Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , by the way , Blair , ’ I called , ‘ whilst you are there , would you mind bringing me the fish I caught in the stream ? |
| 2 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 3 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 4 | Seeing me the CFI said " Ah Mahaddie , I wanted to have a word with you , sit down " . |
| 5 | Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for . |
| 6 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 8 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 9 | When we got into the studio , I got Gibson to send a few guitars down for a try-out and I ended up using them the whole way through the album . |
| 10 | With regard to intrauterine devices we suggest that in some women developing endometriosis while using them the disease goes unrecognised and they are treated by removal of the device . |
| 11 | As special deposits are compulsory , by using them the Bank can be sure of reducing the banks ' liquid assets , and they are equivalent to an open-market sale , in that they reduce the banks ' ability to increase credit ( and hence the money supply ) . |
| 12 | Typically , teen magazines like Smash Hits , were soon on the case and presented them as a ‘ new ’ band , although none went as far as dubbing them the customary , overnight success . |
| 13 | I mean technically we do have an entitlement to visits in that Janet was was reminding me the other day that that we said , when Deborah was here , that everybody was entitled to four visits a year . |
| 14 | This way she could simply wash it each morning and let it dry naturally — start trying for styles and valuable minutes had to be wasted keeping them the way they were meant to be . |
| 15 | Then one day I discovered that he was borrowing them to show off at his dinners and returning them the next morning . |
| 16 | Proponents of voluntary aided status for certain independent denominational schools could argue that the obstruction of their proposals is compounding the difficulties as well as denying them the choice which is available to other groups . |
| 17 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 18 | The USSR Supreme Soviet , in a resolution of Feb. 25 , declared that the decision by republican authorities not to hold the referendum violated citizens ' civil rights by denying them the right to vote . |
| 19 | For one way of denying someone the respect to which he is entitled is by failing to treat him as an autonomous agent , for example , by unreasonably restricting the range of alternative courses of action from which he can choose . |
| 20 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |
| 21 | He fixed his eyes on the prophecy with fresh deliberation , denying himself the comfort of blinking to be certain he missed nothing . |
| 22 | Duncan 's account is , in fact , a not unsympathetic one of Eliot punishing himself , denying himself the small pleasures or luxuries which someone of his wealth and distinction could have enjoyed : " He always took his wine flavoured with guilt " . |
| 23 | Then his face contorted in pain , and she knew instinctively with infinite relief that it was the face of a man reluctantly denying himself the sexual release he patently craved by wielding a superhuman control . |
| 24 | He then went on-to become a valuable back-up member of the squad that took Palace to promotion in 1989 and , after a useful spell on loan with Hull City in midwinter , returned to claim the left-back position for the remainder of the season , gaining himself the Barclays Young Eagle of the Month award in March 1990 , sharing in some excellent 1st Division results , the FA Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool and two Wembley appearances against Manchester United . |
| 25 | In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy . |
| 26 | What kind of citizens charter is introduced on the back of denying you the right to even challenge the people who are providing the services , or could restrict the right of your family to be together , or the right for you to travel to the country where you 've been living ? |
| 27 | They spoke to several people en route to the cloakroom , all of whom Natasha introduced Maggie to , explaining who the person was and what they did . |
| 28 | Aunt Maggie videoing you the re-match ? |
| 29 | As she approached the reception desk she saw that the Cooks were already there , apparently having trouble understanding something the short balding clerk was trying to explain . |
| 30 | Against the use of a letter it must be noted that it is not easy to write a short but very clear letter explaining everything the informant may want to know , and if the recipient decides that she or he does not want to co-operate then she/he is warned in advance of the interviewer 's call . |