Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other navies might stick to the old tactics of trying to board enemy ships and capture them , or concentrate on firing at the masts and rigging in the hope that successful shooting would disable the other side , but the English preferred to shoot into the hulls of their enemies because they knew that with enough time and enough shot they would destroy their opponents . |
| 2 | Given that people die , sometimes fail to complete the registration forms correctly , or move without applying for a postal vote , the electoral register is never 100% accurate . |
| 3 | However , it seems that the relation is not quite the same , for there is no comparable way in which a hearer can express the same wonder or wish by assenting to the sentence as uttered by the speaker . |
| 4 | It was a toss up whether to try for acceptance in the front row ranks , or work towards qualifying for the back row . |
| 5 | Industrialists , who have acquired power and influence without passing through the mollifying tunnel of public school , Oxbridge and the professions , have always represented a potential challenge to the old order . |
| 6 | The terms of reference must be defined in advance , and appear in writing in the opening statement . |
| 7 | The baddies trundle back and forth like an expectant father and resurrect on returning to a screen , and you 've got this pathetic energy bar thingie which encourages you to ignore them anyway ! |
| 8 | Train for accuracy , range and control by aiming at a target mitt ( this is not suitable for front kick practice ) . |
| 9 | Experts have forecast that even a partial ban will be a blow to Taiwan 's fishing companies , which are already facing recession and rely on driftnetting as the most profitable method . |
| 10 | yes and , and crime of course , yes , absolutely , erm er so erm yeah er yeah and go in thinking about the er thinking about the questions erm |
| 11 | The therapist 's main task was to help the patient grieve over her loss and adapt to living without a partner . |
| 12 | Alcohol can make a big difference to the final bill so take care choosing wines and think of opting for a good sparkling wine rather than Champagne . |
| 13 | The schemes of their economic alliance , Caricom , rarely come to much , because its members buy little from each other , and compete in selling to the outside world . |
| 14 | The area can boast its own teenage gangs , named after the Los Angeles Crips and Bloods , who carry Uzis and specialise in shooting from the windows of moving cars . |
| 15 | Engineers must prevent sand and grit from getting into the well water . |
| 16 | One of the characteristics of Matthew is his desire to prove Jesus as the fulfilment of Jewish hope and promise by quoting from the Old Testament . |
| 17 | Aurum Software Inc , one of the battery of new companies like ProActive Software Inc and Clarify Inc going after the nascent turnkey customer service management market , picked up $3.75m in first-round financing from venture capitalists Battery Ventures , Vertex Management and Cherry Tree Ventures . |