Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are two ways of arranging the designs , either working on each one at the same time , or completing one before moving on to the other . |
| 2 | When we speak of freedom as something to be highly prized , we mean a positive power or capacity for doing or enjoying something worth doing , and that , too , something that we do or enjoy in common with others . |
| 3 | You could wank each other off — dry or using lots of lube — or press , rub and slap your dick against his dick , buns , face , chest , thighs … |
| 4 | But there is always room for more and the Managing Director of the Resource Centre , Sr Anna Doherty would like to hear from any individuals , groups , clubs or organisations interested in organising an event or contributing anything to the general fun of the weekend . |
| 5 | Of course , it is natural to examine a text in the light of what we know of ambient domains — its author , the period in which it was written , and so on — and to regard it as exemplifying or representing something of more general interest . |
| 6 | If however , you did go ahead with revamping the Schenker Method or developing something along similar lines , I would be interested in seeing sample materials . |
| 7 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 8 | This means one must avoid calling from another room , talking with your face in shadow , walking away before you have finished the sentence or calling something over your shoulder as you go out of the door . |
| 9 | , but then , when you come to the lunatic fringe then supervisor 's will cut an awful lot of corners to prevent them busting up the office or punching somebody in the nose , a real , I do n't mean people who are just stroppy , I mean the real lunatic . |
| 10 | So what makes more sense — buying two at £15 each and losing one , or buying one at £30 and seeing it thrive ? |
| 11 | Please or thank you , or complimenting someone on their effort , does n't seem to come naturally to many managers or supervisors . |
| 12 | Please or thank you , or complimenting someone on their effort , does n't seem to come naturally to many managers or supervisors |
| 13 | Would you recommend that I got rid of some of it then by paying my poll tax or doing something with it or use the money to live off ? |
| 14 | They 're doing it up , or doing something to it . |
| 15 | And I was in the depot and I and I was er trying to er get some money for , for this thing or , or doing something for it anyway , and this bloke said , said John , he said , what the bloody hell are you got interested in the people of Spain for ? |
| 16 | I was still debating between taking you away from him , waiting for it to end anyway , or doing nothing at all — the last because I knew that if your reaction to me was purely physical , I could have you … but probably damage you emotionally . ’ |
| 17 | Reflect long and hard , I would hope , in the interests of the Conservative Party , before saying or doing anything at all . |
| 18 | So when we , you see there 's no good putting anything in there erm or doing anything with it if we 're not going to use it or if it 's got ta come down in another year or two . |
| 19 | There are other infringements such as making anything to enable articles to be made or doing anything in relation to a kit . |
| 20 | They swop over from one state ( usually over-eating or having lots of high-sugar , high-fat foods ) to another , quite separate , diet state ( under-eating , with little fat or sugar ) . |
| 21 | Do n't bother thinking about hitting me or saying anything about me cos I 'm swear when I catch you I 'll kill you . |
| 22 | I 'm not asking for money or taking anything from you . |
| 23 | But when he had had the effrontery to go whining to the constable , attempting to get back the money for which he had , after all , sold his twisted little soul , no one in St Jude 's Street could remember seeing or hearing anything about the accident at all . |
| 24 | This might be a display for others to see , a school open day when work is displayed to outside visitors , going on a site visit , bringing in a special visitor to view what has been produced , taking part in a play or pageant , or recreating something like a Victorian school day , or some other event , or compiling a class book to hold the results of their work . |
| 25 | At weekends she 's out with her husband or preparing something for their friends in her new kitchen with its microwave , food processor and dishwasher to take the strain . |
| 26 | One of VISHNU 's many consorts , she was the goddess of good fortune , wealth and beauty , usually depicted as a full-breasted maiden sitting upon a lotus flower , or carrying one in her left hand as a symbol of her involvement in agriculture and harvest . |
| 27 | If it has n't , the only thing you can do — apart from continuing your garage-less existence , or renting one from a car-less neighbour — is to convert part of the ground floor of your house to construct a built-in garage , with all the upheaval and loss of living space which that entails . |
| 28 | ‘ If you have one man killed , you are not justified in bombing cities or killing lots of others . |
| 29 | That 's that 's one thing , but is finding the tenth root of something and then raising to the power six , or raising something to the power six and then finding the sa the tenth root , is that the same as finding the fifth root and cubing it or cubing it and finding the fifth root . |
| 30 | I , I have a quandary here cos I 'm not quite sure whether I should be asking a question or proposing something against the deliverance but I have attended and er listened to a number of debates arising out of this matter of er the baptism of children and time and again it 's struck me that it starts off about baptism but it turns out to be a discussion about the parents . |