Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] and [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the reasons for this is that girls seem to volunteer more readily for singing and the recruitment of boys is not given priority . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it can be used for sexing and the mouse amnion is a favourable source of nuclei ( 19 ) . |
| 3 | In Japanese enterprises the functional alignment of activities is achieved by extensive use of the market principle through subcontracting and a ( quasi- ) democratic principle through self-managed teamwork . |
| 4 | Visual illusions are an excellent illustration , in fact , of the division between a specialized and autonomous mechanism for seeing and the cognitive system which determines whether we should believe what we see , as Helmholtz pointed out over a century ago . |
| 5 | CCG have become a recognised examination centre for the City and Guilds Joint Certificate for Catering and the Licensed Trade . |
| 6 | The 3-wood is used for driving and the 5-wood for fairway shots . |
| 7 | EVERY year or two there 's a new explanation for snoring and a suggested new cure . |
| 8 | And he said he was working with an old fellow which is getting on in age and he was quite absent minded and he said , I was about thirty feet from the ground on a ledge er filling er s a hole ready for shot for blasting and the old fellow was about twenty feet higher than him and then he was ss er whatsit another hole and then a at the top of the chamber there 's a little hole , he said , like a roof we call it which is a little passage that goes up into the next floor and then we used that as an escape route he did n't have to go far . |
| 9 | It is responsible for the national infrastructure and standards for networking and the encouragement of the effective use of information systems . |
| 10 | The trunk was studded with knot-holes spaced for climbing and the naked branches spun upwards as evenly as the treads of a spiral staircase . |
| 11 | If a wound string is designed to incorporate a very heavy core — which is easier to produce , since it 's less likely to break during winding and a thin wrap goes onto the core much easier — then it 's less likely to sound good , because it 's too stiff . |
| 12 | Situated in a tranquil area to the north of Forte dei Marmi , the spacious Villa Franchi is surrounded by well-maintained gardens with wide lawns for sunbathing and a verandah . |
| 13 | Yet there is a pronounced asymmetry between the approach to equilibrium during cooling and the behaviour on heating . |
| 14 | For this reason , we recommend that there should be two separate targets , one for spelling and the other for handwriting , covering ages 5 to 11 ( levels 1 to 4 ) . |
| 15 | Martin Brundle put the Brabham-Yamaha into 12th place on the grid — despite not having the benefit of special fuel for qualifying and a rev limit of 12,000rpm as opposed to the 13,000rpm-plus enjoyed by other V12 users . |
| 16 | The engine allows shutdown just 30 seconds after landing and the rotor brake means safe passenger embarkation shortly afterwards . |
| 17 | Cream Silk was applied after shampooing and the hair was set to stun . |
| 18 | REDKEN 'S Trust Permanent Body System includes a Perm Map Indicator Paper which reveals any waving lotion left on the hair after rinsing and a Perm Lock Perm Life Extender which prolongs the life of your curls . |
| 19 | We have already established that conflict is best handled not by clever lips for healthy friendships , but by self-understanding , well-practised interpersonal skills for listening and the resolving of differences , and the careful application of God 's principles for the specific areas of life and experience in which we find ourselves . |
| 20 | I use an old butcher 's knife ; the sharp edge for topping and the back of the blade for cleaning the roots . |
| 21 | All they had in the house was six eggs for scrambling and the remains of Ethel 's heart . |
| 22 | As he got to know Minton well , Tindle could not help admiring the older man 's flair for living and the way his response was never dense or dead . |
| 23 | The rules of the education system , such as bussing and the reception class system ( see later in this chapter ) , are only implicitly racist , but the way Asian children are actually treated in school is often quite overtly so . |
| 24 | The appearance of MPG Note 3 in 1988 sought to strengthen this approach , pushing resolution of the inherent conflict between opencasting and the environment in favour of this most destructive form of development . |
| 25 | And I have a passion for acting and the truth of acting which is like life to me . |
| 26 | He 's got loads of interesting things like wooden masks and a big metal pipe for smoking and a little brass bell . |
| 27 | The stylistic aplomb of the article may have us accepting the analogous links made between cockfighting and the totality of Balinese society without realising that these links are too fragmentary and partial to stand properly for the whole . |
| 28 | They were suspicious of preaching and the personal interpretation of scripture by the laity , and placed great stress on the sacraments as sources of grace . |
| 29 | It is , in particulars the unnerving intellectuality of the life around him that Hölderlin attacks , the overvaluation of philosophizing and the promise of action that never comes , the substitution of books and words for deeds , the excessive introspection and lack of worldly competence ( the criticism has a special poignancy in that these are character traits he is intimately familiar with , which at times become part of his self-criticism ) When he speaks of Greece , it is not always clear whether he has in mind the fifth century or the timeless present in which Hyperion lives , but it is always Greece that provides the contrast . |
| 30 | There was the novelty of a Teacher of Singing and a Science Lecturer ( each at 10/6d a lesson ) . |