Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Country Landowners ' Association is calling on local planning authorities to help farmers understand new planning controls on farm and forestry buildings . |
| 2 | And the odour can be carried as much as a mile away if the wind is blowing in that direction . |
| 3 | He was familiar with Pound 's writing on Japanese drama , and had been impressed by the first performance of At the Hawk 's Well when he had seen a well-known Japanese dancer take the role of the hawk . |
| 4 | The gardens outside my window are bowing down to the heat of the afternoon , but my mind is racing in this stillness , like a dust devil on the apparently windless plains . |
| 5 | On an application for renewal of registration , the Law Society may require the registered foreign lawyer to provide to the Society evidence satisfactory to the Society that the registered foreign lawyer is complying with any indemnity rules or is exempt from them . |
| 6 | R.5(6) provides that a shareholder shall not exercise any voting rights in respect of any share held in breach of any part of R.5 — a breach could come about either because a shareholder is not permitted to be a shareholder or because a shareholder is holding for another person who is not permitted to be a beneficial owner . |
| 7 | A senior mining executive has warned his colleagues that in the wake of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro the mining industry is coming under intense scrutiny over its environmental record . |
| 8 | INDUSTRY is preparing for another assault on advance corporation tax . |
| 9 | India 's own highly capable power industry is suffering from slim order books when all around foreign companies , backed by aid , are erecting smokestacks . |
| 10 | The light 's flashing on this screen you know , |
| 11 | My slate roof is leaking through general wear . |
| 12 | While part of friendship is caring about each other to a greater or lesser degree , caring for one another is not an element inherent in the routine organization of friendship … the majority of routine friendships are not particularly well suited for providing the sort of caring community care entails , notwithstanding the friendship ideals that might make one think they would be . |
| 13 | ‘ The breaks are probably where the mobile is moving from one cell to another and he is searching through to catch up with the conversation again in the next cell . |
| 14 | A similar scene is unfolding in higher education . |
| 15 | As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support . |
| 16 | The total area of the interface , over which the spreading is occurring at any instant , is determined by these larger eddies . |
| 17 | XSoft is looking for high-volume distribution and has cut deals with Qualix Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc to provide the software free of charge for an initial 30-day trial basis . |
| 18 | But other schemes are less contentious : partly because the extra money gained from child benefits and other payments which favour lone parents is less than the extra money lone parents gain when the whole household is living on supplementary benefit ; and partly because the public tolerates laxer or more generous administration in other schemes than it is prepared to tolerate when it comes to means-tested benefits for the poor . |
| 19 | This view actually parallels modern scientific thinking , which presumes that the universe is evolving towards final destruction when the inevitable pull of gravity slows down the rate of expansion . |
| 20 | Compared with the other types of hair there are very few of them , but they play a vital role when the cat is exploring in poor light , or is hunting . |
| 21 | As in Australia , where Strictly Ballroom has taken the astounding sum ( for Australia ) of £4 million , British ballroom dancing is booming with new dancing schools ( tel. 071 609 1386 for details of lessons ) . |
| 22 | The right hon. Lady is skating on thin ice . |
| 23 | ‘ And besides , ’ Anna put in , ‘ considering that Sam 's idea of exercise is moving from one chair to another , he probably would n't even make the bosky glades ! ’ |
| 24 | But wherever they end up , there 's a good chance they 'll be moved on again in the next few weeks — 28 groups have been moved on in the last 18 months and the County Council is moving on another group from Kirtlington , north of Oxford tomorrow . |
| 25 | A YOUNG north Belfast girl is bidding for instant fame , and a place in one of the nation 's most exclusive portrait galleries , after entering the United Kingdom 's longest running ‘ soap opera ’ . |
| 26 | I mean if obviously the child is reacting in some way or feels that they ca n't even relax when they 're at home , erm then someone 's overstepped the mark . |
| 27 | It is therefore unsurprising to note that parents fear the prospect of having a child with Down 's Syndrome , and seek to determine , at a prenatal stage , whether their child is suffering from this handicap . |
| 28 | An important part of interview follow-up is coping with possible rejection . |
| 29 | Answer guide : This question is looking for some discussion around the realization and prudence principles . |
| 30 | The team is appealing for second-hand office furniture for their HQ , but patient facilities at the hospice will be bought using money raised by well-wishers . |