Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USA on Nov. 13 suspended a US$19,000,000 aid programme , demanding progress on democratization . |
| 2 | They had come all the way from Chatham in Kent , bringing Beryl in bridesmaid 's dress . |
| 3 | Many girls worked in minor clerical jobs and were encouraged to learn shorthand and typing skills at evening classes . |
| 4 | Melanie could not have supported a laughing , singing Victoria for breakfast and Uncle Philip might have struck the baby , which would have been dreadful . |
| 5 | WITH ; some World cup players retired , others assisting clubs in France and Japan and a number unable to travel , Canada has come up with a new-look squad for a four-game visit to New Zealand in late March . |
| 6 | ‘ By ‘ exercising de facto administrative control ’ or ‘ exercising effective administrative control , ’ I understand exercising all the functions of a sovereign government , in maintaining law and order , instituting and maintaining courts of justice , adopting or imposing laws regulating the relations of the inhabitants of the territory to one another and to the government . |
| 7 | There are also reports that hunting parties are using firearms against Dorcas gazelles in the Eastern desert , again contrary to law . |
| 8 | Student Enterprise projects are also being funded , allowing groups of students to develop their own projects which develop these essential skills . |
| 9 | As we have already noted , Stephen was stoned to death within a short time of the Crucifixion , and Saul of Tarsus was pursuing Nazareans in Damascus . |
| 10 | In recent weeks Bakatin had come under criticism from senior military and KGB officers for his perceived failure to tackle the current crime wave , and for suggesting decentralization of control of limited contingents of Interior Ministry troops to republican governments . |
| 11 | Using groups of objects |
| 12 | The research will be conducted using groups of schoolchildren drawn from minority and majority language communities . |
| 13 | During normal working hours the system is dedicated to the Lexicographer Group using copies of Oedipus . |
| 14 | Zenith employs an ex-programmer of Acme who is familiar with the program ; this person writes a program for Zenith using copies of listings and flowcharts that he retained . |
| 15 | I recently researched reading habits using copies of David Copperfield , Ben Elton 's Gridlock and the the Best of Viz . |
| 16 | Using objects in problem solving exercises |
| 17 | This new liability principle contained res ipsa loquitur provisions in accordance with which the carrier now had the burden of proving freedom from fault . |
| 18 | Whether this is too optimistic or not , the phenomenon he describes and he could have added other examples , from Afro-American ‘ street-corner ’ vocal groups or Jamaican reggae , for instance — is clearly not amenable to an Adornian analysis , based on a dichotomy between a radically fragmenting division of labour , on the one hand , and an integrating individual consciousness , on the other . |
| 19 | Like the style of coverage or not , we undoubtedly saw far more cricket than we ever would have done had BBC had the contract , and for that I for one am profoundly grateful and not ashamed to admit that I purchased my Sky system purely because it was producing coverage of cricket that otherwise would not be available on TV . |
| 20 | There is nothing to be gained by attempting to force parents into accepting definitions of problems which they do not recognise as important or relevant , despite what you as a professional may think . |
| 21 | On April 16th , he made a speech in parliament accusing associates of Boris Yeltsin of illicit dealings in this ‘ extremely valuable raw material . ’ |
| 22 | The game could be a bit quicker with more chances for catching opponents by surprise and I have no doubt that David Johnson ( Watsonians , Glasgow and Scotland ‘ A ’ coach ) will be studying the possibilities so that hopefully Watsonians will be at the fore in adapting their style . |
| 23 | Each neighbourhood was assigned a planner who was responsible for notifying neighbourhood residents of planning decisions which were likely to affect them and for channelling requests for action through the appropriate city departments . |
| 24 | UK pension funds are exempt from both capital gains tax and income tax on their investments , and hence there is no preference ( according to the taxation regime ) for preferring income over capital gains or vice versa , nor any constraint on the volume of trading ( apart from transactions costs ) . |
| 25 | Now , drawing graphs of functions . |
| 26 | Erm and then if you go onto drawing graphs from equations okay so skip that bit and just have a look at page sixty eight . |
| 27 | In our chapter on literature and appendix 6 we describe ways of bringing literature to life for pupils of all abilities . |
| 28 | Non Pareil trailed 3-0 after 20 minutes at Heathbank in another thrilling , but despite drawing level through Brack , Bramhall and man of the match Johnny Barton it was Heathbank who carried the greater power to win 5-3 . |
| 29 | When you are on to more advanced machine knitting and attempt some intarsia knitting , that is , knitting blocks and strips of colour adjacent without floats at the back , by means of an intarsia carriage , you will be able to make coloured cable strips without knitting the contrast separately simply by knitting strips of colour side by side and cable crossing them . |
| 30 | Thus , to raise the potential value of the information being processed using activities beyond Taylor 's Stage 1 ( i.e. those in his Stage 2 ( analysing processes ) , or his Stage 3 ( judgemental processes ) , or his Stage 4 ( decision processes ) ) , the people involved must know and understand the detailed decision-making situation wherein the information will eventually be used . |