Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun sg] of [v-ing] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In acute illness , doctors take full responsibility for treatment and develop the habit of making decisions which their patients do not wish to challenge . |
| 2 | Some clinicians make the mistake of giving stickers for staying clean but this can easily cause additional problems of the child 's becoming constipated to stay clean rather than passing motions in the correct place . |
| 3 | Any doubts about the potential or the urban scene are soon diminished as we sense the excitement of stalking streets and alleyways , docklands , terraces or quiet corners discovering the rich contrasts of shapes , textures , skylines and architectural features . |
| 4 | LEFT Dog guards remove the possibility of travelling dogs distracting or impairing the visibility of the driver . |
| 5 | 4* and 5* policies cover the cost of reinstating Deeds and Documents . |
| 6 | Despite a surprisingly long cast list the number of speaking parts in 2001 can hardly exceed a dozen , which , given the rigorously controlled banality of the dialogue , is probably fortunate . |
| 7 | We await the development of scoring systems that meet these criteria and allow comparisons of hospital units . |
| 8 | They show the possibility of identifying themes vital to national development like ‘ saving our soil ’ , ‘ clean water ’ or ‘ feeding ourselves ’ ; of designing carefully selected units of material to cover perhaps two weeks ' learning with teachers trained to handle them ; of arranging the school programmes of studies so that they allow in every term , a period , two weeks or so , available for such common projects . |
| 9 | Our results show the artificiality of comparing curricula vitae identical in all but name and the promotional value ( for better or worse ) of achieving publication . |
| 10 | The dashed curves trace the results of a full access frequency load to 100 per cent packing , while the unbroken curves show the effect of adding records of average activity from the packing densities set into each curve . |
| 11 | Employee relations manager George Piechniczek said : ‘ This sensitive issue has been extensively debated over the last few years and whilst the trade unions support the principle of protecting non-smokers at work , it has proved difficult to find a practical solution that satisfied all parties . ’ |
| 12 | Officials hope the number of paying visitors will increase to 6,000 by 1994 . |
| 13 | It points out that unimmunised children run the risk of catching diseases which are far more dangerous than the injections might be . |
| 14 | If language becomes separated from moral and emotional life — becomes merely a trail of clichés which neither communicate with nor quicken the mind of the reader — then we run the risk of depriving children of the kind of vital resource of language which poetry provides ’ . |
| 15 | Will the Prime Minister consider the abolition of standing charges to pensioners by the private monopolies ? |
| 16 | The rose gardens demonstrate the use of carpeting varieties and of the miniature kinds as tub plants . |
| 17 | It was decided to adopt it as the standard background , keeping open the possibility of using pieces of velvet in special cases . |
| 18 | Hatchery owners then face the problem of getting supplies of the right feedstuffs for their metamorphosing crop . |
| 19 | Infants still occupy a world that is part fantasy and magic , and they readily accept the idea of talking animals and talking objects . |
| 20 | The cheque must not exceed the limit set by the banker 's card , i.e. £50 unless the management personally accept the responsibility of authorising cheques over this amount . |
| 21 | Certainly , we deplore the practice of aborting fetuses because they have gastroschisis or isolated tracheo-oesophageal fistulla or oesophageal atresia . |
| 22 | Arms flick to and fro as the Winter Fairy and the Stars of Ashton 's Cinderella give the illusion of twinkling lights in the frosty air . |
| 23 | In his report Developing an acquisitions system for a university library , Hindle proposes a system in which university departments are responsible for the development of research collections , while library staff control the provision of teaching materials . |
| 24 | She says we could n't help but remember the sort of thumping speeches |
| 25 | Professional clubs formed themselves into limited liability companies not to speculate in the entertainment business but to make legally secure the cost of providing facilities . |
| 26 | They are an important part of our twin-track approach so that we not only come down hard on offenders who commit the crime of taking vehicles , but we do all we can to prevent youngsters from offending . |
| 27 | District councils receive and decide the majority of planning applications , with the exception of a small number which refer to county matters , the most relevant of which , from the point of view of odour pollution , being waste disposal applications . |
| 28 | Pauline Kavalali , of the Robert Horne Paper Company , will explain how to choose the right material and outline the process of selecting coatings , finishes , paper weight , smoothness , bulk and rigidity . |
| 29 | As mayor , I understand the importance of losing items of historic interest . ’ |
| 30 | The framework can offer the opportunity , not only to raise the staff 's awareness of the issues which surround the concept of meeting needs , but hopefully to challenge some of the traditional dogmas which beset it . |