Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | attempts to harness the adaptability of labour power by giving workers leeway and encouraging them to adapt to changing situations in a manner beneficial to the firm . |
| 2 | It helped him to dance , but for me , to dance is a way of allowing and encouraging ourselves to escape through our fingertips , eyelids , lungs and tips of our tongues . |
| 3 | In order to talk about something that did not have to do with fondling and stroking she spoke of the garments . |
| 4 | These included being prepared to listen and acknowledge Tony 's difficulties , helping his father and girlfriend view them in a more understanding way , after allowing them to ventilate their feelings , clarifying the nature of Tony 's problems and helping him focus on those which he could do something about . |
| 5 | Line managers are responsible for allocating you work , setting and monitoring the general standards of conduct and performance they require from you at work and helping you perform to the best of your ability . |
| 6 | The picture does its job by ‘ introducing ’ us to the person and helping us relate to him . |
| 7 | There lies the genuine stake today , in this underhand , inescapable confrontation between the silent majority and the social imposed on them , in this hypersimulation reduplicating simulation and exterminating it according to its own logic — not in any class struggle nor in the molecular hodge-podge of desire-breaching minorities . |
| 8 | Aunt Nessy had been upstairs , but hearing voices she came down , and seeing me ran towards me , as lightly and softly as a little bouncing ball , her eyes full of love and welcome . |
| 9 | Quadratic equations were a great mystery to me , and seeing me struggle with a problem he would call me out and painstakingly take me step by step to a solution . |
| 10 | However , an interesting consequence of GIST was that the experience of going into schools and seeing what happens in science lessons seems to have radicalized the researchers involved . |
| 11 | ‘ But I am very disappointed as I was looking forward to going to the West Indies and seeing what promised to be a great series . ’ |
| 12 | I remember lunching with him in that miserable dining-room in Wakefield and seeing him lost in contemplation of the " beautiful way in which the gravy formed a curve " on his plate — at least that was what he said he saw when I asked him ! |
| 13 | I saw her twice between that Friday in Bamford and seeing her silhouetted on the blind on Christmas Day . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This is all quite fascinating , ’ he said , drawing his umbrella from his starsuit and using it to point at the terminal entrance . |
| 15 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 16 | I noted the small bunches of flowers laid in the Place de la Concorde in memory of Resistance fighters , and thought how especially fragile and touching they seemed in the immensity of that noble square . |
| 17 | By encouraging them to keep up their medication and allowing them to talk through their problems sufferers learn to cope with their illness . |
| 18 | This is performed by resuspending 50 g of diatoms ( Sigma D 5-384 ) in 500 ml of water , and allowing them to settle in a 500 ml measuring cylinder for 3 hours . |
| 19 | To round up clans of Ayoreo Indians with the dubious intent of rescuing them for Christianity , massacring those resistant to ‘ taming , imprisoning the remainder and allowing them to sink into ill-health and torpor , seems monstrous . |
| 20 | Giving the ladies three courtesy shots and allowing them to play off the front tees . |
| 21 | The old tips were formed by dumping material at the top and allowing it to fall into its natural angle of repose . |
| 22 | The column was prepared by suspending the Amberlyst A-15 in 72% ethanol for 24 hours before slurrying it into columns and allowing it to settle by gravity . |
| 23 | Alternatively , try rubbing over gold with a very small amount of modern PVA emulsion and glue and allowing it to dry as preparation for water-based paint . |
| 24 | This can be accomplished by wisely releasing the creative potential of individual employees and empowering them to contribute to the goals of the corporation . |
| 25 | it faces up to discuss timing and nerving oneself to sketch in public places . |
| 26 | Eight days later , Scott received an official letter approving the design of the India Office and instructing him to proceed with the working drawings . |
| 27 | When he saw Mrs Goreng disembarking from her jeep , he at once made himself scarce , retiring through the back of the shop to his living-quarters and instructing me to deal with this dissatisfied , difficult , and , in all likelihood , dangerous customer . |
| 28 | We praise you , O God , that the light of Christ shines amidst the darkness of our world and that the darkness has not overcome it ; and we pray that his light may shine more and more into our own lives , illuminating our minds with the knowledge of the truth and enabling us to walk in the way of holiness and love ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord , |
| 29 | First , we assume that the neonate 's input systems deliver up more-or-less true information about the external world , telling a six-week-old , say , that although the ‘ retinal ’ image of a square piece of cardboard changes to a trapezium when it or the baby moves sideways , the shape really remains square , and enabling it to discriminate between changes in angle and changes in orientation . |
| 30 | And you know to some extent it 's just time and keeping yourself ticking over that 's going to get that aspect of things better . |