Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is always room for more and the Managing Director of the Resource Centre , Sr Anna Doherty would like to hear from any individuals , groups , clubs or organisations interested in organising an event or contributing anything to the general fun of the weekend . |
| 2 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 3 | , but then , when you come to the lunatic fringe then supervisor 's will cut an awful lot of corners to prevent them busting up the office or punching somebody in the nose , a real , I do n't mean people who are just stroppy , I mean the real lunatic . |
| 4 | But when he had had the effrontery to go whining to the constable , attempting to get back the money for which he had , after all , sold his twisted little soul , no one in St Jude 's Street could remember seeing or hearing anything about the accident at all . |
| 5 | This might be a display for others to see , a school open day when work is displayed to outside visitors , going on a site visit , bringing in a special visitor to view what has been produced , taking part in a play or pageant , or recreating something like a Victorian school day , or some other event , or compiling a class book to hold the results of their work . |
| 6 | If it has n't , the only thing you can do — apart from continuing your garage-less existence , or renting one from a car-less neighbour — is to convert part of the ground floor of your house to construct a built-in garage , with all the upheaval and loss of living space which that entails . |
| 7 | That 's that 's one thing , but is finding the tenth root of something and then raising to the power six , or raising something to the power six and then finding the sa the tenth root , is that the same as finding the fifth root and cubing it or cubing it and finding the fifth root . |
| 8 | I , I have a quandary here cos I 'm not quite sure whether I should be asking a question or proposing something against the deliverance but I have attended and er listened to a number of debates arising out of this matter of er the baptism of children and time and again it 's struck me that it starts off about baptism but it turns out to be a discussion about the parents . |
| 9 | The poachers used stones to frighten their rabbits into the net , walking about and rattling one against the other . |
| 10 | As an ex-Catholic , ex-alcoholic , ex-hippie fifty-something from New Orleans , dressed in goth-style black and looking something like an old-fashioned schoolmistress , Anne Rice is not your typical American bestseller author . |
| 11 | We came up with the idea of attaching nose rings to all our players and getting someone in the kop to give a hefty tug when necessary . |
| 12 | This time it was Tessa , holding her pyjamas in her hand and wearing nothing but the tweed overcoat pulled tightly around her . |
| 13 | This type of joy is not superficial , for it is a costly experience , gained only through suffering and sharing something of the crucifixion of Christ . |
| 14 | Müller is once more exemplary in every respect , catching precisely Senta 's elated , fanatical state and betraying none of the wobble that afflicted some of her coevals , such as Ursuleac , in the role . |
| 15 | Therese was standing on the stage , Madge Grimsilk on her knees crouching and doing something to the bottom of Therese 's costume , which was most certainly not the hired costume . |
| 16 | After all , I was more of an outsider there than at home , being out of my milieu and having none of the social graces or advantages of my fellow-pupils . |
| 17 | Each of the Moi carried a long-bladed machete which had been dubbed a coupe-code in Annam , and taking one from the nearest tribesman , the Senator bent over the dead buffalo . |
| 18 | Sir , — I read the article in the October issue , When growth and stability turned to disaster ( see p 26 ) , with a good deal of interest having worked with a professional firm in the Isle of Wight in the fifties , and knowing something of the type of clientele referred to . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , the SCO were not aware of the sin of incarnating the Devil and inviting everyone to a knees-up to ‘ shame the devil ’ after a ‘ devilish ’ evening 's entertainment … |
| 20 | He was looking really sharp , and winning everything in the air . |
| 21 | ‘ Here , ’ said the boy pulling his pictures out of his pocket and laying one on the ground in front of Philip . |
| 22 | It was practised , wide and welcoming , consummately professional , revealing perfectly capped teeth and concealing everything about the man behind . |
| 23 | He went around the dressing rooms , wishing everyone good luck ( even Gesner ) and congratulating everyone on a magnificent effort . |
| 24 | Jones was in his room in the Cabinet Offices , carrying on the routine business of a Labour Government , of which paradoxically he was throughout his life a consistent voting supporter , but enjoying none of the intimacy with MacDonald which he had achieved with each of the three preceding Prime Ministers . |
| 25 | Not to be outdone by the bright lights and razzle dazzle of their closest competitor , but having nothing in the size league of the 53f5 , Jeanneau unveiled ( literally ) their new Jeanneau one-design which has an overall length of 34ft 9in ( 10.6m ) and a displacement of about 7,716lb ( 3.500kg ) . |