Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giving their decision , Lord Hope said strong reasons had been given for hearing what the children had to say without taking them back to Orkney . |
| 2 | The major reason given for giving them the boot was the requirement for a shit-hot pitch when the Euro championships come round in 96 . |
| 3 | One might be excused for wondering what the aged poet really believed . |
| 4 | The medieval element was a strong influence too : as a result , my mother was cajoled into making me a suede money bag with a draw-string and five polished threepenny bits for sovereigns . |
| 5 | The servants had not been keen to let him see the man , but his rank and vague remarks about the importance of co-operation with the Grand Army had succeeded in securing him an interview . |
| 6 | The investor if he is going to make money this way , must have a broker who is committed to showing him a profit , as well as earning his commission off him . |
| 7 | Part of the refugee problem will be solved by granting them the right of return to Palestine ( i.e. the West Bank and Gaza Strip ) or to the Jordanian-Palestinian federation . ’ |
| 8 | Madam Deputy Speaker I was gon na give a very illustrative example of what I 'm talking about but perhaps I will allow the house to have that example on another occasion because I actually would prefer not to be er er er prevented from giving you the most vivid story of what I 'm talking about . |
| 9 | No progress will be made without agreeing what the fundamental questions and issues really are . ’ |
| 10 | If she were his mother , and he let himself be shot without giving her a last chance of looking into his eyes ? |
| 11 | This is best answered by asking what the desired goal is . |
| 12 | Marie had thought about telling him the truth : that Bella had seen him and the police would soon be after him . |
| 13 | If you got sued for selling someone a rotten second-hand car , you 'd have to get a lawyer and he 'd be a university graduate , too . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've just got through telling you the food situation . |
| 15 | About the party — I 'd thought of making it a triple celebration : my engagement to Heather , Ma 's homecoming , and a kind of — gesture of thanks to Luke . ’ |
| 16 | I was thinking , ‘ I bet nobody has thought of giving him a beer . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She occasionally can be talked into doing something a little silly , but not often . ’ |
| 18 | The formal literal meaning of the words is the locution ; the act which is performed by saying it the illocution ; a third layer is the perlocution or overall aim of the discourse . |
| 19 | The poor little rich girl who got into the FBI through her father 's influence and who would now be married to some rich Miami socialite had it not been for the timely intervention of Colonel Philpott , who was pressed into giving her a job with UNACO . |
| 20 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 21 | ‘ The madam would have had me if I had n't escaped by telling her the lodger in the room next door to mine fancied her like crazy , ’ he said . |
| 22 | But whether or not they had sufficient power to exert real influence on state policy , the monarchs were justified in considering themselves the most important persons on the European political stage . |
| 23 | I 'd behaved so badly towards you right from the beginning that you were justified in calling me an ogre . |
| 24 | Going up the seminary hill to his Residence-I do n't think one would be justified in calling it a palace , gracious old house that it was — I felt giddy . |
| 25 | When I was about to take O-level Art and my teacher said I was a disaster , my father was shamed into giving me an intensive course ( 'I ca n't have a daughter not passing ’ ) and taught me painting , pastel drawing , cross-hatching , line drawing . |
| 26 | Quite a number of the students knew no English when they arrived , and the first year was spent in giving them a working knowledge . |
| 27 | They 're just sort of relics of a time when people experimented with shapes and tried all kinds of different things ; these days instrument makers seem to have settled on making everything the same . |
| 28 | But Francis has replied by setting himself a new goal — carrying on past 40 . |
| 29 | So , next time you buy a guitar strap with ‘ Klondyke ’ on it , you 'll know what 's gone into making it the best , not just in the UK but all over the world . |
| 30 | Professor Zander gives the example of parents asking a child-minder to keep the children amused by teaching them a card game . |