Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] [noun pl] [coord] [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 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Billy had certainly been making some enquiries but he had been misinformed , Danny thought . |
| 6 | Some of her happiest hours were passed in making these costumes and she found that time flew by — it seemed she had barely started before her mother was calling for her to have her bath and go to bed . |
| 7 | She had insisted on making these calls and she had won but there had been no satisfaction in that . |
| 8 | Once I met her carrying several parcels and she called to me . |
| 9 | There are , of course , no unique prescriptions for realizing these principles but we think it worth examining a few possible approaches in a little more detail . |