Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could compensate for a too-stiff rod and poor reflexes — reflexes which you need for easing off when the hook bites into a lip — by using a stronger line . |
| 2 | Many thanks , Vic , both for stepping in when a gap had appeared in our programme , and for providing a stimulating look at an area most of us had n't seen , and indeed some views that we now never shall see . |
| 3 | In other words , we need to identify areas of schematic knowledge which the learners will accept as independently relevant and worth acquiring so that the learning of the language is seen as the necessary means to a desired end . |
| 4 | ( i ) if either party shall pass a resolution for winding up or the court shall make an order that either party shall be wound up ( in either case other than for the purpose of reconstruction ) or if a receiver or manager on behalf of a creditor be appointed , or if circumstances shall arise which would entitle a court or a creditor to appoint a receiver or manager or which would entitle a court to make a winding up order ; or |
| 5 | After pointing out that the distinction between cases of habeas corpus in a criminal matter , and cases where the matter is not criminal goes back very far , Viscount Simon L.C. said , at pp. 156–157 : |
| 6 | My noble and learned friend , Lord Keith of Kinkel , at p. 112b , after pointing out that the draft Regulations were not capable of being amended when presented to Parliament , said that it was ‘ entirely legitimate for the purpose of ascertaining the intention of Parliament to take into account the terms in which the draft was presented by the responsible minister and which formed the basis of its acceptance . ’ |
| 7 | He walked onto the runway but was cleared of tresspass after pointing out that the public right of way as marked on maps actually crosses part of the base . |
| 8 | This is why the head of the Basque government , Jose Antonio Ardanza , after saying recently that the Basque nationalists wanted to keep Spain governable , nevertheless added that ‘ our political reason for existence begins and ends in Euskadi , ’ the Basque land . |
| 9 | At least Carling , Moore and company are in good heart and voice , particularly after learning yesterday that the Rugby Football Union will , after all , allow the National Anthem to be played before kick-off . |
| 10 | Local fish is worth seeking out since the area has one of the largest fishing fleets in the Mediterranean . |
| 11 | It is worth remembering too that the reactions of those who accept to go further and try the new are not always quiet indicators of preference . |
| 12 | Do not make the mistake of reacting prematurely when a problem occurs . |
| 13 | From that point onward the story is a bonus but overall you read for the quality of language and the quality of seeing rather than the material . |
| 14 | Sadly , because the people who run soccer are incapable of seeing further than the next television contract , the real purpose of the Taylor Report is reduced to an argument about whether or not spectators should stand or be seated . |
| 15 | Even if Mr Lang decided on a form of franchising rather than the formation of privatised companies , that would be seen as privatisation by the back door . |
| 16 | Is democracy a means of bringing about that the people shall consent to what the government proposes to do , or that the government shall do what the people want ? |
| 17 | It 's only a matter of hanging on until the Jacobites are out of the way . ’ |
| 18 | Lord Justice went on , quote , I agree with this indeed when making the calculations the judge had to make , those who die early are the only ones which matter because the fact of living longer than the expectation is immaterial . |
| 19 | Those conclusions were reached on the basis of answers from a control group of employees in the office that matched the administrative levels of those accused of acting improperly and the racial composition of those making the allegations . |
| 20 | Under this custom the colt 's owner paid a shilling over and above the actual cost of shoeing so that the men could send out for six pints of beer as a reward for the extra effort involved . |
| 21 | Kuwait is preparing to make a US$1,000 million claim for compensation from Iraq to cover the costs of cleaning up after the oil well fires left burning at the end of the Gulf War in 1991 . |
| 22 | Educational policy frequently becomes confused with social policy , as can be seen , for example , in the way that educational integration can come to be viewed as a sometimes misguided way of caring rather than a means of achieving access to society through education . |
| 23 | The same gift — of turning thrice when the cock crows — was said to have been bestowed on a rock in Looe harbour which formerly stood on another , elevated rock nearby . |
| 24 | erm at the moment our country is occupied erm the only thing erm holding erm holding us through it is hope , hope of turning back and the erm the determination our friends , our families inside Kuwait . |
| 25 | Given the lack of development in many rural areas it is not surprising that the dependency of rural workers on agriculture for employment has remained , nor that so many school-leavers take a job on the land even though they have no intention of remaining there if the choice to leave should present itself . |
| 26 | Dud haga was considered by many to be part of growing up and no treatment was therefore thought necessary . |
| 27 | Growth rate is related to the eventual shell-size , the young of large-sized enclaves showing a capability of growing faster than the progeny from smaller-sized enclaves * . |
| 28 | If the weather pattern was as uncertain as it was in her own country , she should take the opportunity of going there while the sky remained unclouded and the clear air of the city simmered with a body-relaxing warmth . |
| 29 | Not so much dancing , you know , but a lot of waggling about and a queer kind of singing . |
| 30 | Since she has done the unthinkable in LA and has never got round to buying herself a car , bus rides are the only way of getting around and the 6am commute to work brings her daily inspiration . |