Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] this [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I 've now added the research approval form and it 's become a related document here but in the original allocation of forms , the responsibility for keeping this up to date was not mine . |
| 2 | The old tank can usually be drained from the draincock at the boiler or gas circulator ( after turning this off ) : make sure that the gatevalve on the cold water supply to the hot water tank is closed before you do this . |
| 3 | PS After reading this through , I have come to the conclusion that I am a racehorse . |
| 4 | woke up about quarter to seven , I think I was oblivious I just about sailed off again about after putting this back . |
| 5 | Shortly after trying this out InteCalc crashed fatally anyway so perhaps having Version I.0.0.0 is tempting fate … |
| 6 | Now it is true that all these examples of Christian virtue had other things to offer than a rigorous asceticism and a rather overt and physical way of acting this out . |
| 7 | Any honest assessment of his chances of pulling this off should start from the realisation that he has only a few rusty tools at his disposal . |
| 8 | Despite the firm 's dire financial health , they have a slim chance of pulling this off . |
| 9 | Our one chance of sorting this out is to get to her before the Provos know for sure she 's in Ireland . |
| 10 | Britain was actually given a lower standard check , on the basis that we would be using in many places our own coal , which has a quite a high sulphur content , or de-sulphurisation , we were given a lower standard , or a higher standard , or whatever it is , it was more relaxed for Britain , and that 's why I like the idea of taking this up with the M.E.D. , how it 'll happen , how it will square in his mind . |
| 11 | Naturally , the best way of finding this out is to ask them . |
| 12 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you for pointing this out , ’ says Collins . |
| 14 | I am grateful to Steve Evans of Warwick University for pointing this out . |
| 15 | Thank you for pointing this out to us . |
| 16 | It 's worth pointing this out to your students too , so that they understand why you set the tasks you do when you use video with them . |
| 17 | The Alliance again appeals to all unselfish men and women — and to the electors who desire to see West Ham governed in the interests of all classes , for all to receive just and fair consideration — to take their part in bringing this about . |
| 18 | The Guinness bid transformed the company into an international giant and Ward had played a vital role in bringing this about . |
| 19 | I think , in starting this off , I would like to encourage as many people to take place in conversation , if possible . |
| 20 | Burton 's local fame grew in contradicting this up to a point — but only up to a point . |
| 21 | ‘ In taking this on , there 's a responsibility goes with it , sure , and it was a weird sensation at first being in the studio and feeling that if I wanted to fight for something with the producer , I did n't have any allies … |
| 22 | In taking this up , however , it is necessary to realise that non-Republican people in the North are not disposed to agitate to get full civil rights for Republicans ; they have to be involved in their own interests . |
| 23 | There seem to be two major criteria which are crucial in carrying this out . |
| 24 | In carrying this out they will seek to ensure that all assessors for whom they are responsible are applying the standards in an objective and consistent way . |
| 25 | When the archbishop heard this he pretended that the king would not allow it to be done ; the pope , fired with the zeal of justice , ordered the archbishop in virtue of the obedience owed to him , not to delay longer in carrying this out or he would find himself suspended from his priestly office and his suffragans released from obedience to him . |
| 26 | Well I believe that the report that er is before us that has been moved erm actually sets out a framework which the social service committee is able to work to and to monitor and I see no point whatsoever in referring this back to social services erm to delay further what is the inevitable . |
| 27 | There was no point in stringing this out . |
| 28 | There was thus some political pressure from Conservative Ministers to ensure that Boards allocated overheads to their contracting activities properly and secured an economic profit , but the contractors ' association director was so politically inept in following this up that Citrine had no difficulty in exposing him to Whitehall as a biased anti-nationaliser who was unwilling to accept a reasonable accommodation . |
| 29 | The agency which needs to be involved in following this up is the Careers Service . |
| 30 | On checking this out of curiosity , I discovered that although there was no specific mention of the term Interlanguage , Selinker 's ( 1972 ) article called , simply , " Interlanguage " was listed in the bibliography . |