Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] or [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking near doorways or the kerb puts you within range of a hidden attacker or a parked car . |
| 2 | Investigations revealed he was driving without insurance or a licence . |
| 3 | ‘ The jurisdiction by this Act transferred to the High Court of Justice shall include ( subject to the exceptions hereinafter contained ) the jurisdiction which , at the commencement of this Act , was vested in , or capable of being exercised by , all or any one or more of the judges of the said courts , respectively , sitting in court or chambers , or elsewhere , when acting as judges or a judge , in pursuance of any statute , law , or custom , and all powers given to any such court , or to any such judges or judge , by any statute ; and also all ministerial powers , duties and authorities , incident to any and every part of the jurisdictions so transferred . |
| 4 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 5 | The place looks like it was ransacked by an LAPD squadron looking for drugs or a thrash metal band who found them . |
| 6 | They 're not after looking after consumers or the workforce , this trade union should start considering how to go about re-nationalizing the public utility energy companies within this country . |
| 7 | That the pretended power of dispensing with lawes or the Execution of lawes by regall authority as it has been assumed and exercised of late is illegall . |
| 8 | There would n't be any ethical problems to worry about , because as that young man in the audience said , we 'd still be living in caves or the trees . |
| 9 | Not believing in reincarnation or the after-life , it 's my view that our lives are not dress rehearsals . |
| 10 | This was the result of a chance encounter in 1975 , When the Astor ownership was frantically trying to fight control passing to Murdoch or the Daily Mail . |
| 11 | No grouping of the patients according to symptoms or the presence or absence of neurological deficit showed any difference in incidence of transient UOS relaxations . |
| 12 | The NCCED and the other organisations listed on pages 145–7 offer support and counselling for a woman who has spent the whole of her life caring for parents or a relative who has died . |
| 13 | So we pray for those we know in the church or parish who mourn the death of a loved one ; for those who are ill , or are convalescing after sickness or an operation ; for those who have to live with constant weakness or pain ; for those who are anxious about the health of a loved one , particularly mothers anxious about children . |
| 14 | Wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing with glue or a little royal icing . |
| 15 | Finally , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing with glue or a little royal icing . |
| 16 | Wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing with glue or a little royal icing . |
| 17 | Finally , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing with glue or a little royal icing . |
| 18 | 20% Conflicts over routine physical habits ( e.g. going to bed or the toilet , etc . ) |
| 19 | A friend of Ken 's had just taken his life after being given the choice of going to prison or a mental hospital . |
| 20 | Like going to ants or the people . |
| 21 | Approaching from Cozumel or the north , the Mayan temple at Tulum in Mexico 's Yucatan province stands out from miles away , a square mass in a small indentation on an otherwise low-lying and featureless coastline . |
| 22 | They now hope to combine their anniversary celebrations either with the steam weekends starting in May or the Railway Carnival . |
| 23 | They were not the only respondent of the survey who identified another clear advantage of headhunting , especially for the most senior positions : that staff who were prepared to move jobs actually prefer to be headhunted , rather than face the time-consuming task of ploughing through advertisements or the slightly demoralising task of putting their names down with agencies . |
| 24 | The terminology used in mobility training sounds technical , but a trained mobility instructor who has experience in dealing with children or a specialist teacher or adviser trained in mobility and independence skills will be able to plan mobility and orientation activities together with the pupil 's class teacher . |
| 25 | You may have dismissed the Japanese exercising before work or the Chinese performing their Tai Chi routines , but when you have undertaken a few exercise disciplines yourself you will admire their dedication . |
| 26 | He uses words like ‘ empathise ’ ( because he did the Interactive deal ) , ‘ supportive ’ and ‘ optimistic ’ when talking about Novell or the USL deal . |
| 27 | Do n't begin talking about rain or the AOL today . ’ |
| 28 | That the pretended power of suspending of Lawes or the execution of Lawes by Regall Authority without Consent of Parliament is illegall . |
| 29 | Edges are then maintained by clipping with shears or a special attachment on your mower . |
| 30 | He must sit upright at a table to eat his meals : he can not eat off a tray sitting in bed or an easy chair . |