Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] in [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as we create our individual world with our mind , so we participate in shaping the Universe in which we exist . |
| 2 | The poets Czeslaw Milosz and Donald Davie have been bothered by the insufficiency and irresponsibility of the lyric genre , and it could be felt that Kundera goes further than they do in denouncing the lyric , and fares worse . |
| 3 | Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity . |
| 4 | Therefore , although he trains in perfecting the moves that he does best , he should keep all the techniques polished . |
| 5 | The company recognised that it faced a greater problem in attracting the Kent-based ( Orpington ) staff to Stevenage than it had in persuading the north London staff to move — distance alone was an important consideration . |
| 6 | The risk that he took in bringing the whole Windsor Conference together was enormous . |
| 7 | In point of fact , he showed far less difficulty in grappling with the mysteries of electronics than he did in understanding the concept of rappers and street cred , and the multi-racial society , although he experienced no difficulty whatsoever with the problems of racial discrimination . |
| 8 | Now once the benefits were approved er by the Trust Deed and er bearing in mind that the Chairman at that meeting informed the Trustee and I quote in determining the structure of the scheme the company was prepared to enter into consultation with the Trade Unions and Trustees , but this was a consultative process only and not a subject for negotiation ; and their company then went on to seek the er er the transfer of the present contributing members er er and a hundred of the members agreed er to transfer into that new scheme . |
| 9 | I ca n't know if you succeeded in changing the course of my life , but it 's possible . |
| 10 | It does n't really matter if you succeed in catching the opponent 's foot or not : the main objective is to move out from the opponent 's centre-line while turning to face him . |
| 11 | Colleagues , if we believe in playing the full part in the European community then as Steven Hughes has just said we as a union must back the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 12 | If one persists in treating the phenomenon ‘ aggression ’ as just that : as a phenomenon or fixed category finding an expression in violent behaviour , rather than treating violent behaviour as the resultant of values acted out , one is forced into simplistic either/or terms , as in the nature versus nurture debates ( see below ) . |
| 13 | If they succeed in winning the confidence of their community that things can be changed , it is clearly in the immediately perceived interests of the people that they be changed . |
| 14 | Furthermore , the methods employed by the utilitarian would always he justified if they succeeded in procuring the desired end . |
| 15 | However , it did mark the first major overhaul of the Treaties of Rome , it reformed EC institutions to some extent and it succeeded in keeping the members united . |
| 16 | The graphics are of a high standard , the sound is good , the interface is easy for the younger user , and it succeeds in holding the younger users attention . |
| 17 | It must have threatened him not only with disillusionment , but with a despair verging on the suicidal ; and if he persists in disseminating the message , he does so almost somnambulistically , as a means of distracting himself from his uncertainties . |
| 18 | Of course they will live in hard , alkaline water , but I believe in providing the most natural conditions for the fish . |
| 19 | There is a touch of ‘ learned ignorance ’ about the disarmingly simple solutions proposed , but they succeeded in breaking the impasse . |
| 20 | ‘ Because they persist in rolling the dice again and again . |
| 21 | This is a powerful explanation because it succeeds in linking the fact of there being a restriction on sexuality in religions which preach brotherly love to all mankind , especially Christianity , Islam and Buddhism . |
| 22 | It was not only a long job , but a painful one for Deborah , the backs of whose hands were pricked , scored and smeared with blood before she succeeded in freeing the lamb altogether . |
| 23 | If you were advised to speak more slowly it would probably take months of effort , repeated conscious effort , before you succeeded in altering the speed at which you spoke . |
| 24 | ‘ Though I 'm tempted when you persist in playing the innocent . ’ |
| 25 | Particular religions are true in so far as they succeed in expressing the primordial form of religion which in turn is comprehended only in the depths of particular religions . |
| 26 | These inequalities are managed through the activities of interest groups , market competition , educational institutions , enterprise unions and the state as they participate in constructing the national interest . |
| 27 | Under uncertain conditions , Smith 's team came into their own — as they showed in winning the world title in Winnipeg two years ago . |
| 28 | The opposition in England 's group was nothing like as strong as they faced in winning the HDM tournament in Holland before Christmas . |
| 29 | The discussion centres on two centrally important psychocultural themes — dependency and danger — as they interact in constituting the individual , social , and cultural contexts of action . |
| 30 | The child becomes a discursive subject when it succeeds in controlling the departure and return of its mother through symbolic mastery . |