Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since these are relatively common finds of a mundane form , the highly parochial local museum can often contribute its own sequence which is a version of the overall national pattern , thereby helping to embody in material form , and as an aid in teaching , that sense of history which underlies the collective identity presupposed by the state . |
| 2 | Deploying fighter aircraft for the first time since the 1991 Gulf war , with some flights north of the 36th parallel ( i.e. over the Kurdish " safe haven " area ) , the Iraqis also built up in early April their deployment of ground forces , surface-to-air missiles and radar tracking equipment directed north of the 36th parallel , apparently seeking to capitalize on US inaction over " skirmishes " with the Kurds . |
| 3 | ‘ Our women are constantly having to fight in shop queues , and have thus become aggressive and unfeminine . |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't imagine any girl not wanting to look like Katharine Ross , ’ wrote one fashion editor early in 1971 . |
| 5 | The portfolio will be further expanded in the future as extra Unix variants are supported ; no names yet , except to say that the company is not rushing to implement under IBM Corp 's AIX : most customers who are interested in a Unix version are looking for prime open system vendors , says UK marketing manager David Miller , adding that AIX is not usually towards the top of the list . |
| 6 | The portfolio will be further expanded in the future as extra Unix variants are supported ; no names yet , except to say that the company is not rushing to implement under IBM Corp 's AIX : most customers who are interested in a Unix version are looking for prime open system vendors , says UK marketing manager David Miller , adding that AIX is not usually towards the top of the list . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not going to argue with Jane Austen on that one , ’ Matthew said . |
| 8 | I thought driving up today would have been a good day but the reality is that it is not going to start until Easter time . |
| 9 | I 'm not going to write about body language in detail because there are already several books on the subject ( see page 120 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ We are not attempting to act as party politicians , ’ Dr Hanlon , stressed . |
| 11 | Not wishing to live in south Durham and commute daily , this had presented something of a problem for him . |
| 12 | In effect this is already starting to happen through television concentration on a few top clubs with only a brief nod in the direction of the rest . |
| 13 | I 'm just trying to think of music shows which attempt to break with existing sexual stereotyping . |
| 14 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are still waiting to hear from Durham County Council and other councils . |
| 15 | ‘ The old drunk thinks he knows about horses , and is always trying to get to Sir John 's destrier . |
| 16 | All this time we were still trying to fix up Denmark Street so that it became vaguely comfortable . |
| 17 | In Gen. Khan 's absence the Army leadership apparently divided into " neutralist " and pro-Ershad camps , with members of the former group openly refusing to act against rioting students . |
| 18 | Unix International is also preparing to look beyond Unix System Laboratories in its quest for technologies on top of and around the core Unix System V Release 4 ( SVR4 ) operating system , say sources close to the organisation . |
| 19 | I 'm also hoping to put in time capsules , so people in 150 years time will know what what was happening in Southmoor and the locality . |
| 20 | Police fear thieves are now stealing to order for body builders who want dangerous drugs . |
| 21 | Another couple , Joseph and Evelyn Greaves , are now having to live with daughter Susan Berry in Fir Tree after losing about £7,000 worth of belongings . |
| 22 | Perseverance in the face of bitter discouragement , such as feminine resistance to his approaches , were factors he was now trying to incorporate in work habits that would be essentially him , original to him . |
| 23 | Now there 's a new twist : how come we can know when a missile is even threatening to fall on Tel Aviv or Riyadh or Dharan , yet remain ignorant of when the next train will leave Waterloo station — or where it is heading ? |
| 24 | Faced with premiums of twelve million dollars next year , Wells Fargo 's even planning to go without compensation insurance . |
| 25 | If it 's at the end it 's almost certainly going to end in C K. |
| 26 | It was really just the beginning of my interest in things musical , political , cultural etc and a realisation that I was never going to play for Crystal Palace ! ’ |
| 27 | In the past we 've had people like Leslie Crowther and the Beverly Sisters , and I 'm currently trying to arrange for Frankie Vaughan , Joan Regan or Paul Shane to come along . |