Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [noun pl] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Thatcher argues that the government 's success in revitalising the economy has now provided the resources for tackling these problems and she claims that many will be solved within the next five years . |
| 2 | She held it within her , afraid to breathe , relishing these moments as she sat near him , almost touching . |
| 3 | This is to prevent the offeror from acquiring more shares than he bid for under the partial offer , and shareholders in the target from receiving more favourable treatment from the offeror by selling in the market during the 12 months following the partial bid . |
| 4 | Although these work on the same principles as the above they could prove an expensive luxury as well as causing more problems than they solve . |
| 5 | The East Oxford Traffic Scheme has cost nearly £100,000 and is causing more problems than it solves . |
| 6 | There have been so many taboos surrounding some kings that it has been difficult , if not impossible , to find anyone to be successor , for the taboos lead to total social isolation of the ruler . |
| 7 | mm , mm in any event members of the jury I , I forgot to mention to you earlier , er , thank you Mr you probably feel a wisdom of this having done several days of this case , two and a half hours is just about as long as anybody can be expected to sit and listen to evidence and er , what I was going to do , and I hope it does n't inconvenience anybody , I was going , instead of going on for three hours till one o'clock , I was gon na break off about half past twelve to about half past one , to break up the day as you know , I hope that 's alright , so what we 'll do we 'll go on now and , and I 'm sure , I think it 's doubtful if you would have got to that point by half past twelve , and then you and Lord sort it out and your learned duties as much as you can in the adjournment and then tell me afterwards what the brochure position is , I 'm sure you 've no objection to disclosing any brochures that you 've got that erm , or can get er which relate to that point |
| 8 | The objective in 1993 is to make our budget , which is achievable providing we stop scoring own goals as we have done in th Northern Area of Wimpey Asphalt and the Eastern Area of Wimpey Hobbs over the last two years . |
| 9 | All these points were approved for printing some months before they became official policy . |
| 10 | Well I 'm a bit worried when people are buying these guarantees and someone goes into liquidation , like for instance if you buy an extended warranty then usually dealers tie up with one particular broker specialising in that form of insurance , and and if that particular dealer — the car dealer — gets the insurance and it 's in his or her name |
| 11 | In his view the SFO should adopt a code of conduct enshrining these ideas if it did not already have one . |
| 12 | ‘ I can visualize you three duelling many times till you inoculate yourselves against any trace of enmity . ’ |
| 13 | By 1996 , Britain should again be exporting more cars than we import — for the first time since 1974 . |
| 14 | Although the question of autonomy was a complex and confusing one , Hornby contributed to the process of keeping seriously on the agenda that part of the CNAA 's role which involved delegating responsibility within the limits currently imposed on the CNAA , and expanding those limits as it became possible . |
| 15 | What about getting those children as they go out a voucher that their parents can bring them along to see a show at a reduced rate . |
| 16 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 17 | er we learnt from America that er a lot of birds that have been caught by cats , die , and everybody 's always assumed it 's shock but the Americans were doing some tests and they found it 's septicaemia from the cat 's teeth . |
| 18 | It is in examining these questions that we need to separate out fact from speculation . |
| 19 | He 's not , he 's not doing these sills like he said he would . |
| 20 | I I must say I 've also been er you know very very impressed and er learnt quite a lot just attending these courses that you 've you 've got running here . |
| 21 | Recording all conversations that I take part in . |
| 22 | Indeed , hospitals may be penalised for this efficiency if they succeed in treating more patients than they had budgeted for ’ . |
| 23 | The Government claims National Health Service dentists overspent their budget last year by treating more patients than it 'd estimated . |
| 24 | It is unlikely that Boris Yeltsin would be implementing those reforms if we had jumped the gun , as the Opposition wanted . |
| 25 | I have had the advantage of reading those speeches and it seems appropriate that I should set out my conclusions without repeating in detail the facts and points for decision in those authorities . |
| 26 | They can discharge a journeyman from service without his master 's content ; they can advance their wages , and in many instances , prevent the master taking more apprentices than they approve of , and such a number , as the nature of the work requires . |
| 27 | And plenty of ways for them to check out too , the most popular with the punters being bad driving ( James Dean , Marc Bolan ) , firearms ( John Lennon , Marvin Gaye ) and taking more pills that it says on the bottle ( Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin ) . |
| 28 | There is no point in proc proceeding any further with certain plans or in finalising any arrangements until you have proper confirmation or something of value that should be tomorrow . |
| 29 | I 'm not saying , I 'm not drawing any conclusions until I know but I 'm saying I think it 's an area that is perhaps worth investigation . |
| 30 | Billy had certainly been making some enquiries but he had been misinformed , Danny thought . |