Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particularly applied in the hundred or so religious houses of royal foundation but by the early fourteenth century the king was extending the custom to the newly elect of other institutions ; not less frequently he requested a corrody ( or board and lodging ) for an ageing royal clerk or household servant . |
| 2 | The sooner the potential customer selects a particular product or brand as meeting his or her purchase needs , the more successful has been its marketing . |
| 3 | Lee , Son & Co and Halling Institute was arranged . |
| 4 | The Shelf-Grips are usually supplied in twos for up to £5.20 , but we are offering three packs of two ( a total of six units ) for only £13.95 , including VAT & postage and packing direct to your door , saving over £1.50 . |
| 5 | The Shelf-Grips are usually supplied in twos for up to £5.20 , but we are offering three packs of two ( a total of six units ) for only £13.95 , including VAT & postage and packing direct to your door , saving over £1.50 . |
| 6 | " You get up so early and when you re not in chapel , you 're scrubbing or polishing or digging in the garden . " |
| 7 | Complaints come on from cold and damp weather or exposure , getting the feet wet or exposure whilst perspiring , overexertion , strained muscles |
| 8 | Complaints come on from cold and damp weather or exposure , getting the feet wet or exposure whilst perspiring , overexertion , strained muscles . |
| 9 | Detailed procedures for safeguarding against loss or damage and recording title documents must be put in place . |
| 10 | That means an educated working class , understanding the needs of socialism or communism and setting about the task of achieving it by getting rid of capitalism and introducing socialism , or communism . |
| 11 | Robin Smith kept wicket for the five overs remaining , Stewart having been among those hit painfully on the ankle or foot while batting . |
| 12 | Any sign of neurological ( nervous system ) disturbance , such as slurred speech , visual abnormality ( double , blurred , etc. ) , weakness or difficulty when moving the limbs , pupils of different size , numbness , fits or convulsions . |
| 13 | Comparison is made of DNA eluted from complex and free DNA bands , following cleavage of the DNA backbone by piperidine or NaOH and denaturing gel electrophoresis ( 1 , 2 , 5 ) . |
| 14 | Nesting fish , like many cichlids , form pairs that share the parental duties equally , and the same is true of over go per cent of all bird species , where incubation and feeding duties are particularly demanding . |
| 15 | To think intellectually about pirates would be to categorise : ‘ Ah yes ! ’ one might say , ‘ Drama about pirates could be about ships at sea or fighting or finding treasure or drinking rum , etc . ’ |
| 16 | Communist fractions , of course , remained in being but they did not breach the basic principle of British trade unionism that there should be no separate organizations based on ideology or religion and standing in opposition to the TUC . |
| 17 | Buying , selling , subscribing for or underwriting investments or offering or agreeing to do so , either as principal or as an agent |
| 18 | Making , or offering or agreeing to make |
| 19 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 20 | Managing , or offering or agreeing to manage , assets , belonging to another person if |
| 21 | The independent adjustment of each side meant that jaws could also be positioned at infinitely varying angles , and the grooves on the inside faces of the maws were useful for clamping copper or plastic pipe or dowelling when cutting . |
| 22 | You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Broker or Agent when renewing this policy . |
| 23 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 24 | Now to be honest if they had come to us first we would have got them into another union the t&gwu or ACTT but having said that , one thing we should knock on the head straight away . |
| 25 | Nor is it the case that in saying ‘ I promise to meet you ’ I am merely giving expression to — or reporting or describing — an inward , mental act . |
| 26 | A naive acceptance of what the prisoner says , especially when the supply has been illicit or there is no prescriber to consult , may result in overprescription of drugs intended for maintenance or withdrawal but resulting in intoxication or perpetuation of dependence , or both . |
| 27 | The style of arch you choose will be dictated partly by the height of your doorway , or the rsj or lintel if spanning a room . |
| 28 | She was the indulged only child of wealthy parents and had spent her days playing golf or tennis or riding , and her evenings at various social functions . |
| 29 | But at Camperdown we see , for the first time , the unbroken en suite arrangements of private and principal apartments , from bedroom to dining room , with each room in the sequence which it would be used so that the mistress of the house need never appear in hall or corridor unless going out . |
| 30 | A single operation might be three miles long and half a mile wide and would crawl across the landscape at about 700 feet a year , digging up the shale or sand and beginning the processing which will turn it to oil . |