Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A technician using the speakerphone will ask which of his residents you wish to view . |
| 2 | OK , I suspect that Ms O'Connor 's motive for using the photo might have something to do with the sales of her last two singles . |
| 3 | ‘ Hopefully the fact that a local firm is sponsoring the event will bring me a bit of luck but I think it will certainly help the game 's image in Merseyside . |
| 4 | I had doubts about that cover when I saw it because someone on seeing the flag would think it 's a political novel , whereas it 's not . |
| 5 | If it were proved that insider dealing was a desirable activity , then the issue of the Chinese Wall would be of marginal significance , since adopting the mechanism would hinder what would otherwise be a worthy activity . |
| 6 | After opening the applicant should call his witnesses and take them through their evidence-in-chief ( but see Chapter 6 , 7 on the use of written statements ) . |
| 7 | Many of the teachers began acting the same way , believing the Headmaster might punish them too if they did n't follow his example . |
| 8 | ( ‘ If doctors were as fond of amputations as editors are of altering and correcting the world would have nothing but cripples , ’ he grumbled . ) |
| 9 | of the shareholders and directors of the companies owning or operating the vessel should have their residence and domicile in its territory ? |
| 10 | This image is created in real time , so the doctor who is operating the bronchoscope can use it to manipulate his tool . |
| 11 | ( Do n't worry that visualising the scene might make it materialise . |
| 12 | Now detectives can only hope that publicity surrounding the funeral will encourage someone to come forward and help them catch the murderer . |
| 13 | Of course , improving the facilities ought to allow you to charge higher prices . |
| 14 | The regulations then stipulate that before a report is submitted to the Secretary of State the inspector conducting the investigation shall inform everyone whose reputation is , in the inspector 's opinion , likely to be adversely affected by the report , inviting them to make representations , i.e. to argue any point or signify any disagreement with his conclusions . |
| 15 | He has insisted that when the arguments are fully aired , the Scots will realise that dismantling the Union would damage their economy and lessen their country 's influence . |
| 16 | Evaluating the options will involve you in trying to make sense of builder 's estimates and technical specifications , but this is very much what managers have to do in real life , and we make no apology for getting you to do it too . |
| 17 | Evaluating the options will involve you in doing some of the calculations that you would normally expect to find done for you in a respectable feasibility study . |
| 18 | If YOU are one of Britain 's 14 million smokers , kicking the habit could save you a lot more than the £2.21 a packet of fags costs . |
| 19 | Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT . |
| 20 | Four out of ten wives felt that attending the course would help them assist their husbands , indicating that : ( a ) they saw a need to help their husbands , and ( b ) they most probably felt a desire to be more helpful on the farm . |
| 21 | Attending the conference will enable you to make the most effective tax decisions for your company and clients , optimising their international tax position and competitive advantage . |
| 22 | People were saying the union can do something we can fight back and we need to translate that right across the country . |
| 23 | As a result , the Global Service will be running Northern 's proprietary Universal Transport Protocol internally , while end users are presented with standard services , normally looking like an X25 packet switched network , although with a bit of tinkering the company can give its customers SNA or frame relay connections instead . |
| 24 | He says that he hopes joining the group will benefit his waterfowl collection . |
| 25 | The student performing the exercise can find his balance by resting his free hands somewhere on his partner 's person . |
| 26 | They did not want it to be too obvious , since observing the search would provide them with great amusement . |
| 27 | The person doing the raffle should have their money separate , |
| 28 | In this connection , it must be observed that whilst the right of establishment implies physical location in the territory of the country of establishment , it does not require that a person exercising the right should have his residence or , a fortiori , his principal residence or domicile , in the territory of that country . |
| 29 | It was a nightmare , anyone reading the papers would think I was on my last legs . |
| 30 | As Mabel , a retired teacher who also served on the Middlesbrough and Teesside borough councils for 21 years , says : ‘ Anyone reading the book will gather I 'm a socialist , though I do n't try to make political points . ’ |