Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christine Brooke-Rose 's Such ( 1966 ) , for example , like some of Beckett 's narrative , follows movements in a mind of weirdly diminished vitality , transcribing a whirling chaos of images which invade consciousness at the point of death . |
| 2 | Charles found the Stage Doorman , who was already regaling a little circle of cast with what he had seen . |
| 3 | In the meantime they 're tackling a new wave of defections . |
| 4 | On the spot news from all over the world and this country — weekly programmes tackling a wide range of issues and stories with originality — and a wide range of programme formats to appeal to a wider audience . |
| 5 | Although he greeted them cheerily enough , they noticed that he was twisting a new piece of white chalk nervously between his fingers . |
| 6 | So Coleridge is denying a strong element of Christian theology . |
| 7 | Aunt Tone said brightly , depositing a steaming dish of potatoes on the table . |
| 8 | They carved the longest bulletins on television into the news show we HAD to watch , launching a new genre of reporting after the stuffed-shirt formality of the BBC . |
| 9 | And Porsche was launching a new generation of rear-engined sports cars — the 911 . |
| 10 | As Account Director for the client 's advertising agency , responsible for developing a proposed Advertising Strategy document , prepare a list of the information you would require for launching a new range of hair products . |
| 11 | Almondsbury , Bristol-based virtual reality developer Division Ltd is looking to expand into the mainstream by launching a new version of its dVS software for Silicon Graphics Inc workstations : prices start at £5,000 for basic networkable two-dimensional virtual modelling systems that run on Indigo machines ; virtual reality helmets can be added to larger host machines for fully immersive virtual reality applications ; Division is expecting to announce dVS for the RS/6000 soon , paving the way for an open systems Unix System V version . |
| 12 | Yesterday the Home Office and the police force acknowledged that by launching a new code of ethics . |
| 13 | Israel responded by launching a fresh round of shelling into southern Lebanon and by destroying " terrorist " posts in Arnun . |
| 14 | Mr Kinnock called on Mrs Thatcher to show her commitment to change in Eastern Europe by launching a public review of Britain 's defence policies . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , we soon found that producing a publication of the required length , and assembling a representative group of writers , was no easy task . |
| 16 | The author does a sterling job in painstakingly assembling a large corpus of evidence from a vast variety of sources , taking us through a welter of contemporary descriptions and extrapolating what are almost invariably convincing conclusions from the visual evidence . |
| 17 | It is worth remembering that only one boat in the tottering Polaris fleet is working ; serious cracks in the cooling systems of the other boats are necessitating a great deal of expenditure and causing much anxiety to the Ministry of Defence . |
| 18 | Furthermore , when the king-duke died , his eldest son would succeed to the English throne , thus necessitating a new transfer of Aquitaine . |
| 19 | Commission vice-president Martin Bangemann explained that the measure had been framed under Single Market ‘ fast-track ’ procedures in which final approval is subject to qualified majority in the Council of Ministers on matters necessitating a high level of public protection . |
| 20 | It is easy to think of obvious examples : the child who suddenly loses both parents in a car accident ; the outbreak of war , necessitating a dramatic change of surroundings and circumstances ; a house fire or some other disaster befalling the family . |
| 21 | The pound would then no longer be an isolated currency , to which greater risk attaches , necessitating a premium rate of return to induce people to hold it . |
| 22 | Focus is on listening to and understanding a wide range of accents . |
| 23 | As reported in the December issue of Wood News , this was the third new facility to be opened on the 9.5 acre site , representing a total investment of £3 million by the Group . |
| 24 | Since the development of the plate tectonics model , the Andes have sometimes been regarded as representing a classic example of the orogenic consequences of the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath an overriding continental plate . |
| 25 | Some years ago The Sunday Times invited parents ( representing a wide range of social backgrounds ) to list the things which they felt to be significant for their children in their years of primary schooling . |
| 26 | Against these criticisms , the Royal Commission noted that it had heard from ‘ witnesses representing a wide range of interests a great many tributes to the integrity of the police ’ . |
| 27 | Representing a wide spectrum of radical reformers — some members of the Communist Party , some members of the Popular Front — as well as ecologists , dissident members of the armed forces and religious groups , they carried banners demanding democracy and a free press , a multi-party system and an end to the Communists ' monopoly of power . |
| 28 | Attended by a dozen staff , representing a wide spectrum of departments , this residential ‘ outward bound ’ experience received a very positive response from participants . |
| 29 | Bordeaux does produce the world 's most civilised red wines , at their best representing a marvellous equipoise of body and delicacy , power and elegance . |
| 30 | On Thursday March 9 , Spare Rib hosted a forum to which we invited eleven women representing a broad range of positions within the women 's movement . |