Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [conj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Company produced a new rule book , instructing crews that when working over the section from Selby Road to West Croydon , they must avoid altercations with Corporation staff at all costs and behave as though they were employees of the Corporation themselves . |
| 2 | It probably was n't economic in the very small town you know probably you know I do n't , I do n't remember people keeping pigs but if it was collected it probably was collected by the bin at the back door . |
| 3 | You know in a way South Wales is paying back the debt that we pa w w we paid them in their strike you know I mean and That 's communities helping communities and if really this management is talking about er the fact that they resent families not having to go without over Christmas and this sort of thing you know I mean where are their values you know it 's difficult to understand is n't it ? |
| 4 | Pilkington disliked the impression conveyed that these friendly personalities just happened to be recommending products as though they were disinterested parties . |
| 5 | All the h-parameters are real here with and denoting resistances and and pure numbers . |
| 6 | The results were then analyzed to see where this approach was causing problems and whether a more flexible approach was needed . |
| 7 | The little group set off with Alf and Jimmy pushing wheelchairs and as they approached the funfair Rachel threw Sybil a curious glance . |
| 8 | But by this time the Crown was assessing the royal forests , not so much as hunting preserves but as sources of timber , especially for ship-building . |
| 9 | It is now more than a decade since the authors of the World Conservation Strategy , an influential report by WWF , IUCN and UNEP , defined conservation not in terms of cleaning pollution or saving whales but as ‘ the management of human use of the biosphere so that it may yield the greatest sustainable benefit to present generations while maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ As I told you , I spent some time writing letters and when I 'd finished I thought it would be pleasant to get some fresh air so I went out and posted them — in the box outside the main post office — ’ |
| 11 | Yet it is worth reminding Catholics that when Paul in the New Testament refers to the saints ( hagioi ) he means the church people who are alive at that time . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's proved that he is capable of scoring goals and although he can improve on the defensive side of his game his passing skills are a tremendous asset . ’ |
| 13 | The goals were more in making audiences laugh than scoring baskets and so they were clowns , even if skilful ones . |
| 14 | If we were talking about testing weapons or if we were talking about testing new equipment which involves that then you would |
| 15 | deane was unlucky to be offside when the goal came — he and Wallace played OK — but neither scored and the commentator on Sky said that Wilko has to be disappointed with the pairs scoring abilities and that Leeds could not let this go on forever — in fact Deane has n't scored at Elland Road yet . |
| 16 | Teachers of problem solving believe that problem solving can be taught , that it helps people in solving problems and that this is a good thing . |
| 17 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 18 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 19 | Tribunals are only cheap in the sense that no fees are payable on filing claims and that allowances are generally paid for out of pocket expenses in attending the tribunal . |
| 20 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
| 21 | Couns Williams and Dixon confirmed that their view of Mr Major 's achievements and thoughts for the future differed from his , that they would not be sending donations and that they thought it was a complete cock-up . |
| 22 | Injection pipettes are made in exactly the same way as holding pipettes except that they are broken off at a smaller internal diameter . |
| 23 | She was wearing trousers and as she kept her feet on the ground she felt reasonably secure , at least ; she kept her toes on the ground and spent a rather hilarious time trying to get control of it in the courtyard , her attempts bringing Marguerite out with words of advice and wide smiles . |
| 24 | Always check the area you are sailing into to allow for the time when you will be facing battlements but when you crouch in the middle of the boat , do keep an eye on the boom or you 'll end up with a nasty bump on the head . |
| 25 | Cardiff saw that he was wearing gloves and that he was pulling at them nervously , as if afraid that they might come off . |
| 26 | It may be asked , if there is among Anglican church planters a hesitation about wearing robes and if there is a positive desire to adapt the liturgy of the Church of England , why and in what way can they say that they remain Anglican ? |
| 27 | These were not in general obtained except when noted from scanning newspapers or when highlighted by the online services . |
| 28 | We were all happy with the work of in becoming a facilitator in the region but felt that she needed to have an outlet for displaying materials and that we needed to ensure a fair wage for the development education worker . |
| 29 | From where she stood , Melissa could see them only in profile , but she had a shrewd idea that they were holding hands and that Dora 's apparent indifference to their presence was concealing a mounting irritation . |
| 30 | I did hear of some people who had trouble getting tickets and that there was a delay in receiving them — some apparently not arriving until the week or even the day before the start but that is the sort of thing which can be learnt from and things will improve on future all-ticket matches . |