Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schering-Plough managing director Tony Cork said his team was relocating as part of its plans for further growth . |
| 2 | When she arrived in England in 1568 she claimed to be seeking the protection of her cousin Elizabeth , but at the same time began scheming for support in her claims to both thrones , having earlier told a priest that she ‘ trusted to find many friends when time did serve , especially among those of the old religion ’ . |
| 3 | He was a shrewd man , not over-kind-hearted , but the misery of the famine brought people dying of hunger to his gates . |
| 4 | Lowered on a helicopter ladder over Anfield , he could bellow his instructions through a loudhailer , thus keeping in touch with his players while observing the letter of UEFA law . |
| 5 | If you become ill and have to go into hospital , you will probably be concerned about keeping in touch with your children . |
| 6 | Or they will pick a young rickshaw coolie and ride around all night watching his little golden rump bobbing in front of their eyes — and beat him if he refuses their advances . " |
| 7 | A group of socialist deputés recently declared , ‘ our system is dying in front of our eyes ’ . |
| 8 | However , it can be argued that neither strategy has succeeded in making a significant enough difference in Third World women 's access to information and skills relevant to them and useful for contributing to development in their communities . |
| 9 | They suggested that by being out at night the young women had contributed in some way to their own rapes , even though they were merely returning by bus to their homes . |
| 10 | Endill was wandering about hunting for his friends when he heard Matron 's voice behind him . |
| 11 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
| 12 | The nurse moved away from the bed and out of Grant 's vision , to be replaced immediately by a shining-eyed Pam , relief and concern vying for control of her features . |
| 13 | The practical effect of this wording is that for a claim to be covered the casualty must be reasonably attributable to an identifiable accident the source of which is external to the craft — thus the craft filling with water on its moorings over a period of weeks and then foundering would not be covered . |
| 14 | Thousands of people are living in fear of their lives in the wake of the Belfast shootings , according to the SDLP MP . |
| 15 | Here was a shanty town of huts housing the hundreds of men engaged in the construction of the viaduct , living in discomfort with their wives and children , exposed to the elements and suffering a toll of casualties resulting from hardship and adverse conditions . |
| 16 | His accent and his difficulty in communicating in English to his players has , ironically , aided his coaching style . |
| 17 | Jamie must have taken a cigarette even though I knew he did n't smoke , because I saw the lighter go up , igniting in front of my eves in a shower of sparks like a fireworks display . |
| 18 | Mr Justice Johnson , who jailed the 37year-old Marquess for failing to pay £10,534 to his estranged wife Becky , said he had been acting in excess of his powers when he imposed the sentence . |
| 19 | As to the presumption , Mr. Philipson , while prepared to acknowledge that it would apply to the reasonableness test , submitted that it did not apply when considering whether the Bank of England was acting in performance of its functions . |
| 20 | It is not so in the same way in which the Bill of Rights is a part of the law of the United States of America — no Act of Parliament becomes void because it transgresses the provisions of the European Convention ; no United Kingdom court will or even can issue an injunction to re ; train a government official from acting in contravention of its terms . |
| 21 | ‘ Hooliganism ’ was invariably portrayed as a totally alien presence , but here we see Hooligans acting in concert with their neighbours , reflecting the fact that m many working-class neighbourhoods hostility towards the police was a remarkably cohesive force . |
| 22 | In conclusion , I hope you can see the enormous challenge fundholding is posing , and how it is an opportunity to make the health service responsive to our needs as general practitioners acting on behalf of our patients . |
| 23 | There is no doubt , moreover , of the sincerity of the Grand Duke 's belief that he was merely a trustee acting on behalf of his subjects , whose interests must always be paramount . |
| 24 | First , there are services to enhance the quality of life of children living at home with their families . |
| 25 | Time and again , witnesses told parliamentary commissions that women workers were either girls living at home with their parents and contributing to a multi-income household , or that if married , they were earning " pocket money " . |
| 26 | At any one time about 40 per cent of the population were children who were living at home with their parents . |
| 27 | My parents were from a long line of good people with a strong sense of duty , living at peace with their neighbours , quick to be helpful when it was in their power , understandably a little feudal in their outlook , with a cautious eye on the squire for whom they worked , liking a glass of beer or homemade parsnip wine , and not above a bit of rabbit poaching . |
| 28 | Was he touting for custom from his readers ? |
| 29 | Boys were more often distracted , and also spent more time waiting for attention from their teachers . |
| 30 | But the famous Bongs ! will have a hollow ring for millions of soccer fans anxiously waiting for news of their teams . |