Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] and [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Professor Zander supported the American idea of using money and other assets seized in drugs inquiries to fund law enforcement operations . |
| 2 | teachers who were prepared to discuss the GIST problem with children , rather than simply accepting VISTA and other interventions and hoping that an implicit message would get through ; |
| 3 | Archaeology , on the other hand , is the study of the past using objects and other excavated evidence as the main source of data . |
| 4 | This printer is fine for producing text and basic graphics . |
| 5 | However , quite a few teachers took an interest in what I was trying to do , especially the biology teachers , who were impressed with my knowledge of birds and conservation , and my English teachers , who soon heard all about my interest because whenever we had to give a talk in class , I would launch into a full lecture on rearing and handling owls and other birds of prey . |
| 6 | You should also note , in using hedging and qualifying expressions , that they will affect the overall tone or REGISTER of your essay ( as we shall examine in the next chapter ) . |
| 7 | To begin with , a general practitioner may be less likely to diagnose her symptoms as depression , seeing tiredness and other problems as understandable consequences of looking after three young children . |
| 8 | Some day the queen 's ministers will have to stop advising her to undertake another and yet another journey through the phantasmagoria of cheering crowds and empty ceremonies which mock the memory of a power that was but is no longer . |
| 9 | Many databases which use SQL provide a QBE interface so that inexperienced users can formulate queries quickly ( the data definition will usually have been carried out by a more experienced user using SQL and complex queries will also use SQL ) . |
| 10 | That said , the phone book handling makes maintaining groups and individual numbers very easy . |
| 11 | These events have underscored the importance of using PCR and other techniques that will readily identify herpes B virus infections . |
| 12 | Alternative policy measures for assisting agriculture and other industries will be assessed in terms of their impact on Regional employment , incomes and output . |
| 13 | A mixture of demanding bowling and lax batsmanship saw the four important wickets fall post-lunch . |
| 14 | The issues raised by handling census and other survey data as described by several speakers at this seminar are not so central to the management of our collections . |
| 15 | Wagner , in retreat from pursuing creditors and political enemies , was one . |
| 16 | I could go on about singing harmonics and endless sustain , but just take it from me that this amp covers the whole guitar tone palette from clean to mega-dirt with considerable ease . |
| 17 | Prejudice ( encompassing Racism and Equal Opportunities which are listed separately in the Arrangements document , but can be presented as forms of prejudice ) |
| 18 | Afterwards they had a wedding breakfast in the Escargot restaurant in Greek Street nearby whose proprietor was an unofficial father figure to my mother so far away from home , and then they sent my mother 's parents in Brittany a coded message via the free French radio : Marie is still eating snails and all is well . |
| 19 | The early Franks fought on foot , using spears and single-handed axes , usually with the protection of a shield wall . |
| 20 | ‘ Fairchild Aviation Armalite Division developed it , using aluminium and foamed plastics . |
| 21 | They have recently opened a new spinning department initially producing Aran and chunky yarns in both ecru and naturally coloured British wools , such as Black Welsh , Suffolk and Wensleydale . |
| 22 | Guidelines for employees in handling VIOLENCE and AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR by clients or members of the public |
| 23 | Similarly , the Department of Social Work 's guidelines for employees in handling violence and aggressive behaviour by clients or members of the public will be revised periodically having regard to service development and other relevant sources of information . |
| 24 | Pike , Quigley and Mum used to wait behind the hedge , rattling tambourines and waving placards saying ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO MEET THE LIVING GOD ? as the congregation filed out and chatted to the vicar about the problems of British Rail . |
| 25 | Initially , you know , development meant higher than wages , alright , you know , making these erm er er sort of producing cars and high technology goods in urban , urban areas in developing countries was thought , you know , that 's the way , that 's the way ahead and these big projects , whereas now the thinking has changed and it 's let's promote infrastructure , education , erm in the rural areas thems rural areas themselves , right , erm , anythi any other policies so yeah you may want to erm invest , invest in agriculture , and I do n't mean some agricultural support but erm promote , well yeah make , make roads , educate the population erm disseminate agricultural technologies . |
| 26 | For over half a century , Tintawn has been producing wool and wool-rich carpets of the highest quality . |
| 27 | The clouds were thickening , tumbling shapes and darker shadings , compressed , threatened , hung over , loomed , waiting for judgement to be called . |
| 28 | He conducted business round a large , rarely lit cigar clamped permanently between his lips ( those in the know said he slept with it ) and was like a caricature of Mr Ten Percent with shrugging shoulders and upward-facing palms . |
| 29 | Lymphoepithelial lesions were shown on deparaffinised sections using anticytokeratin and antiepithelial membrane antibodies . |
| 30 | Other services that have sold well include Catering Hygiene and Electrostatic Filters . |