Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
| 2 | Scientists take their side in the battle for reasons having nothing to do with the merits or lack of them of the issues but rather because of their politics . |
| 3 | You do n't have to be regular cyclist to enjoy a cycling holiday in Holland as the safe , segregated cycle lanes have special traffic lights and signposts for cyclists making it a relaxing and enjoyable pastime for people of all ages ; families , couples , or groups of friends . |
| 4 | Bernard would lie awake for hours waging his nightly battle with carnality , slapping it down , groaning . |
| 5 | British custom string manufacturers Newtone will talk to you for hours explaining their new range of Burns strings . |
| 6 | This will take time to catch soaring turnover — up from £72million to £142million — as the group pays fees to BT and other international carriers for calls using their lines . |
| 7 | Access problems are also emerging at Heptonstall Quarry where the bowling and social club have complained about climbers using their car park . |
| 8 | Optionally — if you 're feeling mean — the carriage will animate and attack the adventurers if they just stand around for ages wondering what to do next . |
| 9 | Retreat for marchers fleeing them was blocked by a cordon at the other end of Duke Street , where police also charged the demonstrators . |
| 10 | Some parents are wholly negative towards their children 's use of Creole , but some are mainly concerned that young children should not use Creole , and are more relaxed about teenagers speaking it . |
| 11 | Why do you think I told her those stories , the other night , about demons getting their comeuppances ? |
| 12 | A MOTHER stabbed to death a pensioner the day after charges alleging he raped and indecently assaulted her four-year-old daughter were dropped , a court was told today . |
| 13 | A total of 1,681 left-wing guerrillas , representing about 20 per cent of the forces of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) , reportedly handed over their weapons to members of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador ( ONUSAL ) on June 30 in return for certificates identifying them as ex-combatants eligible for bank loans and training programmes . |
| 14 | James Noel of d'Overbroeck 's College in Oxford believes that there is no easy answer for parents wondering which college to choose . |
| 15 | A tol tolerably well behaved one would say peasant association , I 've lived here for decades tilling my land , I 've never heard of such a thing before and I have managed to live alright , I advise you to give it up . |
| 16 | Fig. 6. 19 shows the improvement that can be achieved in 80/20 type files — those in which 80 per cent of the accesses are to 20 per cent of the records — for buckets holding one , two , three and four records over a wide range of packing densities , and Table 6.8 provides figures for a number of bucket sizes and packing densities . |
| 17 | An indispensable report for companies transferring their executives from one major city to another throughout the world . |
| 18 | There 's been a lot of publicity recently about parents teaching their own children , rather formal things . |
| 19 | There 's been a lot of publicity recently about parents teaching their own children , rather formal things . |
| 20 | The right to be consulted about matters affecting their home or their tenancy . |
| 21 | Shipments of products meeting their standards are expected in the first half of 1994 . |
| 22 | However , assuming the properties are significant assets , a full investigation of title is to be preferred to either reliance upon a certificate from the vendor 's solicitors that the vendor has a good and marketable title ( since certificates of title are qualified and their benefit depends upon the status of the firm of solicitors providing them ) or reliance upon warranties and indemnities alone since the purchaser would rather have problems disclosed before the purchase than have to rely upon a right to sue under warranties which will be subject to general limitations . |
| 23 | At last the parade of superstars plugging their ‘ secret ’ solutions to weight loss , eternal youth and drop-dead good looks has moved off centre stage . |
| 24 | Even then , the problem of seamen finding themselves disqualified for petty reasons remained an aggravating one . |
| 25 | We promptly bought the next two novels when they came out , and in the Bodleian catalogue I discovered Dolores , the early work of which no mention was made in the list of titles prefacing her later books . |
| 26 | The names of the little towns round about Valence ring like peals of bells compelling you to go and look at them . |
| 27 | Anglian Water Authority refused to attend the meeting of residents in Oakham because of rules preventing them discussing matters that might depress the share price during privatisation , and because there was little information available . |
| 28 | In Dunlop 's conception of an interdependent industrial relations system three principal actors , namely workers , managers — as well as their representative organisations — together with certain state agencies , all interact to establish a network of rules governing their relationship in the workplace , the rules being the output of the system . |
| 29 | The other is about the absorption of individual action by the system of rules governing it . |
| 30 | It is not unusual to be in this position , and it may be that there is an accepted procedure to follow in the eventuality of employers making you an offer . |