Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more advanced technique involves camouflaging the real eye while at the same time making the false eye truly spectacular , with a huge black ‘ pupil ’ surrounded by a bright white eye-ring . |
| 2 | Another technique involves placing an elastic band on your wrist and gently twanging it in response to worrying irrational thoughts . |
| 3 | Determination of the number average molar mass M n involves counting the total number of molecules , regardless of their shape or size , present in a unit mass of the polymer . |
| 4 | Thus correction involves substituting the correct spelling of the intended word for its misspelled counterpart , but controlled by the user . |
| 5 | The secret decision to continue producing the new generation of so-called ‘ binary ’ nerve gas weapons would also seem to preclude a Bush-inspired bilateral agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to start reducing their arsenals of chemical weapons before the new global treaty is concluded . |
| 6 | Rugby Union : New rules make scouting a positive option for clubs |
| 7 | United 's defence stopped expecting an offside flag but Alexei Mikhailichenko was allowed to continue and put Rangers ahead . |
| 8 | One of the first attempts to treat the effluent involved building a small lagoon , the idea for which Dai discovered in a book . |
| 9 | Emergency services , fell search and rescue teams and RAF and Royal Navy helicopters were called in after a driver reported seeing a light aircraft flying just feet above his vehicle in the area between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir . |
| 10 | If the damage occurred following a specific storm , the Policyholder should be asked : |
| 11 | The simulation of input data uncertainty involves replacing the deterministic input data values by those from a probability distribution that reflects an appropriate error model . |
| 12 | Phonics involves making the appropriate noises for particular symbols : it is , by definition , about reading aloud , or about finding out what a word is by saying it . |
| 13 | At his trial in April , Willett admitted registering the useful Flat performer Cecconi as Champagne Lover with the Arab Horse Society , and then taking the animal to Market Rasen for a Society race . |
| 14 | The aim of our study is to identify among subjects treated using the same endoscopic protocol — that is , urgent sclerotherapy , those dying within the first six weeks of their first variceal haemorrhage . |
| 15 | The editors revelled in the honour , ate their lunches and went back to their offices to continue publishing every last tit-bit they could find . |
| 16 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 17 | In general terms , then , corporate crime involves robbing the poor to benefit the rich . |
| 18 | Basically , Brenner 's methods involve applying the statistical technique of regression analysis , such as econometricians use to identify simple equations whereby the value of one variable can be predicted given the values of other variables . |
| 19 | Manufacturers arc doing the weight-prone no favour in removing fibre from fruits to make them into juices . |
| 20 | The designers say implanting the electronic bug wo n't devalue antiques . |
| 21 | Until then , police practice involved turning a blind eye to minor breaches of public decency rather than embarking on lengthy prosecutions . |
| 22 | About twenty years ago , after dusk , a weighbridge office employee reported seeing a tramp-like figure walk into the weighbridge office , look around , and then walk through the back wall of the office . |
| 23 | These designs involve slipping the same needle for between two and four rows . |
| 24 | Eleanor came wearing a red suit , and he felt so turned on that he forgot to put the water in the teapot . |
| 25 | Reyburn describes watching a siphonic being tested by a Mr Barclay in Stoke-on-Trent who produced three ping-pong balls . |
| 26 | But he had the backing of what the chronicler calls the ‘ more foresighted ’ part of the council , and this tacit approval suggests that the argument was not simply that of an ‘ anti-Woodville ’ faction , but represented a genuine attempt to avoid rocking the political boat — an attitude in line with what is known of council policy . |
| 27 | But he had the backing of what the chronicler calls the ‘ more foresighted ’ part of the council , and this tacit approval suggests that the argument was not simply that of an ‘ anti-Woodville ’ faction , but represented a genuine attempt to avoid rocking the political boat — an attitude in line with what is known of council policy . |
| 28 | The prime minister 's economic programme includes deregulating the foreign capital market , privatising 115 state-owned businesses — including the banks — within a year , and encouraging private investment in transport , communications and energy . |
| 29 | ( Prior to the mass exodus of Albanians to Italy , the Italian government had been thought to be delaying the delivery of food aid to avoid giving a pre-election boost to the communist regime 's popularity . ) |
| 30 | The centre shows a map of the receptive field of a particular ganglion cell obtained using a stationary spot . |