Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organise complex or demanding or extended subject matter clearly and effectively . |
| 2 | Next he grouped the climbing , shrubby plants needing support or fastening and these are followed by hardy evergreen trees and shrubs . |
| 3 | The cost of the Coniston ore delivered at the smelters was reckoned at 3s. 6d. a kibble , or more , which figure would improve or worsen depending upon output , and included " getting & shawdring & the carrieage . " |
| 4 | Worst hit of all were Motherwell , who had 22 of their 32 registered players either injured or coughing and spluttering , and who had their league game with Celtic postponed as a result of the infection . |
| 5 | There 's nothing human like hearing or seeing or pitying or helping about him . |
| 6 | But whether or not the contract has anything to say on this subject , an employer should at least explore the possible alternatives to dismissal , such as allowing you to make other transport arrangements or seeing if you can be fitted in elsewhere within the organisation . |
| 7 | He spoke without any sign of softening or apologising and Maggie 's temper rose a little higher . |
| 8 | ‘ Bring what you will , poverty or reviling and with a wave of my wand I will turn it to good . |
| 9 | With the chance of winning these prizes it 's well worth booking a professional who is participating in the awards or suggesting that the photographer of your choice does so . |
| 10 | It was concluded that the media had no business either relaying bad news about government and party policies and activities or suggesting that alternative measures might be better . |
| 11 | If I showed the slightest sign of taking sides about Bodyline , or suggesting that it was a threat to cricket , my reports would be censored and I would probably be replaced . |
| 12 | Occupations tend to be upgraded in status , for example , by implying possession of a special skill or suggesting that the work is in a supervisory capacity . |
| 13 | The Unique Interlocking hair Weaving System is a process which involves sewing processed human hair onto the client 's own hair without having to use braids , twisting or gluing and can eliminate the problems of thinning hair . |
| 14 | But then use some method of highlighting key words or underlining or sub- heading that pe you can just flick your eyes to and remind you very quickly of what you 're going to say . |
| 15 | No more scrabbling for notepads or realising that you 've left your diary on your secretary 's desk . |
| 16 | We simply do not have enough evidence yet to back up the claim that ‘ people are almost certainly ill , dead , or dying because of these sloppy waste disposal activities ’ ( Openshaw et al. 1989 : 12 ) . |
| 17 | The actual casualties suffered by both the SAS and the LRDG were mainly caused by bombing or strafing when caught in the open desert . |
| 18 | At the outset I should emphasise that in the proceedings the only question raised is one of law , to be answered on the assumption that the assignments were genuine and valid transactions and that there was no arrangement or understanding that an assignee would hold for the assignor any compensation received by him from the fund . |
| 19 | However , the Capital Taxes Office is likely to raise the following " standard " question : what discussions took place between the parties at or before the time of the deed of variation about how the assets which went to the spouse under the deed of variation were to be dealt with by the surviving spouse , ie was there some sort of plan or understanding that the property would be given to the children ? |
| 20 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |
| 21 | Whether it was running the Woman 's Institute or assembling and distributing gas masks , it was all the same to them . |
| 22 | Between the ages of 33 and 33–½ my mind changed , I think due to mere terror , or the outrageous ageing process , or gross deliberate indulgence , or love and emotion , or noticing that all around me friends and enemies were having children and were tons happier than I ever thought possible , or all of a sweet serious sudden it just seemed the only thing to do . |
| 23 | The phatic function : opening the channel or checking that it is working , either for social reasons ( ‘ Hello' , ‘ Lovely weather ’ , ‘ Do you come here often ? ’ ) , or for practical ones ( ‘ Can you hear me ? ’ , |
| 24 | It 's worth stepping back a little and considering your own personality before drawing up a birth plan or vowing that you will never have an epidural whatever the circumstances . |
| 25 | Do the garden or walking or whatever it is . |
| 26 | Like VR as an instrument of state terror , or brainwashing or a virtual jail where you keep someone plugged in . |
| 27 | But one way of generating or protecting and stabilizing conventions is by authoritative intervention . |
| 28 | Importance is given to teeth-grinding , interpreted in a negative way , together with speaking , groaning or snoring while dreaming . |
| 29 | He is sensitive to her situation , never interfering or interrupting when she 's under the pressure he 's already created for her . |
| 30 | Crown counsel informed defence counsel of an inconsistency between the sister 's testimony and her first statement without showing him that statement or revealing that she had made a second statement confirming the first statement in that respect . |