Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was warned in advance , but , as a former soldier , felt ‘ God has chosen me to go on this forlorn hope of preaching his Blessed Gospel in his country , and I should discourage those who are coming after me if I should be afraid and fly . ’ |
| 2 | I have always been desirous of devoting what little capability and energy I may possess to the country which I love most dearly . ’ |
| 3 | He 's got to go to those trustees and let them know I 'm capable of handling my own money . ’ |
| 4 | No , he had thought this all some kind of clever ruse ; some way of shirking his verbal obligation . |
| 5 | Her tiredness fled before the immediate prospect of encountering her new employer . |
| 6 | We may even feel , as certainly I do , that some of the later cantos are of such a nature that it 's hard to conceive in any age of a way of encountering them other than the way we 're here embarked upon . |
| 7 | A long-standing friendship with an Asian family who were neighbours of mine led to my being involved in the process of Statementing their youngest child , Balbinder Singh . |
| 8 | But modern surfers were capable of singing their own praises . |
| 9 | The social protocol , if implemented , would simply give the UK 's permission to the other 11 community states to use community institutions and funds to meet the cost of administering their separate social agreement . |
| 10 | It is hoped , however , that as Compacts increase understanding and trust between Education and Industry , employers will re-examine the appropriateness of administering their own tests . |
| 11 | This is particularly emphasised in progressive municipal boroughs , whose opposition is written off as the insanity of the ‘ loony left ’ , to the extent that the Labour Party itself seems nervous of suggesting anything socialist or progressive for fear of losing the middle ground . |
| 12 | There are various ways of using them one way , to look through which yo , which you have to see the light , you know , otherwise you wo n't see it ! |
| 13 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 14 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 15 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 16 | Other varieties were made on farms in small quantities and were usually for home consumption only , but the resurgence of interest in farmhouse foods coupled with milk quotas that forced farmers to look for ways of using their surplus milk , has brought about a revolution in British cheesemaking , which is all to the good for the cheese eating public . |
| 17 | But I have no intention of using my past experiences to further my financial comfort . |
| 18 | So before you exercise your free will without thought , weigh up and be aware of the consequences of using your free will . |
| 19 | The following ten sections select a few of the aspects of the technique of using your native language effectively . |
| 20 | Do not be afraid of using your own jargon — the words and phrases dealing with your expertise — provided you are reporting to people in your own profession . |
| 21 | But you will , nevertheless , be expected to be original in the sense of using your own knowledge and independent judgement to argue an original case . |
| 22 | The advantages of using your own transport or having electricity available at the flick of a switch are obvious , but are the benefits of the chemical industry really recognised , or do we take for granted the improvements it has brought to our life-style ? |
| 23 | So it 's a question of using your common sense . |
| 24 | His period there exposed him to a world of living theories , of using his preferred medium as a vehicle of ideas . |
| 25 | A BANK accused a man of using his hole-in-the-wall cash card to defraud it of hundreds of pounds — even though he did not know his personal number . |
| 26 | Ivanov was capable of using his considerable social skills to cultivate and subsequently exploit successfully the acquaintance of a susceptible person engaged in strategic work . |
| 27 | For his part the Prince had no intention of using his own money — he had better uses for it — and so things remained as they were . |
| 28 | Yet despite admitting that would love to play for New Zealand , and that he had no intention of using his Scottish connections when he first came to play in Britain , McIntosh fiercely defends his right to play for Scotland . |
| 29 | Well the first time when he found it could comb is hair straight back with his right hand ; he could dry himself under his arms properly instead of just sort of wiping at it with a towel ; wash his teeth better , instead of using his left hand with difficulty because he 's never been really left handed . |
| 30 | Brooke-Rose resumed her scholarly work when she finished the novel , and Julia realizes in the end that while the ‘ frivolous ’ path precludes the ‘ serious ’ , the latter can provide a means of channelling her creative energies . |