Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet this would be to miss the essence of the point Marx seeks to make : for bad treatment by employers of employees is open to correction by moral conviction whether that of the employers themselves acting in pursuance of enlightened self-interest , or that of legislatures acting to prevent abuses ; and the simple understanding would , by introducing the possibility of an extrinsic and corrective moral factor , threaten the inevitability of the class war . |
| 2 | His wife might even be sparing a thought for the murdered women 's families , never guessing that the man she was married to had been the perpetrator . |
| 3 | if you did n't put enough middle in it , it would sort of sink then , then it would be drawing the water in |
| 4 | We think you will be finalising the report on Wednesday , but perhaps you could clarify your plans with Jenny on Tuesday ? |
| 5 | Although we are dot going to be hobbling a horse by three legs and tethering it all day out in the sun , we will need a tolerant horse if we wish it to do boring or repetitious work . |
| 6 | He would he would be organizing the taking of the salt and the he would stay until the |
| 7 | Sports officer Ian Gardiner said : ‘ We will be submitting a bid for funds to put on a new series of Champion Coaching based on the popularity of the last course . |
| 8 | Soon we 'll be helping the environment in some new ways . |
| 9 | The Party leader , Mr Jacques Chirac , said he regretted that reaction in France to events in East Germany were often cool because of the fear of difficult consequences for France , but the priority should be to support a victory of democracy over communism . |
| 10 | The predominant approach in the UK can be described as Manually Coded English ( MCE ) , i.e. the priority everywhere seems to be to support the learning of English through simultaneous use of signs and English . |
| 11 | The group would also be using a base in Perth as a central point for sending cranes all over the country . |
| 12 | The idea is that all meta data should be available to developers — who may be using a variety of tools — via a single , logical dictionary . |
| 13 | Richard Durrant is a local classical guitar player , he will be using a variety of instruments to play a varied programme of contemporary and other music . |
| 14 | You will be using the idea of a main argument or basic response to help direct your thoughts and contain the argument . |
| 15 | The company hopes that between 10 million and 11 million passengers annually will be using the service within two years — 25 per cent more than used British Rail 's services on the two lines . |
| 16 | We will also be using the experience of the CVNI trainers and tutors who are familiar with the global problems or ‘ big picture ’ . |
| 17 | He seems , therefore , to be using the evidence as an ingenious updating of the classical safety law argument . |
| 18 | ‘ People out in the business will be using the system for enquiry and cost management services , ’ explains Mr Richards . |
| 19 | Should you really be using the photocopier for your own use ? |
| 20 | The length and width will depend on how many will be using the punt at any one time , but always remember that they are not the easiest things to row , especially in rough water , so make a length of about 14ft your limit , with a width of about 4ft 6in. maximum . |
| 21 | If you are likely to be using the camcorder near the car , it might be worth taking one of the special leads which enable you to feed power from the car battery directly to the camcorder ; however , this is obviously not a practical option for general holiday use . |
| 22 | We shall be using the term in the ordinary sense , without , we hope , any fear of being misunderstood . |
| 23 | And he 'll be using an invention from the great wartime aircraft designer Barnes Wallis . |
| 24 | To close the eyes should be to see a carnival amongst friends . |
| 25 | We should be building a side around him — not giving him away . |
| 26 | And here was I , thinking you could not be building a roof without nails . |
| 27 | They should also be building the conviction of teachers that it is possible to change things for the better . |
| 28 | ‘ The breach of an order is now clearly seen as a criminal offence and the police will be pursuing a policy of bringing offenders to justice with the full and unambiguous backing of the criminal justice system , ’ he stressed . |
| 29 | Coun Jim Knowles said : ‘ We all knew that this proposal would not go through , and it is now clear that we should not be pursuing a policy of closing schools . ’ |
| 30 | Yes , but On the last comment that er Chris made er bringing us and the letter to county about the the failure of the meeting on the twenty second cos we feel that they are just lying down to the situation and not pursuing a pursuing the D A P about whatsoever and erm we are , certainly in John 's letter probably get it signed tonight complaining and asking for a a meeting as soon as possible because we feel that that they ought to be pursuing the question of these two sites , they 're dragging their feet ! |