Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night , the town hall 's planning department confirmed the letter has been received merely asking for advice . |
| 2 | These schemes and the benefits they provide , in general , are organised hierarchically according to employment status and occupational class ( James , 1984 ) . |
| 3 | San Diego , California-based Metrosoft claims to be developing the first commercial multitrack MIDI audio software for NeXT workstations : MetroTracks can accommodate up to 32 virtual tracks , eight of which can be mixed simultaneously depending on hardware configuration , is compatible with most third party audio products supported by NeXT , cost starts from $600 and ships in September . |
| 4 | As it was I just sat there fuming with frustration , gabbled one senseless sentence and went swiftly to where charity is supposed to begin , muttering ‘ Never again' all the way , but omitting to add ‘ till the next time ’ . |
| 5 | Soon , for instance , he is seen cheekily jostling for prominence among refugees arriving at Southampton . |
| 6 | For the North Sea region the daily variation can be modelled accurately taking into account seasonal changes , except during periods of moderate and severe disturbance . |
| 7 | Incidentally , although a level of ability is required for the full-time course and potential students are assessed either playing in person or on cassette , ‘ O ’ and ‘ A ’ levels are not pre-entry requirements , and ( although a useful personal asset ) neither is the ability to read music . |
| 8 | The austerity measures affected primarily spending on health , social welfare , defence and overseas development assistance . |
| 9 | Even this type of housing , however , is not always allocated solely according to need and council tenants are expected to pay economic rents , i.e. rents that would be charged in the private market . |
| 10 | Things not gone quite according to plan ? ’ |
| 11 | THE number of patients waiting for hospital treatment has been cut considerably according to health officials . |
| 12 | But , with the exception of image processing systems ( see p 62 ) , computers and the documents they generate have only added to the printed matter which covers most desks : even today 95% of business information is paper-based , and every year millions of working hours are wasted just searching for information . |
| 13 | ‘ Some work , ’ Piers said , ‘ on a certain house , which was n't finished quite according to schedule because of a certain lady who turned my world upside-down . ’ |
| 14 | This was recently completed and three proposals for restoration were put forward ranging in cost from £8 million ( $12.8 million ) to £15 million ( $24 million ) , the difference between a cosmetic shoring-up and a full-scale renovation to include regilding of the statues and the construction of a visitor centre on the site . |
| 15 | Derek Turnbull arrived at Murrayfield , but was sent home suffering from flu . |
| 16 | Six police authorities , representing a range of policing conditions , will be studied closely drawing on policy documents , interviews and observations . |
| 17 | It was bad enough in normal circumstances , but when you had n't slept a wink , when you 'd lain there suffering from shock and disgust , it was more than any normal person could bear . |