Example sentences of "taking [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 2 | William McCrea was imprisoned in 1971 for taking part in a banned march in Dungiven . |
| 3 | Merely taking part in a procession or assembly and knowingly failing to observe the conditions , and knowingly taking part in a banned procession are all punishable with level three fine only . |
| 4 | It was all in a good cause however , because they were taking part in a five-day team building exercise . |
| 5 | Britain has been taking part in a limited relief programme using a Hercules from RAF Lyneham to fly supplies from Zagreb to Sarajevo , Bosnia 's capital . |
| 6 | Members of the Transport and General Workers ' Union are taking part in a postal ballot after a breakdown of pay negotiations . |
| 7 | He seemed to be enjoying a feeling that he was taking part in a daring conversation . |
| 8 | THE YEAR got off to a safe start with 13 trainees taking part in a two week NEBOSH general certificate course in occupational safety and health held at the training centre during January and February . |
| 9 | Being involved in a job which necessitates a good deal of physical activity ( housework , unfortunately , does not rate high in this way , in these days of mod. cons. ) , or taking part in a good deal of sport or walking ( that ten-minute daily dozen does n't really rate here , either ) . |
| 10 | When the Roman crowds gather outside St Peter 's , they are taking part in a moral system , however detestable it may be . |
| 11 | They were taking part in a crucial first safety commissioning test when hundreds of tons of hot water were pumped through a section of the plant 's miles of piping … and it all passed with flying colours . |
| 12 | She was a pianist and he met her while they were both taking part in a young performers ' competition . |
| 13 | Dressed in period costume and clutching lunches of bread , cheese and cold pies , wrapped in cloth , they are taking part in a living history experiment . |
| 14 | The oil company is in deep water for not taking part in a half-price fare offer — because they say people in Northern Ireland are n't interested . |
| 15 | Staff at Guisborough 's Boots store are taking part in a 100- minute exercise charity ‘ aerobathon ’ at Darlington 's Dolphin Centre next Sunday to raise cash for the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Appeal . |
| 16 | Cave rescue teams have been taking part in a hazardous exercise to gain experience of an emergency underground . |
| 17 | This weekend sees over runners from Ulster hospitals taking part in a province-wide 320-mile relay to raise cash for a counterpart in war-torn Ethiopia . |
| 18 | Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship . |
| 19 | School press officer Adrea Menzies , said : ‘ The school gained a great deal of experience related to the issues of a general election and into voting procedures as well as taking part in a nationwide children 's election . ’ |
| 20 | Michael , who works at the Visitor Centre , Barlaston , is taking part in a 24 hour demonstration of his skills in aid of Comic Relief between noon on 11 and 12 March and is appealing for sponsors . |
| 21 | To illustrate the point let me cite the example of Yorkshire , where the majority of the county 's clubs competing in the Courage Leagues have no opportunity of taking part in a national knock-out competition . |
| 22 | Fast work : Hundreds of Merseysiders were taking part in a national day of fasting designed to raise money for Oxfam . |
| 23 | A Ministry of Defence official was unable to say if the vehicle which collided with a truck was taking part in a British Forces exercise in Voss near Bergen . |
| 24 | And tonight those with large appetites will be taking part in a bean-eating competition , live on stage in The Square . |
| 25 | This Thursday marks the ( 75th ) seventy fifth anniversary of the Royal Air Force , with almost ( 150 ) a hundred and fifty aircraft taking part in a Royal fly-past . |
| 26 | Even when he scolded them for some minor wrongdoing , he would cite the great orators like Cicero or Burke , as if he was taking part in a parliamentary debate , instead of addressing two small boys . |
| 27 | Hanging over the increasingly tense political situation throughout May was the fate of more than 100 prisoners taking part in a mass hunger strike which began on May 1 and was still continuing at the end of the month . |
| 28 | Further details were unavailable at press time , as X/Open staff worldwide were taking part in a brainstorming session , somewhere in the wilds of Devon in the UK . |
| 29 | After all , what 's the point in taking part in a competitive event if the result is to confirm how ineffectual you are ? |
| 30 | Organising a public assembly and knowingly failing to comply with a condition imposed , taking part in a public assembly and knowingly failing to observe a condition imposed , or inciting another to participate in such a procession . |