Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then dreams he of smelling out a suit ; |
| 2 | Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices . |
| 3 | While all members unanimously agreed the body should not be wound up , a small team has been given the task of drawing up a programme of action which will satisfy the Lib Dems ' requirements . |
| 4 | The workshop began the process of drawing up a charter which would be put forward to the June Chesterfield Conference ( again , any positive work here is being channel led back into the system ) The Reproductive Rights Workshop focussed on the issue of abortion , and individual women 's experiences , and very little surfaced on how these so called ’ rights ’ affect working class women , there was even a suggestion of wages for housework for women ! |
| 5 | Royal Ascot race week loomed and she was in the process of drawing up a guest list for the traditional house party at Windsor Castle . |
| 6 | A pit of this sort is capable of catching up a ferret from either direction . |
| 7 | At the age of 12 , Kitto was taken on by his father to assist him in his trade , and it was shortly afterwards when he was working for his father slating a new roof that he lost his footing in the act of stepping off a ladder and fell thirty-five feet to the ground . |
| 8 | One may go on saying that newer nations will develop and strengthen in the way that , say , Pakistan have in their own time in Test cricket , and Zimbabwe obviously need much development before they become capable of competing over a Test series against a major nation . |
| 9 | We 've added controls which take full advantage of the instant responsiveness and controllability of gas , so you need n't make a meal out of cooking up a snack . |
| 10 | Secondly , the firm prided itself on speed and efficiency , both as a profitable practice in itself , and as a means of building up a reputation with estate agents . |
| 11 | Mr Talbott talked of building up a relationship , of advocacy at the IMF , of encouraging private-sector capital and helping with privatisation . |
| 12 | It was stressed that full time staff were needed for old people , especially in terms of building up a relationship with the old people which would mean that the help would be more efficient and effective . |
| 13 | What this model suggests is that the acquisition of complex behaviour is analogous to constructing a wall , a process of building up a structure brick by brick . |
| 14 | Under the scheme natural and historic sites considered by Unesco to be ‘ the patrimony of humanity ’ will be photographed and documented with the aim of building up a reference library of 40,000 photographs and relevant documentation which will be available to researchers . |
| 15 | The history of the royal succession shows time and again that a prince had to prove himself in order to be sure of inheriting a kingdom , and the process of building up a following and prestige was likely to cause some conflict . |
| 16 | This diary is a method of building up a record of the learning which is taking place through workplace experience , which extends the student 's previous knowledge and skills and which can be used to measure competences in the workplace . |
| 17 | But you were too young to realise just how much work you have to put in at that stage of building up a business , how much effort it takes to hold the whole thing together and stop it from collapsing around you . ’ |
| 18 | Merton itself , as a result of Silverman 's experience in selection , advertising and research , was first conceived as a high-level recruitment consultancy which then evolved into a management consultancy and executive search practice ; he based his approach — ahead of its time in Britain in the mid-1970s — on the concept of building up a profile of ‘ the ideal candidate ’ by using the most sophisticated industrial market research techniques , approaching a recruitment programme in the same way as he had devised and implemented a marketing plan . |
| 19 | This remains a good way of doing things , and must be the most pain-free way of building up a stock of components . |
| 20 | Another factor driving women to the bottle is that more and more are having to cope with the problems of bringing up a child alone . |
| 21 | Once again , this association might be explained as the consequence of bringing up a child vulnerable to schizophrenia . |
| 22 | The second is any child under the age of about five , who is unlikely to be able to concentrate for the necessary time — although it must be said that older children probably make the best subjects of all , as they are still at the stage where their imagination is in good working order and they have not become weighed down by the need to earn a living or the problems of bringing up a family . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , helping her to walk with Matey 's assistance , ‘ I have heard of the ladies ’ sewing circle accused of many things , but never of bringing on a swoon . |
| 24 | The rifle is capable of bringing down a helicopter , and has a killing range of more than a mile . |
| 25 | Harry was scarcely acquainted with his horse and could offer no reassurance ; neither did he think of bringing in a companion horse for the mare . |
| 26 | At first he had liked the thought of bringing in a lot of women to make Gina jealous . |
| 27 | They just get a kick out of bringing home a project they 've worked on and proudly showing it to other people . ’ |
| 28 | I would construe ‘ wilfully obstructs ’ as doing deliberate actions with the intention of bringing about a state of affairs which , objectively regarded , amount to an obstruction as that phrase was explained by Lord Parker C.J. in Rice v. Connolly i.e. making it more difficult for the police to carry out their duty . |
| 29 | ‘ There is no room for complacency and these trends will need to be maintained and indeed accelerated if the unacceptable difference between Protestant and Catholic unemployment rates is to be eliminated and if the Commission is to achieve its target of bringing about a situation where there is equal representation of both communities in all areas and sectors of employed . ’ |
| 30 | A must have knowledge of the contract between B and C or act with the intention of bringing about a breach of it . |