Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [noun] [prep] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems clear from the overseers ' accounts for the late 18th century that two of the four adult Titford brothers were living as occupants of houses once held as leasehold properties by their better-off ancestors . |
| 2 | The Working Party 's stance stems from the fact that 70 per cent of the Board 's distributable income arises from Test match generated funds , and therefore the Board sees as its ‘ principal function and power the promotion , financing and betterment of cricket generally with an essential object being the achievement of the highest possible standards at international level ’ . |
| 3 | ( It is worth noting that titles of discourses often supply a broad explanatory context ; we might , for example , have called this extract ‘ The Piano Movers ’ , and immediately made it much more meaningful by doing so . ) |
| 4 | Among a general nodding and murmur of assent only Morag , their eldest daughter there , dared object . |
| 5 | An alternative explanation focuses on self-interest , arguing that miners in areas most under threat by the policies over which there is conflict would be much more likely to strike than would those in areas little , if at all , affected . |
| 6 | SIR — Britain leads the world in recognising that mammals with brains as large and complex as ours are entitled to the freedom we humans so ardently strive for . |
| 7 | my travel agent fixed the tickets — i guess he had some problems as we got standing tickets ( ie no seats ) … i saw a poster or something mentioning that tickets for newcastles home games vs us and scum will only be available by mail requests ( sort of a lottery i guess ) with only 2 tickets pr request . |
| 8 | ‘ To have more staff time available for planning and implementation of training i.e. Assistant training officer ’ . |