Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I do n't se I do n't think that it has been badly designed for the old people , I think the object of building the town as it has been built is to integrate the erm the old people with the young , perhaps the young people resent that but I think we have got to have a mixed community in as much as we have got to be aware that old people need attention in as much as they need companionship and if they are not integrated with the community they are going to be I really se , just left out on their own which in lots of cases there are very , very many lonely people , old people but if they are put within the community I think the community will look after them , in as much as giving them companionship whether the people , some people resent it or not , I do n't know , but I do think that they should not be segregated . |
| 2 | Further , there are sometimes delays in repairing the machine when it breaks down , although generally it is quite reliable . |
| 3 | He was familiar with his own record of defying the court and it has never been suggested on his behalf that the sentence was other than fully justified . |
| 4 | If he is slow , he may feel a slight but unpleasant jolt , catching the hammer as it falls . |
| 5 | Although he acknowledges that the moisture content is high , he says the extra drying costs are offset by catching the crop before it sheds any ears . |
| 6 | More effective forms of lithotripsy offer the prospect of a reduction in the present rate of basket impaction of 0.2% , and can also be useful in resolving the problem when it arises . |
| 7 | Her manipulated images of masked Madonnas are made using a series of complex chemical processes ; she experiments technically , working and reworking the image until it has exactly the right feeling , tone or resonance . |
| 8 | It will accept offers only if made on its own forms and thus incorporating the terms that it wishes to include . |
| 9 | The Community , he says , depends on information from member states and has no way of checking the information that it receives . |
| 10 | It may be that the IRA hopes that it will flush out current informants by publicising the fact that it knows the identities of some agents . |
| 11 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 12 | Where Newco acquires Target , this does not of itself terminate any contract of employment between Target and its employees , but it is with a view to rationalising the business after it has been bought out that Target may decide to terminate certain contracts of employment ; Newco may also be seeking to vary the terms of employment of certain directors and employees . |
| 13 | But I suppose we could not see it snowballing the way that it has . |
| 14 | Ignoring the fact that it does n't seem to have much harm to British Telecommunications Plc or to the UK , France 's Minister for Posts & Telecommunications , Emile Zuccarelli , says that privatising France Telecom would hurt the company , its users and the entire nation : he particularly worries about service in sparsely-populated areas , a problem that appears to have been satisfactorily solved by regulation in the UK market ; privatisation of France Telecom is anyway not on the agenda of Valery Giscard d'Estaing . |
| 15 | Cleaning your house while the kids are still growing is like shovelling the snow before it stops snowing . |
| 16 | A turntable helps food to cook evenly by raising it off the oven floor so the microwaves can reach underneath , and by turning the food as it cooks . |
| 17 | Consequently , whilst corporate crime can not be understood without grasping the fact that it stems from contradictions between a corporation 's goal(s) and its environment , that understanding remains one-sided if individuals are left out of the analysis . |
| 18 | This can be dealt with either by fitting the natural curve and the formula curve so that their departures from each other are minimised through the whole length ; or by fitting the curve obtained from the formula to the lower parts of the segment of the river on the assumption that grade would be more nearly perfect in this reach ; or by refining the formula until it becomes very complicated indeed . |
| 19 | Anyone actually holding the weathervane when it shatters suffers 4 automatic Wounds ( 3 if wearing metal armour on all limbs or a metal breastplate ) , and anyone else within 2 yards suffers 1 automatic Wound from fragments of flying metal , whether wearing metal armour or not . |
| 20 | For all that the Government is making a bit of er er idiot of itself by not embracing the things that it needs to embrace the things it needs to do , at least it 's saying that it wo n't do them . |
| 21 | Continue removing the scum until it turns white and frothy : add a few tablespoons of cold water twice as you skim the surface . |
| 22 | Just kissing the joy as it flies , the whole time . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Haroon , I 'm kissing the joy as it flies , ’ he said , laying into a wall with a hammer . |
| 24 | Every choreographer must have a motive if he or she is to give proper thought , impetus and significance to the movements made by the dancers whether : they are telling a story ; describing and/or expressing the thoughts behind a theme ; or interpreting music either by expressing personal feelings about the melody and rhythm or by so framing the dance that it parallels the music and reveals its structure . |
| 25 | Instead , we squander our unique position in society and nation by often giving the impression that it does not matter what we believe or how we behave . |
| 26 | Whereas she ca n't stand doing the pictures cos it takes her too much time . |
| 27 | In Unix , it has succeeded in creating the impression that it has far more of the management , security and support capabilities in place than any of its competitors , and while this may not be entirely valid , time and again in the computer industry , winning the perception is nine tenths of the battle : in the 1970s , it was universally acknowledged among the cognoscenti that Burroughs Corp had by far the best mainframe architecture and operating software , but that did nothing to prevent the vast majority of its users migrating to IBM over time . |
| 28 | But , but he is saying that there is this process under way , this revolutionary process of overthrowing the system as it stands . |
| 29 | The detailed work programme is not only a tool for analysing time-scale and resources , it is also a valuable document in controlling the project once it leaves the office and work commences on site . |
| 30 | At the same time , there is always likely to be a gap between reaching a consensus on the curriculum and implementing the consensus once it has been reached . |