Example sentences of "in [v-ing] some [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just now during John 's absence I find amusement and employment in drawing some of the plants of the colony , which will help to render the work on Birds of Australia more interesting . |
| 2 | The time and expense involved in manufacturing some of the more individualistic pieces of metalwork may ultimately reflect the greater social standing of their users , and this must be appreciated when considering the controls over their distribution pattern . |
| 3 | We would also be interested in purchasing some of the more sought after antiquarian guides and books where their value is such that a pure donation might be considered over-generous . |
| 4 | The government argued that ‘ if real progress is to be made in tackling some of the major concentrations of problems , special efforts must be focused on a few cities in the next few years ’ ( HMSO , 1977 , p. 16 ) . |
| 5 | In summarising some of the major developments in the case of the mentally handicapped in 1981 , Peter Mittler wrote : — |
| 6 | In this respect , scientists are aided by recent advances in X-ray techniques which provide a new view of the structure of glass and which should help in understanding some of the material 's more curious properties . |
| 7 | This choice between government ( hierarchy , planning ) and the market is important in understanding some of the recent changes in the overall process of coordination by central government in Britain , that is to understand how the country is run . |
| 8 | This is true of two interesting and important cognitive theories , the first of which has proved to have considerable usefulness in the treatment of depression and the second in understanding some of the biological mediators of depression . |
| 9 | Readers unfamiliar with the study of discourse may find some initial difficulty in understanding some of the principles involved ; the best way to begin is to read Coulthard ( 1977 ) , paying particular attention to the chapter on intonation , then go on to study Brazil et al. |
| 10 | We hope your debates prove interesting and decisi decisive in furtherance of your own policies and in addressing some of the problems which we face in our society at large . |
| 11 | Although the DSS is able to assist in meeting some of the costs of residents , the large part of the costs is met from welfare funds raised by the Association . |
| 12 | Although the DSS is able to assist in meeting some of the costs of residents , the larger part of the costs are met from welfare funds raised by the Association , and from donations to the Home . |
| 13 | Second , few of the evaluations discuss the donors ' own role in promoting some of the weaknesses in project design . |
| 14 | Deliberation and determination are apparent in every step , and not least in his letters to bishops who wished to have discretion in relaxing some of the severity of the decrees . |
| 15 | This proposition may have a useful application in limiting some of the more pedantic rules of interpretation , but it does not exclude the application of a presumption or certain common-sense principles . |
| 16 | In describing some of the political action Irish women took , I hope to reach those English feminists who think , erroneously , that feminism got its name from them . |
| 17 | They succeeded in getting some of the more divisive ideas modified , but the Conservative emphasis remains narrowly on job-related training for younger people . |
| 18 | In fact they 've been instrumental in providing some of the greatest pleasures in my life to date . |
| 19 | In a sale of a family company with widely dispersed shareholdings , there may be some difficulty in persuading some of the shareholders to give warranties about the business in which they have not been involved . |
| 20 | He teaches at the Language Institute , and was very helpful to us in giving some of the background to the students . |
| 21 | Motorola is interested in joining some of the projects , according to Barry Waite , general manager of the company 's European semiconductor group . |
| 22 | In examining some of the questions posed , we have to accept that within the UK , and for that matter in most of the rest of the world , there is no such thing as a natural environment . |
| 23 | Evaluating the options will involve you in doing some of the calculations that you would normally expect to find done for you in a respectable feasibility study . |
| 24 | ( Although I shall have no shame in highlighting some of the best brews from down south in future . ) |
| 25 | Steady progress has been made in many authorities in integrating some of the statemented children ( the two per cent ) into mainstream primary schools . |
| 26 | I apologize for the fact that delays in obtaining some of the necessary information have made it impossible to produce detailed cost estimates , but the considerations listed below should enable us to determine whether such a change would be worthwhile . |
| 27 | You should find this useful in putting some of the course ideas into action in your branch . |
| 28 | There is never anything to lose by asking whether or not they would be interested in putting some of the work your way , especially if you have acquired an expertise that will be useful to them . |
| 29 | For many families in Scotland , homecare plays a big part in alleviating some of the huge problems the face . |
| 30 | If , in briefly tracing the development of the idea of democracy from its Greek beginnings , and in exploring some of the problems which the idea of democracy involves , we hold fast to this central principle of popular power , much that might otherwise seem puzzling ought to become clear and comprehensible . |