Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pink flowers like willow herb clustered along a dried-up river bank , circling birds reminded her of the vultures in westerns . |
| 2 | After losing power and suffering a humiliating defeat in the 1988 elections , he had little more than a spoiling role , thwarting attempts to dislodge him from the presidency of the Pakistan Moslem League , Pakistan 's oldest political party . |
| 3 | The result was that the economy was in the grip of a crisis which could only be resolved by adopting measures to free it from the constraints of autarchy . |
| 4 | Each set of notes came with an attached exercise and at his behest I set to , to analyse squares of numbers , using keys to turn them into the letters that described either thaumaturgical entities , or else even the tetragrammaton itself . |
| 5 | It looked as though Hereford 's away form was changing for the better on Saturday when they drew at Mansfield , but last night an attacking display by struggling Doncaster had them on the retreat again . |
| 6 | In Britain it is doubtful whether the personal accountability of an MP seeking reelection has anything like the importance attached to it by some theorists . |
| 7 | So , rather than holding it in front of you as in the carve gybe , you deliberately lose the power from the rig by oversheeting ad leaning it towards the wave . |
| 8 | I remember Robert Hewitt who was racing secretary telling me before the meeting . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you suggesting Joseph pushed her into the water as she walked through the harbour ? ’ |
| 10 | Wednesday were shattered at giving up a three-goal lead at home but their plan to expose right-back Paul Parker 's size by getting Hirst to attack him in the air paid off with two goals — plus one for the striker himself . |
| 11 | Doom Divers take their opportunity very seriously , practising for weeks by jumping off increasingly taller rocks , strengthening their arms by flapping their wings as they run about in circles , and getting trolls to throw them into the air . |
| 12 | But such criticisms were rebutted this week by Selina herself with the simple argument that whatever her talents are , one of them lies in getting people to watch her on the television . |
| 13 | Self-help groups can be very useful and ideally every physician caring for diabetics should have access to a person skilled in helping people to rid themselves of the smoking habit . |
| 14 | I knew that they 'd still written me a , a second letter , like asking permission to send it through the erm what do you call it ? |
| 15 | She accepted two more helpings of beef , asking Daniel to cut it from the edges , remarking that bloody meat had always turned her stomach , we all have our different tastes , do n't we ? |
| 16 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |
| 17 | Before speaking to her he has pondered the question of committing suicide to absolve himself from the responsibility of avenging his father ; and Ophelia 's behaviour only emphasises the apparent pointlessness of trying to oppose Claudius , who could easily destroy him . |
| 18 | Each GP practice is now producing leaflets telling you about the range of health services available from the practice . |
| 19 | His idea of duty took the form of inviting Neil to join him in the nightly round of enjoyment which made up Stair 's life . |
| 20 | But Garvey , 40 , has brought a private prosecution against Carr , 33 , alleging Carr assaulted him in the same incident in Middlesbrough Town Hall in October . |
| 21 | To further complicate matters , it 's sometimes necessary to move blocks to a safe place first , but again taking care to get them in the correct sequence for later use . |
| 22 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
| 23 | Could it have been Sitting Bull warning me about the distortion of Indian history in Hollywood films ? |
| 24 | A group of pupils studying science asked me about the new member of staff . |
| 25 | A Salvation Army boy who was studying medicine invited her to the Christian Union . |
| 26 | I had each Wednesday afternoon off from Russell 's and he enroled me , secretly , into his school for lessons with his normal classes , He and his wife held a weekly open house and these cramming sessions prepared me for the coming Halton entrance examination . |
| 27 | All the old historians when mentioning Hailing tell us of the old Manor of Langridge or Bavents , each one describes the antiquity of the Manor from Adam de Bavent to the various owners of their period until we reach William Baker . |
| 28 | A day later , Corbett sat on the edge of his own bed in Leighton Manor watching Maeve busy herself round the room . |
| 29 | Workers in nuclear and radiographic installations would then not need radiation badges , or monitoring instruments to warn them of the unseen danger all around . |
| 30 | Mr Robertson told the second and final day of a hearing by the board 's video appeal committee that St Theresa was portrayed in mystical ecstasy — using pain to place herself at the mercy of her subconscious and thereby contemplate Jesus on the Cross . |