Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh do , is that where forging ahead comes |
| 2 | Erm but in the meantime those are the first essays I can er erm are you erm , working on that or thinking about that ? |
| 3 | It 's that or hacking it with the hammers . |
| 4 | Either that or using one player to dribble the whole length of the pitch . |
| 5 | It 's either that or taking a day 's leave on the Friday . |
| 6 | either that or banging his head on the wall ! |
| 7 | The result is that the librarian has to look over both shoulders and consider more carefully the legal implications of every decision on stocking this or rejecting that . |
| 8 | What can be easier than for a manufacturer to limit his sales to those members of the public who fulfil the qualification of being this or doing that ? |
| 9 | You can plan grand lectures , but in the end you really do learn by doing them over and over again , adjusting this or changing that . |
| 10 | although through speculating about the role of the unobservable ‘ anticipated reactions ’ of one actor to another or considering the values and interests which failed to emerge in the policy making process , it may entertain the possibility of hidden power processes its main weakness may be that it is a description rather than an analysis of power relationships . |
| 11 | ( 2 ) For purposes of this section a person is to be treated as obtaining property if he obtains ownership , possession or control of it , and ‘ obtain ’ includes obtaining for another or enabling another to obtain or to retain . |
| 12 | By s.15(2) " … a person is to be treated as obtaining property if he obtains possession or control of it , and " obtain " includes obtaining for another or enabling another to obtain or retain " . |
| 13 | ( 4 ) For purposes of subsection ( 1 ) ( c ) " obtains " includes obtaining for another or enabling another to obtain . |
| 14 | I hated speaking to large groups of people and normally would have avoided it at all costs , but I found that I had thought so much about this that telling other people was a relief . |
| 15 | It is because of things like this that delivering the intervention ( and anything else ) to parents is a matter of problem-solving negotiation . |
| 16 | It 's better this than wasting a load of money that carpets we 're gon na bin anyway |
| 17 | And there is transparently more to this than knowing the meanings of individual units of expression ; we have to grasp the syntax . |
| 18 | A project in which the children 's desire to acquire information will engender high motivation would seem a far more appropriate way of achieving this than putting them through special library lessons , divorced from any meaningful context . |
| 19 | Sean was reportedly less chuffed about doing this than doing an ‘ ollie shove-it ’ , a very hard skateboarding manoeuvre — however , he did go on to break his leg in two places soon afterwards when he fell off said contraption . |
| 20 | and true to form the champ won this round of racing too … but there 's more to this than winning … excitement … adventure … a true test of driving skills |
| 21 | What better way to achieve this than starting with our new recruits . ’ |
| 22 | Infact it is alot easier doing something like this than going into the ring because you see all their fresh faces and all they care about is having their quetions answered . |
| 23 | Having done this and expecting immediate reprisals , it then runs for cover . |
| 24 | This is where I live and you 're running all over it like this and spoiling it . |
| 25 | Haymo receiving news of this and hearing the commotion sent word to the Archbishop for further news , but found that the worthy Primate had left with his attendants and was well on the road to Kent . |
| 26 | By the time you get all this and counting all the years , by the time you 'll be able to afford it ! |
| 27 | Located immediately above this and resembling a length of millet ( as bought for budgerigars ) are the male flowers . |
| 28 | But it 's only by sort of putting it out like this and thinking yes , the media wants to talk about this , talk about that , talk about the other , you know , they are in this case the most , the likely thing to be adding to the problem . |
| 29 | Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … |
| 30 | How will I ever get to sleep tonight if you keep on mussing up the bed like this and wandering about ? |