Example sentences of "and [v-ing] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , at the same time as Babes was killing himself in protest against Ceauşescu 's tyranny , the BBC ran a holiday programme detailing the pleasures of skiing around Braşov and suggesting that viewers go to Romania for a glimpse of glasnost . |
| 2 | There were two groups in East Africa who had a direct interest in discrediting Masai administration and suggesting that officials were ‘ soft ’ on the Masai : these were , most importantly , the white settlers who wanted Masai land for farming , and enthusiasts for wildlife conservation who wanted the Masai driven out of areas where their interests were believed to conflict with those of game . |
| 3 | I mean years ago I can remember coming into town and seeing that furniture shop filled with people walking around , every time I go past it now it is empty |
| 4 | Margaret Brasnett in her Story of the Citizens advice Bureaux in 1964 talks of the ‘ need for people who are good at keeping papers in order and seeing that information material is filed and kept up-to-date ’ . |
| 5 | but the strong impression I had is walking over the hill from Kettleborough where the gun club now is walking down into this valley and seeing that view of this little end of the village nestling in the hollow and I can remember feeling a extraordinarily strong sensation that I could easily live there |
| 6 | I must confess to a profound sense of foreboding upon making this observation which de-generated into abject horror upon hearing the said track and realising that Oldfield 's contribution amounted to a few bars sampled from ‘ Tubular Bells ’ ! |
| 7 | Helen will also be keeping an eye on the job market while she is away and praying that employers will see her experience in a positive light . |
| 8 | Each knelt in her partitioned alcove , commending heart and soul to God and praying that Satan , who wandered around like a lion seeking his prey , did not harm their bodies or souls that night . |
| 9 | well we just do this , people get asked this drive as responsible and driving that children under fourteen are sitting |
| 10 | If you are one of the unfortunate ones facing misery in your marriage , let me say with sensitivity and understanding that God does and will sustain those in deeply unhappy relationships , especially those in marriages where one partner simply refuses to do anything to help the situation . |
| 11 | Taking account of this , and remembering that profit figures are produced by accountants who have an array of alternative treatments of the basic debits and credits , it is not surprising that expert financial analysts are not satisfied with a profit figure alone . |
| 12 | He was not sure that Jehan had been talking about the arrows , and remembering that Jehan was Burun 's grandson he wondered how much he knew , or had been told , about the plan to obtain Sidacai 's freedom . |
| 13 | After the death of the Foreign Minister , Robert Ouko , Kanja had spoken out in parliament , condemning the " elimination " of leading politicians and implying that Ouko 's death was politically motivated ; two deputy ministers later called for Kanja 's resignation . |
| 14 | Mr Major took a gamble by playing the Unionist card and warning that devolution and nationalism could lead to the break-up of the UK . |
| 15 | He certainly used methods of etching and aquatinting that Sandby introduced from the continent . |
| 16 | In its annual report , published in November , Lautro weighed into the life offices , complaining that the unexpectedly high costs of policing their activities had dented its finances , and beefing that members had not taken the task of compliance seriously . |
| 17 | Mrs Maginnis said : ‘ We do n't have patients running hospitals and we do n't have neighbours living in the vicinity going in and testing that intestines have been put back properly by the surgeon carrying out the operation . |
| 18 | He also interprets St Paul 's teaching to the Colossians ( 3:3 ) in these terms : His evocation of a silent darkness at the heart of which the soul is alive only in faith and expectant longing , combines the same sense of both end and beginning that Rolle creates at the end of his shorter Passion meditation when the process of penance linked with the stages of the Crucifixion concludes in the darkness of the entombment — a darkness which in the pattern of Incarnation is the prelude to dawn and Resurrection . |
| 19 | Those in between ( i.e. , 6 to 15 years service ) , who are perhaps at the point in their careers when promotion in teaching is most keenly sought , are positive , expressing willingness to take part in SSE irrespective of direct personal benefit and considering that SSE should be made compulsory in school . |
| 20 | At the present day , however , the rights of the purchaser of the legal estate for value without notice are diminished by the Land Charges Act 1972 , which has in certain cases prevented such a purchaser from defeating the rights of the equitable owners , by enabling certain rights in the land to be registered , and providing that registration is equivalent to notice . |
| 21 | And Shelley lay back that night , watching the fan sway round and round above her , and wishing that Rosie 's certainty had n't been quite so fervent . |
| 22 | In response to this vote , Collor had reportedly endorsed the release of a public statement by the military ministers in the Cabinet , signed by 80 generals , criticizing the Congress decision and emphasising that members of the Congress and judiciary had recently awarded themselves a pay increase of 37 per cent . |
| 23 | Aesthetes among the novices will by now be thoroughly irritable and complaining that gardens should have as much to do with the soul as with the necessity or not of a washing line or a barbecue pit . |
| 24 | She lost interest in singles , and went around pulling out of tournaments and saying that doubles was more important . |
| 25 | Young men began ringing up or arriving on the doorstep and announcing themselves as ‘ Wedgie ’ or ‘ Snubs ’ or ‘ Schizo ’ and saying that Conor was the best there was , and was there anything they could do ? |
| 26 | erm Although one would hate to be , I do n't want to be accused of being elitist and saying that E H O's must do a particular job , but what I would like to say it that we need people who are trained to a sufficient level to be able to do the ultra high risk catering area , as distinct from other high-risk areas . |
| 27 | I 'm glad you brought in the subject of , the leader of the Labour Council er in which means I am not deviating , and saying that Mister and saying that Mister is now running a moderate Council . |
| 28 | I 'm glad you brought in the subject of , the leader of the Labour Council er in which means I am not deviating , and saying that Mister and saying that Mister is now running a moderate Council . |
| 29 | Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q. |
| 30 | The third row followed suit and before long enough people were laughing and questioning that Beecher raised his hand and told the story so that all could hear . |