
| 29 | You must also tell us if you know of any impending prosecution , Coroners Inquest or Fatal Accident Inquiry involving anyone insured by the policy . |
| 30 | On 19 October 1988 , the then Home Secretary , Douglas Hurd , issued notices to the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) and BBC , requiring them , under the Broadcasting Act 1981 , to refrain from broadcasting any words spoken on behalf of , or in support of , a ‘ proscribed organisation ’ , excluding anything said in the course of parliamentary proceedings , or in the run up to a parliamentary , European parliamentary or local election . |