Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] of [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schering-Plough managing director Tony Cork said his team was relocating as part of its plans for further growth . |
| 2 | The chief Soviet negotiator Oleg Grinevsky delivered an undertaking that the Soviet Union would adhere to the treaty 's prescribed weapons ceilings , destroying ( with proof ) 6,000 tanks , 1,500 armoured combat vehicles and 7,000 artillery pieces from its stocks east of the Urals , and including as part of its treaty totals three motorized divisions , comprising some 3,700 tanks , artillery and armoured personnel carriers , which it had previously classified as " naval infantry " not subject to the CFE treaty [ see p. 38027 ] . |
| 3 | Health authorities are currently appointing some health professionals , mainly doctors , into managerial positions with nursing as part of their remit . |
| 4 | This appears especially curious as the issue of providing powers was assuming considerable national importance for the WEA which in 1929 was pressing for retention of its Chapter III providing powers during the Board of Education 's review of the 1924 Regulations . |
| 5 | A pleasant period is ahead of you , as opportunities for socialising with others of your kind may be at their peak . |
| 6 | That , too , had been expressing its displeasure with rhythmic twitching of its powerful tail , its burning eyes fixed balefully on the visitors walking in front of its enclosure . |
| 7 | Did n't happen any town that I knew of except London and I can understand why they did it in London — very expensive place for a young detective to make a shape — cost too much money keeping in front of your job there . |
| 8 | Or they will pick a young rickshaw coolie and ride around all night watching his little golden rump bobbing in front of their eyes — and beat him if he refuses their advances . " |
| 9 | A group of socialist deputés recently declared , ‘ our system is dying in front of our eyes ’ . |
| 10 | These needed signing on behalf of your University and returning to us . |
| 11 | The Lithuanian Prime Minister , Jurgis Bredekis , has persuaded three of his fellow Cabinet ministers to give up smoking as part of his drive to head the world 's first " tobacco-free government " . |
| 12 | A great deal of work is done by members of local authorities by serving as representatives of their authorities on outside bodies . |
| 13 | Whatever they were called , the duties of all these officials must have been much the same , acting as leaders of their communities , settling minor infractions and disputes , approving corporate actions of the inhabitants , especially in religious dedications , and acting generally as an essential link between government and people . |
| 14 | So , before long , I was climbing into Frejji 's little shuttle , stumbling through the mess of tools and equipment , squeezing into a spare spacesuit , costume and all , and finally lurching through airlock of my ship . |
| 15 | The Rhine rises in the Swiss Grisons , forces its way north-west , forming for part of its course the border between Switzerland , Liechtenstein and Austria , enters the Bodensee ( Lake Constance ) in the south-east , flows through part of the lake , then out into the Untersee , over the falls to Basle , then north up through Germany on its long journey to Holland and out into the North Sea . |
| 16 | The nurse moved away from the bed and out of Grant 's vision , to be replaced immediately by a shining-eyed Pam , relief and concern vying for control of her features . |
| 17 | Thousands of people are living in fear of their lives in the wake of the Belfast shootings , according to the SDLP MP . |
| 18 | He issued a series of varied and confusing demands , ranging from reaffirmations of his patriotism to claims that he was fighting for an " authentic democracy " . |
| 19 | Jamie must have taken a cigarette even though I knew he did n't smoke , because I saw the lighter go up , igniting in front of my eves in a shower of sparks like a fireworks display . |
| 20 | Mr Justice Johnson , who jailed the 37year-old Marquess for failing to pay £10,534 to his estranged wife Becky , said he had been acting in excess of his powers when he imposed the sentence . |
| 21 | As to the presumption , Mr. Philipson , while prepared to acknowledge that it would apply to the reasonableness test , submitted that it did not apply when considering whether the Bank of England was acting in performance of its functions . |
| 22 | It is not so in the same way in which the Bill of Rights is a part of the law of the United States of America — no Act of Parliament becomes void because it transgresses the provisions of the European Convention ; no United Kingdom court will or even can issue an injunction to re ; train a government official from acting in contravention of its terms . |
| 23 | In this context , a scheme is reasonable if the proposal is such that an intelligent and honest man , a member of the class concerned and acting in respect of his interest , might reasonably approve ( Re Dorman Long and Company Ltd [ 1934 ] 1 Ch 365 ) . |
| 24 | Wandsworth had accused union members of acting in breach of their employment contracts and of a statutory duty to carry out continuous assessment of pupils ' work . |
| 25 | As regards these latter matters , it will be assumed for the remainder of the chapter , unless the contrary is stated , that a company has capacity to grant the security and that the directors were not acting in breach of their duty to the company or exceeding their authority . |
| 26 | hornemanni make up a similar pair , the former more southerly in distribution but overlapping in parts of their range . |
| 27 | * Actual A.P.R. will be quoted in writing upon receipt of your application . |
| 28 | I recently heard Alan Bennett talking about the humour in his plays and he said that he began to develop his ear for the ridiculous simply by listening to members of his family . |
| 29 | The president 's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic . |
| 30 | Or simply to " … suffer the farmers to continue the said works according to Covenants of their Lease … " . |