Example sentences of "[vb base] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may be old-fashioned , ’ Alec sighed , ‘ but I hate experimenting in a lonely spot like this . ’ |
| 2 | This book should be available from the LEA and with LMS its provisions remain binding on governors unless overridden by those of the Pay & Conditions Documents . |
| 3 | Invited to preach to the Commons in March 1651 , at the suggestion of Major-General Thomas Harrison [ q.v. ] , he used the occasion to champion lay preaching by soldiers , when inspired by the spirit , and to damn the professional clergy and human learning . |
| 4 | The man swung round , fear flashing in his eyes . |
| 5 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 6 | The only other comment I had in terms of the scale of settlement , which I think is just touching upon the next point , is that , I mean depending on the conclusions you reach as to the the amount of housing to be provided for in a new settlement , I take the point that Mr Brighton made that you 've got to have a longer term perspective I think that he f that in the ten year period ninety six to two thousand and six that the new settlements to be brought forward during , erm I think it 's really unrealistic to achieve more than twelve fifty , fourteen hundred houses in that period , if you say reach a conclusion there should be two thousand houses in that period in a new settlement , there might be some benefit in having two settlements , each of a capacity of say twelve fifty , f for erm twelve fifty to fifteen hundred that can have capacity for the next plan period , and in other words to assist in meeting the constraints that exist on York that are likely to exist into the future . |
| 7 | I mean look , and even so I mean depending on where it 's gon na be |
| 8 | This dissonance is one of the most characteristic sounds of Bulgarian women 's traditional singing ; other striking features are the high-pitched yips which punctuate singing from the Shop and Pirin regions , and Pirin songs also feature strikingly beautiful na visoko ( high ) voices . |
| 9 | But , today , rapid changes in life expectancy , provision of international aid and the availability of birth control make forecasting for periods greater than five years difficult . |
| 10 | Large women sit knitting alongside neat men in tweed jackets , teenagers in torn jeans , mothers and children and the elderly . |
| 11 | As the Scots returned to their hotel to shower , have breakfast , pack , then make the tortuous/scenic ( delete depending on your viewpoint ) four hour bus trip to Nadi — on a vehicle bearing the legend ‘ Adventure and Endless Holidays , ’ partially accurate , one suspects — a familiar figure ambled into the foyer . |
| 12 | After I have put the phone down I sit gazing at Kyle on the opposite side of the airwell . |
| 13 | ( 10 ) Acceptance of the cash underwritten alternative and the consequent disposal of the consideration shares might give rise to a liability to capital gains tax depending on the individual circumstances of the accepting shareholder . |
| 14 | er , I hate driving on motorways ! |
| 15 | I hate driving round this with the rack on I absolutely hate it if it 's windy it 's awful . |
| 16 | Opposition politicians on Sept. 5 alleged that senior officials were involved in corruption and influence peddling in relation to the privatization of state assets . |
| 17 | They advocate returning to the rates . |
| 18 | 53 ( 1 ) ( c ) [ A ] disposition of an equitable interest or trust subsisting at the time of the disposition , must be in writing signed by the person disposing of the same , or by his agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing or by will . |
| 19 | Most controversially , they recommended stronger police powers to search and arrest brothel-keepers and make soliciting on the streets illegal . |
| 20 | In the early years of the BAA 's existence a satisfactory clerical records service relating to employees was maintained and operated manually . |
| 21 | However , his finance director , James Kerr-Muir , revealed that it will lead to a £900 million goodwill write-off for Kingfisher and push gearing above 60 per cent . |
| 22 | The combination of the poor visibility , together with the misting up of the canopy and the effects of the rain on the stall , make launching in rain foolhardy and almost always pointless from the point of view of achieving a soaring flight . |
| 23 | And the owners say allowing for inflation , that 's not enough . |
| 24 | The catering industry as a whole experiences seasonal demands for additional labour but , more important , those firms which provide catering for special " events " — exhibitions , cultural sporting or social occasions — have to cope with dramatic day-to-day variations in their demand for labour [ see Chapter 6 ] . |
| 25 | General manager David Melvin said : ‘ We provide catering to 350 outlets within the region , including schools , but we have to tender for that business . |
| 26 | Intimacy is marked by cycles of encounter and withdrawal which ideally involve trusting in absence , as well as communing in each other 's presence . |
| 27 | Some say cooking in aluminium foil presents a risk of the metal depositing in the food , not a pleasant prospect in view of the evidence of aluminium poisoning resulting in premature senility or Alzheimer 's Disease . |
| 28 | They can last for anything between a weekend and three weeks and they involve journeying to a place ( sometimes a large house has been rented for the time ; sometimes a college ) where you will eat , talk , be taught , sleep , live writing in a totally concentrated way for the length of the course . |
| 29 | Pheromone binding to two rodent urinary proteins revealed by X-ray crystallography |
| 30 | It was Vietnam wrongs and civil rights more than scandals that rained down on Lyndon Johnson ‘ like a Longhorn steer pissing on a rock ’ , as less delicate Texans were wont to put it . |