Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I confess that I am deeply pessimistic about halting and reversing the trend without legislative guidelines established by referenda which put limits on the growth of government expenditure or the growth of tax revenue . |
| 2 | Education officers are aware of many possibilities for using and interpreting the site , and can often pass on methods or good ideas that have proved successful with other groups . |
| 3 | Possibly it is better known for inaugurating and managing the Leven Wild Water Test which are the forerunner of all wild water racing in Britain . |
| 4 | There have been cases reported of gonorrhoea being passed on within four or five hours of its having been acquired , so , unlike the case with syphilis , there is no ‘ safe ’ period between catching and giving the infection . |
| 5 | Sympathetic magic and voodoo , with their dolls , are two of many more systems which use ‘ props ’ for contacting and manipulating the forces of evil . |
| 6 | VM/Directory Maintenance for maintaining and controlling the VM system directory |
| 7 | Brian Mason was allowed 17/2 for repairing and whitewashing the offices . |
| 8 | We were grateful toJudith Sorley for suggesting and persuading the speakers . |
| 9 | There is erm , I think you will find the district is very strong in support and for assisting and financing the schemes . |
| 10 | The Central Office for Organizing and Discussing the Draft Project for Revising the Constitution , set up to co-ordinate the national debate , held its first meeting in Maputo on March 9 , 1990 . |
| 11 | Also , the accountant will wish to establish who is responsible for completing and filing the VAT return for the Customs and Excise . |
| 12 | adopts new methods for quantifying and analysing the relational ( or ‘ contingent ’ ) information in a set of stimuli ; and |
| 13 | He was responsible for naming and defining the Silurian and Permian systems of rocks in the stratigraphical column and also the Devonian System in conjunction with Sedgwick . |
| 14 | The first group , and by far the most important , consists of agencies for financing and managing the social services : education , health , pensions , child benefits , and some other minor services . |
| 15 | elderflower water for whitening and softening the skin ; to remove freckles , for tonic facepacks , and eye lotions |
| 16 | They defined fire as a means of warmth and used it to heat their dwellings ; as a means of defence and used it to ward off wild animals ; and as a means of transforming substances and employed it for cooking and hardening the points of wooden spears . |
| 17 | The front porch which has various door openings gives excellent room for cooking and storing the rest of your gear . |
| 18 | Led by the Head of Preservation the Preservation Division is primarily responsible for protecting and prolonging the life of the collections . |
| 19 | In 1696 he was arrested for signing and circulating an appeal for charitable contributions to relieve the extruded clergy . |
| 20 | Seventy years later the cloth merchants of Kano , who ‘ put out ’ yarn for weaving and organized the dyeing and marketing of the cloth , were exporting as far afield as Alexandria across the desert and Brazil across the sea . |
| 21 | Our care and supervision does not absolve you from responsibility for rigging and inspecting the equipment you use , and controlling your risk of accident or injury while using it . |
| 22 | It is difficult to establish an exact incubation period for genital louse infection but various authorities agree that the average time between acquiring and noticing the lice is about one month . |
| 23 | It is important for every student to understand the philosophy behind having a rigid drill and the reasons for precise actions such as checking and locking the airbrakes . |
| 24 | Each company is responsible for applying and adapting the policy to meet its needs . |
| 25 | Responsibility for opening and distributing the Library mail each day . |
| 26 | Ideal centre for walking and visiting the coast . |
| 27 | If the supplier goes beyond the mere supply of the equipment and carries out some work such as assembling and installing the equipment , the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 will apply , as discussed above . |
| 28 | After establishing and connecting the neighbourhoods , all individual probes in a pattern can be ordered easily . |
| 29 | After ordering and selecting the required mini-lab prints , each photograph is cut individually . |
| 30 | Luce could barely contain her excitement , but after tapping and examining every inch of the panelling they were forced to admit defeat . |