Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers ( UCET ) debated this before agreeing to publication as a matter of course , though they were under some pressure from the DES , HMI , and , interestingly , from the Vice-Chancellors ( individually and collectively through the Committee for Principals and Vice-Chancellors ) . |
| 2 | Generalising from your experience of reading one unique passage or making a specific concrete observation leads to speculation about patterns or regularities , and beyond this to thinking about causation and correlation , which are central to explanation and argument . |
| 3 | To articulate a sense of loss in song is indeed difficult , but ‘ Song For Stephen ’ manages to do this without descending into mawkishness . |
| 4 | And , if as they believed , final authority lay with their members , how could they compromise this by hobnobbing with capital on their behalf ? |
| 5 | While advocates of community policing express confidence in its ability to effect improvements ( Alderson 1979 , 1982 ; Scarman 1981 ) , research contradicts this by pointing to resistance from those constables who are responsible for it or to organizational constraints ( Fielding et al . |
| 6 | You can help yourself in this by keeping in mind constantly the reader you are writing for . |
| 7 | It was held : ( a ) When the police took the deceased into custody they assumed certain responsibilities , including that of passing on information which might affect his well being when he was transferred to the prison authorities . |
| 8 | In reconciling the needs of these groups it is sensible to separate appraisal for the purpose of judging performance from that of dealing with pay and promotion . |
| 9 | Further investigation will show that the fear is not just the threat of punishment for the act or thought which instigated the feeling , for that fear can be there in those who are not worried by consciences ; it will emerge that the fear is really that of falling into disfavour with fellow beings and loved ones . |
| 10 | Vision that is 5 per cent as good as yours or mine is very much worth having in comparison with no vision at all . |
| 11 | To help them to do so they list 12 tasks for scientist , such as participating in research on the economic effects of disarmament and urging editors to provide space in their journals for discussion on disarmament issues . |
| 12 | In using the former , however , it is sometimes difficult to explain how things are actually working at the moment they occur rather than understanding what we see in retrospect after some factor such as clouding of memory or change of opinion may have occurred . |
| 13 | Do some written work — such as writing in role . |
| 14 | Because of the nature of deliberate self-poisoning and the type of individuals involved , some patients may be reluctant to adopt a problem-solving approach to their difficulties , perhaps preferring rapid , if in the long-term unhelpful , solutions , such as dealing with tension by abusing alcohol or drugs , or by making hasty major decisions . |
| 15 | This may work if attention to nutrition such as feeding during pregnancy , animal health and the essential of good husbandry is practised . |
| 16 | The low birthweight may be caused by external factors , such as smoking during pregnancy ; premature babies , which may result from insufficient standards of antenatal care , will be highly prone to early infection . |
| 17 | ‘ Such as acting as consultant and adviser on antiques generally — or in my case on one period . |
| 18 | The report recommended that clear and enforceable standards be introduced for the following : • supervision requirements ; • maximum duty times and minimum training requirements for lifeguards ; • provision of safety equipment ; • provision of extra services within swimming pools , such as supplying of food and drink , use of diving boards , slides and flumes . |
| 19 | Speak to your printer before committing to any one route as there may be alternatives such as setting from word processor disk . |
| 20 | There were days when the world was shrouded in a mist and I would feign headaches and period pains to get me out of awkward situations such as reading in class . |
| 21 | The outwardly obvious effects of alcohol ( such as slurring of speech , inability to walk steadily ) are all caused by alcohol acting on the brain . |
| 22 | Planning involves a series of action steps , such as going to bed earlier than usual and setting an alarm ( or a failsafe system incorporating two or more alarms ! ) . for more on the need for specificity see Action plans on page 1 . |
| 23 | Research shows that where older disabled people have high incomes they are not so restricted and are able to participate in activities — such as going on summer holidays and having evenings out — that are enjoyed by younger non-disabled people . |
| 24 | There was a similar body in existence , the Privy Council , consisting of the chief officials of state together with other influential persons , which , indeed , still exists today as the formal body which technically discharges much of the official business of the Crown , such as assenting to prerogative legislation , explained below . |
| 25 | ‘ We should ask national income estimators conceptual questions such as : which of the activities a farm family does for itself without payment , such as haircutting for example , have you included in the national income ? ’ , says a leading development economist ( Seers 1979 : 15 ) . |
| 26 | It is easy to assume that the law about planning new developments , or changing the environment around us , only affects us when we need to take a positive step — such as applying for permission to extend our own property . |
| 27 | He intervened on ‘ big ’ issues or government initiatives ( such as applying for membership of the EEC , and incomes policy , defence , and foreign and Commonwealth matters ) . |
| 28 | This is true whether the loss is small and relatively trivial or if total and of the greatest importance , such as losing through death someone we are deeply attached to . |
| 29 | Within the confines of the garden your dog will have learnt the basic commands such as walking to heel and sitting . |
| 30 | All the tasks such as keeping in touch with old friends , seeing to clothes , financial affairs , and dealing with problems within the home can be carried out by family members . |