Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knitting for children is usually a winner , because they do grow so quickly . |
| 2 | True hyphenated justification and the ability to adjust spacing between letters was not common . |
| 3 | he said to me it 's a bit late to go knocking on windows is n't it , and I was like I did n't say anything I just thought well |
| 4 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 5 | She believes that the sudden growth in women 's writing and the interest in issues relating to women was largely owing to the rise of the companionate marriage . |
| 6 | Information relating to employees is now compatible throughout the organisation . |
| 7 | Post-classical change in the law of procedure applying to trusts was very modest . |
| 8 | Revising for exams is just as nail-biting for these 15 and 16 year olds as any others . |
| 9 | So this slightly different than looking for angles is n't it . |
| 10 | ‘ … and , in any case , cooking and looking after children is strictly women 's work , ’ he told her flatly . |
| 11 | It is plain that staying home and looking after children is culturally and economically undervalued by our society . |
| 12 | Looking after children is certainly not a joint commitment — you 're more likely to garden together than share responsibilities for the children ! |
| 13 | Smoking in women was virtually unchanged , starting at eight of the 16 in hypertensives and seven of 16 in controls , and ending at six of 16 and seven of 16 respectively . |
| 14 | For example , group discussion may precede and follow individual writing ; writing may be collaborative ; and listening to stories is often a preparation for reading . |
| 15 | This elegant 7,515 foot volcano , according to geologists was n't even a hummock at the time the Romans were building their roads and walls in Britain . |
| 16 | A third main method of looking at coins is rather more detailed . |
| 17 | Members believe that anyone outside their particular way of looking at things is not a Christian at all — and this applies to groups such as Quakers . |
| 18 | Although looking at quilts is n't everyone 's idea of a great day out , organisers are keen to point out that it 's not a women only pastime . |
| 19 | The importance of caring for carers is gradually being recognised . |
| 20 | A major problem is that those caring for patients are only too well aware of the restrictions they are tending to impose . |
| 21 | Yeah , cos standing about waiting for buses is not fun . |
| 22 | GOING to pubs is still the most popular leisure time activity in Wales , says a new Sports Council for Wales survey . |
| 23 | Remember that stepping into wellies is always easier than trying to pull them on . |
| 24 | We are struggling with judges are n't we ? |
| 25 | The WORDWISE program will be used as an example here but the options are very similar in all packages and once the user learns the basics of word processing- switching between programs is relatively easy and it is likely that schools will have different types of word processing programs in the school library , in the computer room and in classrooms . |
| 26 | The difficulty in distinguishing between hypotheses was not surprising since only 209 families with Crohn 's disease were available for analysis . |
| 27 | Although the SSL continues to receive legal deposit material and some foreign periodicals on exchange via the Royal Society of Edinburgh , funding for purchases is still not at the level which the Trustees believe to be necessary for a major national scientific and business information resource . |
| 28 | That 's useful for breaking into things is n't it ? |
| 29 | Now , speaking in tongues is not the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not speaking with other tongues , but they go together . |
| 30 | The police can only guess at the scale of the problem , for stealing from gardens is not treated separately in station crime-books . |