Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children raised in a middle-class family in which the parents and grandparents were university-educated are likely to be brought up in an environment in which reading and learning are stressed and going to university is encouraged . |
| 2 | Miles of poverty with modern adobe dwellings either being built or falling into ruin . |
| 3 | Thus s61 of the Law of Property Act 1925 provides that in all … contracts … made or coming into operation after the commencement of this Act , unless the context otherwise requires — ( a ) " Month " means calendar month ; ( b ) " Person " includes a corporation ; ( c ) The singular includes the plural and vice versa ; ( d ) The masculine includes the feminine and vice versa . |
| 4 | ‘ What a beautiful young woman , ’ the young man thought , and , unaware of their own narcissism , they sat on either side of the pinewood table for all the world as if they really were twins , recently separated and reuniting in astonishment . |
| 5 | I was soaking wet , bruised , scratched and trembling with exhaustion . |
| 6 | For he has fittingly restored the most beautiful places built long ago by Charles the Great at Nijmegen and near the village of Ingelheim , adorned with acclaimed workmanship — structures extremely well built but decaying through neglect and age . |
| 7 | Appearance of the eyes : swollen , sore , crusted or drooping eyelids ; continuous or uncontrolled eye movements ( nystagmus ) ; misshapen or irregular pupil ; eyes that are not normally aligned and working in co-ordination . |
| 8 | 3 Staff : ‘ The Agencies are putting considerable efforts into seeming what skills are needed and putting into effect the appropriate development programmes to ensure that their existing staff can meet them … |
| 9 | ( h ) To borrow and raise money in any manner and to secure the repayment of any money borrowed , raised or owing by mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Company 's property or assets ( whether present or future ) , including its uncalled capital , and also by a similar mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or security to secure and guarantee the performance by the Company of any obligation or liability it may undertake or which may become binding on it . |
| 10 | ( h ) To borrow and raise money in any manner and to secure the repayment of any money borrowed , raised or owing by mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Company 's property or assets ( whether present or future ) , including its uncalled capital , and also by a similar mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or security to secure and guarantee the performance by the Company of any obligation or liability it may undertake or which may become binding on it . |
| 11 | Adrian Gowers , 28 , of the Isle of Sheppey , Kent , is accused of burglary , taking a mechanical digger without the owner 's consent , driving it while disqualified and driving without insurance . |
| 12 | He 's also accused of aggravated vehicle taking , driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance . |
| 13 | Yesterday Gilfellan , 18 , of Keith Road , Middlesbrough , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted taking a car without consent , reckless driving , driving while disqualified and driving without insurance . |
| 14 | Sprawled and going to sleep . |
| 15 | Bake in a preheated 200°C/ 400°F/Gas 6 oven for 45 minutes , or until browned and bubbling on top . |
| 16 | So as not to be full of wind and fury alone , the report closes with alternative budget proposals , suggesting for example that proposed spending on nuclear energy be halved and spending on energy conservation be increased from 2 to 34 per cent of the energy budget . |
| 17 | The horse will misjudge situations , whether they be real or imagined dangers , and be too easily distracted and lacking in concentration to be reliable in competitive or pleasure riding . |
| 18 | The day usually ends with practical work which , in the case of malaria , may be a survey of the areas where mosquitoes are found and deciding on action , for example , drainage and grass-brushing . |
| 19 | Although dozens of political detainees had been released in August 1990 and in March 1991 , the report said that more than 100 political prisoners continued to be held , some " for up to seven years without ever being charged or going to trial " . |
| 20 | There was nothing visible downstairs where we were , so immediately went up the stairs at the side to the production level where the blast had come from , and there we met a group of people who had just come out of the control room and they were cut and suffering from shock 'cos the blast had obviously well it d nearly blown the control room apart . |
| 21 | His dear face , the vivacity dimmed but shining with affection , with anxiety to please . |
| 22 | The Danish butter freighter was in dock , and along the river wall laden barges were moored and waiting for daylight . |
| 23 | It is unprecedented to deny people benefit by means of a statutory instrument tabled and coming into force when the House is not sitting . |
| 24 | In practice the tactical manoeuvring may become less relevant if Westminster Live continues its recent practice of leaving the Chamber after the Prime Minister has finished and switching to studio interviews . |
| 25 | ‘ I was n't afraid of you , ’ she murmured , her face still flushed but glowing with love . |
| 26 | We lost , as I said , a hundred and sixty two aircraft , fifteen hundred and twenty three men , killed or missing in action . |
| 27 | At Van Gogh in England , an exhibition at the Barbican Gallery ( until May 4 ) , we see the young art dealer drinking in the culture Pissarro had rejected and falling in love with the black-and-white prints of the Social Realists and with his landlady 's daughter , the stern young Eugenie Loyer . |
| 28 | 2.2 Subject to all Landlord 's Approvals being obtained and continuing in force the Landlord shall at [ its ] own expense immediately proceed diligently to carry out the Works : |
| 29 | Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing-table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven-year-old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . |
| 30 | The boeuf Gardiane which followed brought tears to our eyes ; we had been overwrought and dropping with fatigue , and while the food we had already eaten had cheered and comforted us , it was n't until the cover was taken off the dish of beef stew and we smelt the wine and the garlic and the rich juices and saw the little black olives and the branches of wild thyme which had scented the stew laid in a little network over the meat , that the tension vanished . |